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.

ALABAMA

Alabama Blues Project, Inc.
Tuscaloosa, AL
$14,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support after-school and summer classes in blues music. Professional, Alabama-based blues musicians will teach weekly beginner and advanced classes in blues music performance and history, leading to public performances by the advanced student ensemble.

Alabama Folklife Association, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the Archive of Alabama Folk Culture project and related costs. The project is designed to preserve and make accessible Alabama-related materials collected by state folklorists, private researchers, and the general population.

Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a touring exhibition and catalogue documenting the 20-year history of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. The project will honor participating artists and foster a greater awareness of the apprenticeship program for both the general public and potential applicants.

Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL
$624,100
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Alabama Symphonic Association, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support Touring Alabama. Performances and mini-residencies will take place in three communities including Fort Payne, Livingston, and Selma.

Children's Dance Foundation
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Movement-to-Music, which provides dance for children and youth with special needs. The program is offered to more than 30 pre-schools throughout the Birmingham area, and taught by professional dance instructors and musicians.

DesignAlabama, Inc. (consortium)
Montgomery, AL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design 
To support a consortium project for the creation of a downtown redevelopment plan for Uniontown, Alabama. To be completed in partnership with Auburn University's Center for Architecture and Urban Studies in Birmingham, the plan will focus on improving the downtown business district.

Mobile Symphony, Inc.
Mobile, AL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the Preludes program. The music enrichment project will provide weekly music classes to elementary school children.

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association
Montgomery, AL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support the publication of a catalogue of the American paintings collection. The catalogue will feature over 100 works and will be the latest and largest in the museum's ongoing publications program.

Sloss Furnaces Foundation
Birmingham, AL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the Summer Youth Apprenticeship program. High school students from the Birmingham area will apprentice with professional artists to create cast-metal sculptures.

ALABAMA total grants: 10
ALABAMA total dollars: $798,100

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Washington, DC 20506