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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.

WASHINGTON

33 Fainting Spells
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support the creation of dance films. Two films, created by choreographers Gaelen Hanson and Dayna Hanson with director Alan Caudillo, will be submitted to film festivals worldwide.

Artist Trust: A Resource for Washington
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support the maintenance and expansion of the Information Services program. The project provides professional development information and resources to Washington State artists.

Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences
Seattle, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts 
To support the Blind Youth and Adult Audio Project. The series of workshops will introduce visually impaired people to the creative possibilities and latest techniques of audio production while they design their own radio program.

Associated Recreation Council (on behalf of Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the production of a play. Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center will present Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, directed by Artistic Director Jacqueline Moscou.

Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle, WA
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the Book It All Over! Education and Outreach Program. The program brings curriculum-based touring performances of adapted literature to students throughout the state of Washington.

Freehold Theatre Lab Studio
Seattle, WA
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the Engaged Theatre Program. The project will provide participatory theater performances, interactive workshops, and residencies to underserved audiences.

Glass Art Society, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts 
To support production of the Glass Art Society Journal, documenting events, exhibitions, and proceedings of the organization's annual conference to be held in Adelaide, Australia. The journal is edited by Suzanne Frantz, a Fulbright Scholar and former curator of 20th century glass at the Corning Museum.

Intiman Theatre
Seattle, WA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support a production of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, directed by Linda Hartzell, artistic director of Seattle Children's Theatre. The production will be the second installment of Intiman's The American Cycle, a five-year series of ambitious masterpieces exploring the American character.

Jack Straw Foundation (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$75,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Do Tell: Multicultural Family Stories, a consortium project. Developed and implemented with the Seattle School District, the project will involve students creating oral history-based audio vignettes and radio theater about family stories and cultural celebrations.

Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association
Omak, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the 2005 Annual Gathering of Basketweavers. The project offers an opportunity for indigenous weavers to showcase and sell their basketry, share techniques with one another and the general public, and teach Native youth about the cultural significance of basketweaving.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Seattle, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Discover Dance and Bravo!Ballet. These dance education outreach programs will provide opportunities for students and teachers to learn dance vocabulary, creative movement, set design, and basic choreography techniques.

Puget Sound Educational Service District
Burien, WA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Arts Impact. The professional development program features training in the visual and performing arts to kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers.

Richard Hugo House
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support Project Writing Nation, a series of outreach programs designed to boost writing skills and interaction with literature. Programs will include Writers in Residence, the Zine Archive and Publishing Project, Hugo Huts, and the Annual Inquiry, a dialogue among writers and community members about a relevant literary and cultural issue.

Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, WA
$65,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum 
To support the reinstallation of the African art collection. The accompanying multimedia programs will offer accessibility to a variety of educational experiences dealing with the arts of African culture.

Seattle Arts & Lectures (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support a consortium project to present readings and lectures in Portland and Seattle. In partnership with Literary Arts, Inc., the organizations will mail promotional brochures to more than 23,000 individuals, and will run advertisements in local magazines and newspapers.

Seattle International Children's Festival
Seattle, WA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting 
To support the 20th annual Seattle International Children's Festival and the 7th annual Festival in Tacoma, and related education and outreach activities. The project also will provide teachers with an enriched curriculum by linking the festival's cultural opportunities to classroom activities.

Seattle Repertory Theatre (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$32,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support a consortium project, Bringing Theater Into the Classroom. The professional development program for kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers will include a week-long summer seminar, followed by additional residencies and ongoing workshops during the school year.

Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (consortium)
Seattle, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support ACCESS, a consortium project of outreach performances and educational events for underserved communities. In partnership with the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, the orchestra will engage children and families in diverse neighborhoods of Seattle.

Seattle Theatre Group
Seattle, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support DANCE this.... The project will feature cultural and contemporary dance training and performance opportunities for youth dance companies and dancers between the ages of 13 to 20 years old.

Spokane Symphony Society (consortium)
Spokane, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support music education programs. Offered in partnership with school districts in Washington and Northern Idaho, the program will provide opportunities for students to participate in ensembles and coaching, and sectional rehearsals with professional musicians, as well as chamber music instruction.

Tacoma Art Museum
Tacoma, WA
$13,500
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Youth Connect: Tacoma Art Museum High School Internship Program. After studying with museum staff, 11th and 12th grade high school interns will provide elementary or home-school classrooms art-based lessons and a museum tour.

Tacoma Symphony Orchestra
Tacoma, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Simply Symphonic. The integrated elementary school music education program will be offered at no cost to fifth grade students in Pierce County public and private schools

Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a folk arts coordinator positon and related costs. Responsibilities will include continuation of the Folk Arts in the Parks Initiative that will develop programs connecting many of the state's 120 parks with local communities through concerts, festivals, exhibits, and demonstrations.

Washington State Arts Commission
Olympia, WA
$627,200
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Olympia, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support Latino Traditional Arts in the Park. The project will include a series of performances and craft demonstrations in state parks in close proximity to Latino communities.

 

WASHINGTON total grants: 25
WASHINGTON total dollars: $1,242,700


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