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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.

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company (aka The Rep)
Little Rock, AR
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a free, statewide residency tour of a new play to underserved Arkansas communities, with accompanying outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Robert Hupp will oversee the production of One Ninth by Arkansas playwright Spirit Trickey.

Fort Smith Symphony Association, Inc.
Fort Smith, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support EARQUAKE!, a series of concerts targeting elementary school students. The concerts will incorporate a full orchestra, performances by the Western Arkansas Ballet, video projection, and audience participation. Cellist Stephanie Lemoine will be the featured musician.

Ozark Foothills Filmfest, Inc.
Locust Grove, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Filmfest activities including regional premieres of independent feature films, short film showcases, and panel discussions. The festival will also include programming targeted to the region's rapidly growing Hispanic population.

Southwest Arkansas Arts Council, Inc.
Hope, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support performances and associated master classes for youth by the USA Ballet. As many as 40 students from Hope and the surrounding area will be selected to participate in the program that will include public performances for audiences in Southwest Arkansas.

The Oxford American Literary Project
Conway, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary magazine The Oxford American. The journal continues to highlight the work of emerging and established Southern writers.

University of Arkansas Main Campus
Fayetteville, AR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the printing and distribution of Visioning Rail Transit in Northwest Arkansas:Lifestyle and Ecologies. The printed publication will help mobilize support for rail transit among stakeholders in the region and will help centralize the role of good design and smart growth planning in an area that doesn't have a strong planning tradition.


Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $85,000

 
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