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FY 2007 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnership Agreements/Summer Schools in the Arts

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

NEVADA

Churchill Arts Council
Fallon, NV
$33,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Routes & Bridges, a series of musical and theatrical performances with accompanying outreach activities. The project will explore various traditional forms and genres from North America, Africa, Europe, South America, India, and the Middle East.

Nevada Arts Council
Carson City, NV
$561,900
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Nevada Humanities Committee, Inc. (aka Nevada Humanities)
Reno, NV
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Vegas Valley Book Festival, an annual multi-day program of readings, panel discussions, and literary presentations for audiences of all ages. Proposed guest writers include Jonathan Lethem, Michael Chabon, John Hodgman, A.M. Homes, and ZZ Packer.

Reno Chamber Orchestra, Inc.
Reno, NV
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the first phase of the second round of Made in America, a collaborative commissioning, performance, and outreach project. A new work by composer Joseph Schwantner will be commissioned for future performances by as many as 60 small-budget orchestras in all 50 states.

Western Folklife Center (Consortium)
Elko, NV
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the documentation and preservation of a new song cycle by composer Philip Bimstein. The center will collaborate with Utah State University to record Red Rock Rondo, a 19-song cycle with text based on history and folklore about Zion National Park in southern Utah.


Number of Grants: 5          Total Amount: $637,400

 
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