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.

NEBRASKA

City of Lincoln, Nebraska (on behalf of Lincoln Parks & Recreation Department)
Lincoln, NE
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support East Meets West Summer Theater Project. During summer workshops, Russian, Bosnian, and Asian immigrant and refugee children will create and perform plays based on themes of the ancient Silk Road.

Lincoln Arts Council (consortium)
Lincoln, NE
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies 
To support the Stories of Home Project, a consortium project lead by visual artist Pepón Osaria. Working in partnership with the Medici Foundation, the multidisciplinary public art project will use local families' stories to create sculptural reflections of home.

Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
$25,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support activities of the Nebraska Folklife Network. Activities will include technical assistance to traditional artists, tradition-bearers, cultural communities, and organizations, as well as fieldwork in African American and Bosnian communities, and creation of two cultural educational traveling kits.

Nebraska Arts Council
Omaha, NE
$604,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Omaha Symphony Association
Omaha, NE
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support a tour to rural and underserved communities of Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. The symphony will perform concerts and provide educational experiences for adults and children.

NEBRASKA total grants: 5
NEBRASKA total dollars: $694,800

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
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Washington, DC 20506