FY 2006 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

HAWAII

Bamboo Ridge Press
Honolulu, HI
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of issues of Bamboo Ridge, a journal by and about the people of Hawaii. The journal also will publish a special issue of short stories by Marvis Hara, describing three generations of Japanese women in Honolulu.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Honolulu, HI
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production and tour of an adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello by Y York. Originally commissioned in 2001, the play will be remounted for a statewide tour of intermediate and high schools on the Hawaiian Islands.

Kahilu Theatre Foundation
Kamuela, HI
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support music and dance performances and related educational outreach activities. Classical and traditional music and dance forms as well as jazz and gospel will be presented in communities in the remote Waimea region.

Moanalua Gardens Foundation, Inc.
Honolulu, HI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 29th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival. The oldest and largest non-competitive hula event in Hawaii, the festival features exhibits and demonstrations of traditional crafts, an art exhibit by native Hawaiian artists and artisans, and performances of ancient and modern hula.

University of Hawaii at Manoa (on behalf of Manoa)
Honolulu, HI
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support publication, promotion, distribution, and related expenses for issues of Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing. Upcoming themes include the literature of place and drama and film by Native American writers in North America.

Number of Grants: 5          Total Amount: $72,500

 
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