FY 2009 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnerships
Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut College
New London, CT
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the reconstruction and presentation of choreographer Laura Dean's Skylight (1982) on Connecticut College dance students. The project will also include workshops, lectures, and informal performances for schoolchildren and adults. Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
Hartford, CT
$786,900
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Musical Pathways, an educational and community engagement program. Activities include Symphony in the Schools, discussions on music criticism, pre-concert talks, family matinees, the 11th annual I Have a Dream Martin Luther King, Jr., concert, and Musical Dialogues featuring performances by and discussions with African-American and Latino communities. Hill-Stead Museum
Farmington, CT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Sunken Garden Poetry and Music Festival, a series of poetry and music performances on the grounds of the museum. The festival also features poetry competitions for adults and high school students and educational programming at nearby high schools. Institute for Community Research, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support activities conducted by the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CHAP), the official statewide folk arts program. For 20 years, CHAP has completed fieldwork and public programming throughout the state. New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Inc.
New Haven, CT
$10,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support concerts in celebration of American composer Christopher Rouse's 60th birthday. The festival will feature performances by the Calder Quartet and educational activities with the composer and guest artists. Pilobolus, Inc.
Washington Depot, CT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work, tentatively titled In Hot Pursuit. Co-Artistic Director Michael Tracy will collaborate with author and performer Steven Banks to create the work which will eventually tour the United States and abroad. Yale University (on behalf of Art Gallery)
New Haven, CT
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the preparation and publication of a catalogue of the University Art Gallery's Richard Brown Baker collection, which comprises 1,285 works. Baker (1912-2002, B.A. 1935) began to collect the work of emerging artists in 1941 and collected actively during the next 50 years. Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Digital Storytelling Project.Staff from the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Child Life Arts and Enrichment Program will work with a poet, video artist, photographer, and musician to provide weekly classes to teens living with chronic illness. Students will produce individual digital videos.
Number of Grants: 9 Total Amount: $931,900
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