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FY 2007 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.

TENNESSEE

Delta Axis Inc.
Memphis, TN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the presentation of a series of solo exhibitions in the Power House, a circa-1914 renovated historic building. The exhibitions, shown in the 4,000 square-foot brick and glass structure, will feature the work of Alec Soth, Catherine Sullivan, Virginia Overton, and Trisha Donnelly.

Jubilee Community Arts, Inc.
Knoxville, TN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support live presentations, broadcasts, and documentation of Southern Appalachian musical traditions.  The Jubilee Festival will include a series of weekly concerts, and performances benefiting 45,000 local audiences.

Nashville Ballet
Nashville, TN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the commissioning of ballets by choreographer Gina Patterson and Robert Philander-Valentine. The choreographers will collaborate with local musicians in a program titled Nashville Music Showcase.

Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 38th Nashville Film Festival. The event features student films and videos, documentaries, narrative films, and experimental work.

Tennessee State Museum Foundation
Nashville, TN
$33,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a design competition for a structure to house Red Grooms' Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel, a 36 figure carousel that depicts Nashville's history.  This new pavilion will house the public art piece on the grounds of the new Tennessee State Museum.


Number of Grants: 5          Total Amount: $83,000

 
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