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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.

KANSAS

Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka, KS
$727,400
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Music Theatre of Wichita, Inc.
Wichita, KS
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Kiss Me, Kate. Based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a libretto by Sam and Bella Spewack, the production will mark the regional debut of the acclaimed 1999 revised version.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (on behalf of Spencer Museum of Art)
Lawrence, KS
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the integration of ethnographic objects of art and culture collected by the university into the Spencer Museum of Art's permanent collections. The project will result in improved access to the objects as well as their documentation and preservation.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$7,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support performances of chamber music by composers Gabriela Lena Frank, Bryan Haaheim, Ingrid Stolzel, and William Grant Still. Concerts and educational events will feature the flute, oboe, and piano trio Allégresse, presented in Lawrence and Great Bend, Kansas.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (on behalf of Lied Center of Kansas)
Lawrence, KS
$40,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Lied Center's American Masterpieces: Three Decades of Creativity and Innovation series. Pilobolus Dance Theatre and Kronos Quartet will perform seminal works and participate in residency activities, including lectures, master classes, and audience talkback conversations.

Wichita State University (on behalf of Ulrich Museum)
Wichita, KS
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art Collection, with accompanying catalogue. The museum seeks to bring its permanent collection of modern and contemporary art to a broader audience nationwide.


Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $869,900

 
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