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.

OHIO

Ben-El Child Development Center
Urbana, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Youthworks, a community-based theater program for children with special needs. Through arts education sessions held at the Ben-El Partial Hospitalization Center, youth will develop critical thinking skills and knowledge of the theater in areas such as character development, improvisation, and storytelling.

Canton Symphony Orchestra Association
Canton, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a series of lecture, composition, and performance events. The project will focus on the similarities and differences between classical and popular music with the goal of engaging young audiences.

Cityfolk, Inc.
Dayton, OH
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 2006 Cityfolk Festival. The annual arts event offers a significant range of presentations by traditional musicians, visual artists, and dancers from the United States and abroad.

Dayton Ballet Association (aka Dayton Ballet)
Dayton, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a ballet by choreographer Alan Hineline. The work will be performed during the company's winter repertory program.

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association (aka Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra) (Consortium)
Dayton, OH
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support a consortium project titled School Partners with Artists Reaching Kids. Musicians will join classroom teachers from Kettering School District's elementary schools to create lesson plans that incorporate music concepts into classroom curricula.

GroundWorks Dancetheater
Cleveland Hts, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support educational outreach activities and guest artist residencies. The project will include workshops at schools for students in grades three to eight, performances, master classes, and the creation of new works by guest artists.

K12 Gallery (aka K12 Gallery for Young People)
Dayton, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the creation of new works for the exhibition Celebrating African American Contributions: The Art of a Culture. Students will work with professional teaching artists as they conceptualize, paint, and install an exhibition of visual images depicting the diverse heritage of prominent African Americans in United States history.

Mad River Theater Works
West Liberty, OH
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the creation of a play with music, based on local history, in collaboration with students and their families, teachers, and members of the public. The play will tour to non-traditional settings throughout Ohio and surrounding states.

Ohio Arts Council
Columbus, OH
$822,300
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Professional Flair, Inc. (aka Dancing Wheels)
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of new works by choreographers Nai-Ni Chen and Dianne McIntyre as part of the Guest Choreographer's Project. The works will be created for dancers with and without disabilities.

Number of Grants: 10          Total Amount: $965,300

 
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