2005 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Folk Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts/Partnerships

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

ALASKA

Alaska Design Forum, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design 
To support a lecture series focused on stimulating discussion of the built environment. Internationally recognized designers and artists will be invited to speak in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.

Alaska Junior Theater, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the presentation of Frog and Friends by Theatre Terra of the Netherlands and The Happy Prince by MacRoberts Productions of Scotland. The productions were selected to provide increased access to the arts for geographically and economically underserved audiences through student and public performances.

Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage, AK
$521,000
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Juneau Symphony, Inc.
Juneau, AK
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support tour concerts to rural communities. Concerts will take place in Haines, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada.

Sitka Summer Music Festival Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support concert tours of chamber music in cities and rural communities of Alaska. The concerts will serve communities in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Haines, Juneau, Kodiak, Nenana, Pelican, and Sitka.

ALASKA total grants: 5
ALASKA total dollars: $568,500

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Washington, DC 20506