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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.

MICHIGAN

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support full-tuition scholarships for sophomore, junior, or senior high school students from Detroit and other urban areas nationwide to attend the  Pre-College Summer Experience Program. Scholarships will cover enrollment in the four week residential pre-college visual arts program.

Detroit Chamber Winds
Southfield, MI
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an intergenerational education project. In partnership with Farmington Public Schools and the City of Farmington Hills, Michigan, Detroit Chamber Winds will present workshops and performances with the Farmington Youth Choir, a high school band, and the 50 & Better Choir.

Detroit Institute of Arts (aka DIA)
Detroit, MI
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support reinstallation of the Ancient Middle Eastern Art Gallery. The project will result in the reopening of one of the last galleries in the museum's almost 10-year renovation program.

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Southfield, MI
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of choreographer Louis Falco's Escargot. The project will include master classes at several universities, open rehearsals, and post-concert discussions.

Floyd J. McCree Theatre & Fine Arts Centre (aka The "New" McCree Theatre)
Flint, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a multi-city tour of Purlie, the Musical. The tour will reach communities with significant African American populations.

Fontana Chamber Arts
Kalamazoo, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support artist residency activities such as performances, master classes, workshops, and neighborhood events. Classical and jazz musicians will present multiple-day residencies during the summer Fontana Chamber Arts Festival as well as in the winter season.

Fontana Chamber Arts
Kalamazoo, MI
$17,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support concerts of American chamber music with related educational activities. Performances of jazz and classical music will take place during the summer music festival and the following winter season.

Kerrytown Concert House, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support Edgefest: Reeds of Change, a festival of contemporary music and avant-garde jazz concerts with associated educational activities. The four-day festival will feature a roster of composer-performers who make use of a variety of reed instruments and instrumentation.

Long Haul Productions Inc
Three Oaks, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of a radio series to be produced by Dan Collison. Ranging in length from six-to-eight minutes, each Take Note program will combine documentary storytelling with music and lyrics composed specifically to help narrate the story.

Long Haul Productions, Inc.
Three Oaks, MI
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and post-production costs for a series of audio documentaries by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister. American Chronicles will examine timely issues.

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Lansing, MI
$839,155
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 2009 Apprenticeship and Heritage Program. The project will support master-apprentice pairs, partial support of a program coordinator, and an update of an exhibit celebrating the programs.

Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit
Detroit, MI
$80,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Youth Ensemble, Intermediate Training Program, and educational outreach programs. Professional actors and teaching artists will provide students with intensive acting, vocal, and technical theater training leading to the creation and performance of an original musical.

Sphinx Organization, Inc. (Consortium)
Detroit, MI
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute. In partnership with Wayne State University, the program will provide Detroit-area youth with Saturday classes in instrumental performance, music theory, ear training, and music history.

University Musical Society
Ann Arbor, MI
$70,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presentation of a series of American masterworks. Programs will feature performances of Western classical and contemporary music, jazz and modern dance along with master classes, lectures, and educational activities for students.

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support Studio: Detroit HS, an intensive  architectural immersion and mentoring program for middle and high school students. Project activities offered by the Detroit Community Design Center at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning will engage students in the study of architecture through the integration of studio work, educational field trips, seminars, and lectures.

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the restaging of Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal) by choreographer Paul Taylor. The University of Michigan's Dance Department will perform the work with live musical accompaniment as part of its (Re)Visionary Dances concert.


Number of Grants: 17          Total Amount: $1,309,155

 
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