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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.

MISSOURI

COCA -- Center of Creative Arts
St. Louis, MO
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Dance Outreach and Pre-Professional Dance Programs. These programs will provide intensive training for low-income students and year-long residencies to elementary schools.

Curators of the University of Missouri at Columbia
Columbia, MO
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the Missouri Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. The project will bring together masters and apprentices who are committed to conserving their artistic traditions and cultural heritage.

Dance St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support a residency by the José Limón Dance Company. The company will present the work Missa Brevis, which will incorporate local dancers.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. (consortium)
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support a consortium project for a residency with Ailey II. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey will collaborate with Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities to present the company in performances and offer outreach activities to the community.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support AileyCamp. The six-week summer program for middle school students will teach dance techniques, creative communications, personal development, and self-esteem.

Metro Theater Company
St. Louis, MO
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support a multistate tour of Salt & Pepper by José Cruz Gonzales to rural and urban areas throughout the country. In conjunction with performances, Metro will conduct education workshops for young people, educators, families, and older adults.

Mid-America Arts Alliance (on behalf of Exhibits USA)
Kansas City, MO
$40,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support the touring exhibit Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture, with accompanying education programs. The exhibit will examine Loewy's (1893-1986) iconic contributions to industrial and graphic design that have come to define American visual identity of the 20th century.

Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City, MO
$997,500
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
$554,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

National New Play Network, Ltd.
Kansas City, MO
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support The Continued Life of New Plays Fund, an initiative providing production stipends to theaters that participate in the sequential production of a new play. The fund will support "rolling" world premieres of new plays at theaters throughout the United States.

Nelson Gallery Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support the publication of a new handbook of the permanent collection. The book is slated for publication in 2007 to coincide with the opening of the museum's new building and reinstallation of large parts of the permanent collection.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (consortium)
St. Louis, MO
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the Artist-In-Training consortium project. With a focus on urban youth, the program will provide opportunities for high school students to pursue individual vocal coaching and training from professional voice teachers.

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis, MO
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support a percussion festival. Percussionist Colin Currie and the Juilliard Percussion Ensemble will be featured in the May 2006 festival performances under the direction of music director David Robertson, at the conclusion of his first season with the Orchestra.

St. Joseph Symphony Society, Inc.
St. Joseph, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support concerts for underserved, rural communities. The orchestra will perform symphonic repertoire in western Missouri and eastern Kansas.

St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the development and staged reading of a play. Relativity by Cassandra Medley will be directed by Artistic Director Ron Himes.

St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Music Literacy through Choral Artistry. The project will provide students with classes in choral music training.

West Plains Council on the Arts, Inc.
West Plains, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a folklorist position and related costs. Responsibilities will include supporting the work of traditional artists in the region, assisting local arts agenices, and enhancing region-wide strategic plans for cultural tourism.

 

MISSOURI total grants: 17
MISSOURI total dollars: $1,939,300


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