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.

TENNESSEE

Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Advancing Arts through Literacy. Local teaching artists will team with kindergarten to third-grade Hamilton County classroom teachers to develop and implement a curriculum that promotes reading and writing through dance, theater, and visual arts.

Arts Center of Cannon County
Woodbury, TN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the preservation and distribution of the Davis Unlimited Catalogue. The recording catalogue will be remastered and offer 15 CDs of traditional Southern musical forms encompassing old-time instrumentals, gospel, and vernacular singing.

Austin Peay State University (on behalf of Center for Excellence in the Creative Arts)
Clarksville, TN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Listen Up. The after-school workshops for teenagers will provide instruction in graphic arts, letterpress printing, visual arts, creative writing, and performance art.

Humanities Tennessee
Nashville, TN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word in 2005. With an annual audience of 30,000, the free three-day festival will feature readings and panel sessions by more than 200 authors.

Nashville Symphony Association
Nashville, TN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support outreach concerts in rural areas of Tennessee. In partnership with local community organizations, the symphony will tour to diverse and underserved communities.

Tennessee Arts Commission
Nashville, TN
$574,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

TENNESSEE total grants: 6
TENNESSEE total dollars: $634,800

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