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.

HAWAII

Hawaii Alliance for Arts in Education (consortium)
Honolulu, HI
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the consortium project Arts First, a partnership with the State of Hawai'i Department of Education. The research and demonstration project will involve the development, integration, documentation, and evaluation of an arts-integrated curriculum for pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade students.

Hawaii's Volcano Circus
Pahoa, HI
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Project Playmates. The year-long instruction program by local artists in video production, drama, dance, acrobatics, and circus skills will culminate in Malama I ke Kai (Family of Life), a community-based drama performed by children and youth assisted by their parents.

Kalihi-Palama Culture & Arts Society, Inc.
Honolulu, HI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support training for neighborhood youth in traditional and contemporary art. Classes include Hawaiian, Polynesian, Okinawan, Filipino, and Samoan dance, Samoan crafts, and ceramics.

Maui Community Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, HI
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting 
To support a series of performances and an expansion of related residency activities. More than half of the presentations will highlight Hawaiian-based music, theater, dance events, and traditional storytelling.

Maui Community Arts & Cultural Center (consortium)
Kahului, HI
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the consortium project Quality Learning by Design. In partnership with the Maui Office of the State Department of Education, the Center will implement the state-wide Arts First: Hawai'i Arts Education Strategic Plan 2001.

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
Honolulu, HI
$72,000
CATEGORY: National Services  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: STATE PROGRAMS 
To support arts education services and technical assistance to the jurisdictional arts agencies of the Pacific territories. Through technology and inter-territorial art exchanges, the project will increase organizational capacity and collaboration among American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Honolulu, HI
$570,200
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

HAWAII total grants: 7
HAWAII total dollars: $792,200

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Washington, DC 20506