FY 2006 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/Arts on Radio and Television/
Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnership Agreements

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

ARIZONA

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
$707,900
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Arizona State University (on behalf of Bilingual Review Press)
Tempe, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support educational and outreach programs that promote the work of Latino poets. Activities will include the expansion of a Web site to foster the exchange of information among poets, literary organizations, and the general public.

Atlatl, Inc. (aka Atlatl, Inc. National Native Arts Network)
Phoenix, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Native American Leadership Initiative. A series of regional workshops will combine professional development training with the reaffirmation of tribal values essential to leadership roles.

Ballet Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support free dance performances in local parks in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Ballet Under the Stars will perform in Kiwanis Park,Tempe, AZ; Red Mountain, Mesa; Historic Sahuaro Ranch, Glendale; Steele Indian Park, Phoenix; Anthem, North Phoenix; and Estrella Mountain Park,West Valley of Phoenix.

Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, Inc.
Grand Canyon, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Students will compare and contrast Native and European classical music and compose new string quartets that will be performed by the Ethel String Quartet while on tour to reservation schools.

Mesa Symphony Orchestra Association
Mesa, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an outreach project for underserved youth. The orchestra will offer free tickets to schools and community organizations for young audiences and present pre-concert orientation sessions and open rehearsals.

Nogales Unified School District #1
Nogales, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Mariachi Apache, the Nogales High School Mariachi Program. Local mariachi, Gilbert Velez will teach mariachi classes in three levels of proficiency to students in 9th to 12th grade, and take ensembles to mariachi festivals and community events.

Phoenix Boys Choir Association
Phoenix, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support expansion of the Neighborhood Choir Program. The program offers entry-level training in voice, music theory, and performance for elementary school-age children in the Phoenix area.

Phoenix Symphony Association (aka Phoenix Symphony)
Phoenix, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support One Nation, an educational program targeted to the local Native American community. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (aka the Salt River Community Schools) in Scottsdale will collaborate with the orchestra to expand outreach efforts and increase the number of private music lessons offered.

Tucson Symphony Society (aka Tucson Symphony Orchestra) (Consortium)
Tucson, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Southern Arizona Residency, a consortium project. In collaboration with the Bisbee Community Chorus, each residency will consist of an educational component and a public concert in rural communities in southern Arizona.

University of Arizona (on behalf of Poetry Center)
Tucson, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support Dedicated to Poetry, a series of readings, symposia, and seminars to celebrate the opening of a new Poetry Center building in spring 2007. Proposed artists include Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Billy Collins, Lucille Clifton, Mark Doty, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Naomi Shihab Nye.

Number of Grants: 11          Total Amount: $857,900

 
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