FY 2005 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence II

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Multidisciplinary | Museums | Music | Musical Theater
Presenting | Theater | Visual Arts

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

509 Cultural Center (Luggage Store)
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
To support outdoor performances, visual arts exhibitions, and the 11th annual In the Street Theater Festival. The project provides free, professional quality, community-based multidisciplinary arts programming for culturally and economically diverse residents of San Francisco's Tenderloin and Mid-Market Corridor neighborhoods.

Alliance of Artists Communities
Providence, RI
$50,000
To support the creation of a Leadership Development Initiative. The project will address issues such as the generational shift in leadership; the need to develop culturally diverse leaders; and continued professional development for management of staff of artist communities.

Alternate ROOTS, Inc. (consortium)
Atlanta, GA
$40,000
To support the 29th Annual Meeting. The project will offer training in community-based art practices through residency activities, workshops, cultural exchanges, and informal discussions.

Alternate ROOTS, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$40,000
To support the Tour and Residency Program. The multistate project will provide services that will enable geographically isolated artists and presenters to reach broader audiences, share information, and develop new work.

Artist Trust: A Resource for Washington
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the maintenance and expansion of the Information Services program. The project provides professional development information and resources to Washington State artists.

ArtReach, Inc.
Denver, CO
$20,000
To support the Community Events program. The project will provide access to year-round arts and cultural performances, exhibitions, and workshops to disadvantaged children, adults, families, and elderly people in the Denver metropolitan community.

Asian Arts Initiative (consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support a residency and consortium project, Artists in Communities Training. The project will train multidisciplinary artists to conduct art-making workshops and residencies in multigenerational communities throughout Philadelphia.

Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Inc.
Washington, DC
$70,000
To support the Presenting Leadership Initiative. The project will provide seminars, workshops, forums, convenings, and professional training to arts presenters at all stages of their careers.

Atlatl, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
$25,000
To support the Native Arts Network Conference in Washington, DC. The Conference provides professional development, networking, and other services to enhance leadership in the field of Native American arts.

Austin Circle of Theaters
Austin, TX
$20,000
To support Let's Go Austin2's online bilingual ticketing service and marketing training for performing arts organizations The project will build a new interactive functionality into the AusTIX website.

Business Arts Council
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the Business Volunteer for the Arts Program. Small and mid-sized arts organizations will be matched with trained business volunteers who will assist the organizations with specific organizational challenges.

California Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
To support the expansion of ArtHouse. The program will provide technical support, seminars, and Web-based information on how to develop affordable space to artists and arts organizations in the Bay Area.

Central City Hospitality House
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support workshop, exhibition, and publication components of the Community Arts Program. The project will provide professional arts training to the population of the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

Centro Cultural Aztlan, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
$15,000
To support a series of community arts programs. Through exhibitions, workshops, and performances, underserved audiences will be given the opportunity to participate in Chicano and Latino art and culture.

Chashama, Inc.
New York, NY
$8,000
To support free performance, exhibition, and work space for performing and visual artists. A minimum of two venues will be made available including a black box theater, galleries, and window stages.

Children's Art Carnival, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Learning from the Living Treasures of Harlem initiative. The arts education project will document the under-represented history of the Weusi Artist Collective through exhibitions, residencies, lecture-demonstrations, artists' talks, printed and online journals/catalogues, and a video.

Class Acts Arts, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
$20,000
To support outreach to underserved populations through artist residencies, artist training, and choral and songwriting programs. The project's goals are to improve arts programming in youth detention facilities, special needs centers, and correctional facilities in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.

Clay County District Cooperative Extension Education Fund
Manchester, KY
$20,000
To support professional development workshops for arts organizations and artists in rural counties. The project will enhance the effectiveness and susbstainability of the organizations, and provide training in marketing and business skills for artists.

COSACOSA art at large, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the Healing Art Project. Professional artists will teach hospitalized individuals and other community members artistic techniques that will result in the design and creation of permanent public art projects for public spaces and neighborhood healthcare facilities.

Cultural Development Corporation of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support the Flashpoint Business Center, a network of management tools and capacity-building services for artists and arts organizations. Services will include the Residency and Technical Assistance Programs that offer affordable exhibition, performance, and office spaces in conjunction with business amenities.

DiverseWorks, Inc. (consortium)
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support the consortium project, the annual DiverseWorks Artists Retreat and Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop for visual and performing artists. The project will provide intensive professional training on the business of being an artist.

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond, CA
$47,000
To support Call and Response and a series of special performance events. Multicultural resident dance, music, and theater companies will perform at San Francisco Bay Area sites.

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
San Antonio, TX
$40,000
To support Arte es Vida. The series will continue to develop and strengthen this cultural grounding project, which focuses on the predominately Latino community of San Antonio's West Side.

Flint Cultural Center Corporation
Flint, MI
$25,000
To support A View from the Front Porch, part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration. The project will use storytelling, spoken word, dance, and visual arts to engage underserved residents in the history and potential future of their neighborhoods.

Fund for Women Artists, Inc.
Florence, MA
$20,000
To support the WomenArts Network, an online service designed to increase hiring, funding, and public awareness of women artists nationally. The project provides access to artists' contact information and descriptions of their work.

High 5 Tickets to the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Take 5 reduced-price ticketing program. The adult-led, small group program will promote parental involvement and adult mentorship in arts experiences.

Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
Los Angeles, CA
$30,000
To support the Asian and Pacific Islander Artist Presenting Initiative. Through presentation of representative works, the project will deepen public understanding and appreciation of the community's arts and cultural heritage.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc.
North Adams, MA
$45,000
To support Becoming Animal, a thematic series of exhibitions, performing and media arts events investigating the many complex levels of commonality between humans and animals. Outreach activities will include lectures, symposia, school and library events, a free pass program, and museum tours.

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture
San Antonio, TX
$60,000
To support the fifth Leadership Training Institute and Regional Field Training Workshops. The two-part project will offer Latino cultural organizations opportunities to develop organizational and leadership skills.

National Center for Creative Aging, Inc. (Elders Share the Arts) (consortium)
Brooklyn, NY
$45,000
To support the consortium project, Summit Conference on Arts and Aging. The project will bring together, for the first time, the top organizations and 200-300 artists who work with older people.

National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
New York, NY
$45,000
To support professional development programs for leaders in the community arts education field. The programs will include a national conference, Advance Training for Regional Chairs, the Arts Management in Community Institutions Training Institute, and an interactive platform for online discussions.

National Performance Network, Inc. (consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$50,000
To support the 2005 NPN Annual Meeting in Miami, a consortium project with Tigertail Productions. The national forum for artists and presenters will feature performance showcases, professional development workshops, and plenary sessions.

New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support NYFA Source, a national resource that lists opportunities for artists. The largest and most comprehensive free online information repository, NYFA Source lists more than 7,500 opportunities in every state.

ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the Verge and Artists-in-Residence programs. The project will provide professional development training, technical support, and space subsidies to dance and music artists, and companies.

Real Art Ways, Inc. (consortium)
Hartford, CT
$35,000
To support a consortium project titled Poza. In partnership with Central Connecticut State University, the multidisciplinary series will feature exhibitions, music, film, video, lectures, artist talks, panel discussions, and open community conversations.

Sheboygan Arts Foundation, Inc. (John Michael Kohler Arts Center)
Sheboygan, WI
$55,000
To support Connecting Communities, and commissioned new works. Artists will collaborate with area cultural minorities, the elderly, farm families, disadvantaged youth, and industrial workers to develop five residency projects and community-based commissions.

Taller Puertorriqueño, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$40,000
To support Expanding Our Borders: Stretching Our Imagination. Performances, exhibitions, and literary events will emphasize the connections among Asian, Puerto Rican, and African American groups.

Temple University (on behalf of Institute on Disabilities)
Philadelphia, PA
$35,000
To support the tour of a multimedia performance using the eVokability Interactive Costume. The work will involve performers with wearable electronic devices that respond to their voices and movements, coordinated with projected images, sound, and text.

Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
Houston, TX
$20,000
To support the expansion of Project LAW (Lawyers and Accountants on Wheels). The project will make it possible to reach underserved and rural areas of Texas.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Legal Boot Camp, and expansion of business and legal services. New and traditional programs will be offered on a regional basis in New York State and around the nation in cooperation with arts councils and arts organizations.

Western Alliance of Arts Administrators Foundation
Portland, OR
$25,000
To support the expansion and enhancement of educational opportunities for the regional touring and presenting field. Professional development programs including workshops, forums, publications, and mentoring will be offered in order to enhance artists' and organizations' ability to realize their artistic and public service goals.

Zeum
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support Zeum Presents, free multimedia and performing arts presentations to the public. Community-based arts organizations will use the facilities, and technical and administrative support, to create and present work to students and adults.

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