FY 2009 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence I/Challenge America Fast-Track Grants/Creativity & Aging/Literature Fellowships (Poetry)

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

ALASKA

Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of the James Sewell Ballet at the Alaska Dance Theatre. Alaska Dance Theatre (ADT) will learn two pieces from James Sewell Ballet's (JSB) repertory, one which will become part of ADT's repertory, and one which will be performed jointly with JSB.

Alaska Design Forum, Inc. (aka ADF)
Anchorage, AK
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support FREEZE, an outdoor winter exhibition with public programs, and an accompanying catalogue. Designers and artists from around the globe will collaborate in creating installations that feature as primary materials, snow, ice, and light.

Anchorage Concert Association, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support artist residencies and music, dance, and theater presentations at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Activities will include school performances (with accompanying study guides), lectures, and training programs.

Anchorage Opera Company
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the presentation of Viva Zarzuela. Co-directed by soprano Mari Hahn, the fully staged production will feature selected student apprentices and will be presented at the University of Alaska's Fine Arts Recital Hall, highlighting repertory selections of zarzuela, a Spanish form of lyric theater.

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
Sitka, AK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Alaska Native Art and Artists Program. The project will employ artists to demonstrate, interpret, and lecture on tradition-based arts.

Juneau Jazz & Classics, Inc. (aka Juneau Jazz & Classics)
Juneau, AK
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Juneau Jazz & Classics festival. Programming will include presentations by approximately 30 jazz, classical, and blues artists.

Perseverance Theatre, Inc.
Douglas, AK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of world premieres that will celebrate Alaska's 50th anniversary and the theater's 30th anniversary. The project will showcase emerging and established Alaskan and national artists, exploring themes of independence, responsibility, building community, and coming of age.

Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $102,500

 
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