FY 2005 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

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

FLORIDA

Broward County Board of County Commissioners/ Cultural Affairs Division
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies 
To support the Design Arts Program (DAP) and a series of facilitated workshops on best practices and new strategies to enhance local leadership in managing civic design projects. The program will facilitate partnerships between municipalities and nonprofit organizations to implement projects throughout Broward County that improve the aesthetics of the region's built environment.

FC2 (Fiction Collective, Inc.)
Tallahassee, FL
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support the publication and promotion of works of fiction. The press will organize group readings for its authors in such cities as New Orleans, New York, and Tallahassee, Florida.

Florida Dance Association Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support the 27th annual Florida Dance Festival. The program offers education and training for dance students and teachers, provides creative and collaborative opportunities for dance artists, and presents national and international dance companies and artists in public performances.

Florida Stage, Inc.
Manalapan, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the production of Hanging Fire, a play by Claudia Allen. The play tells the story of a retired school principal struggling with the effects of a stroke.

Kimbrell, James
Tallahassee, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.  

Miami Light Project, Inc. (consortium)
Miami, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support the consortium project Global Hip-Hop Network. In partnership with the Caribbean Cultural Center in New York, the Network is an annual celebration of hip-hop music, dance, theater, spoken word, visual art, film, and video that features work by hip-hop artists.

Miami-Dade Community College
Miami, FL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting 
To support the Cultura del Lobo performance series and residency activities focusing on contemporary work. The Cultural Affairs Department at Miami-Dade Community College will produce and present new and culturally specific works with an emphasis on Latin American and Caribbean cultures.

New Theatre, Inc.
Coral Gables, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the production of a new play, The Last Trial of Clarence Darrow by Shirley Lauro. Social issues of class and race underpin the play's narrative about Darrow's defense of a U.S. Navy officer.

New World Symphony, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support the Musician Professional Development Program. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program will use performances, multidisciplinary coaching, and community outreach activities to prepare young artists for musical leadership positions in the orchestral field.

Reece, Mark Spencer
Lantana, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.  

Tigertail Productions, Inc.
Miami, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support dance and music performances during the 25th Anniversary Season. The celebration will include a series of week-long artist residencies, panel discussions, workshops, and outreach activities targeting Miami's diverse Caribbean, Central, and South American communities.

United Arts of Central Florida, Inc.
Maitland, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies 
To support the Central Florida Cultural Audience Development Initiative. The project will include market branding, promotion, and further development of strategies that will allow collaborating nonprofit organizations in Central Florida to continue to expand their audiences.

FLORIDA total grants: 12
FLORIDA total dollars: $352,500

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