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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.
MISSISSIPPI
Eudora Welty Foundation, Inc.
Jackson, MS
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a resource kit for use in high school classrooms nationwide, including a DVD of rare footage of the late writer Eudora Welty reading her work, an interactive CD-ROM of photographs and papers donated by Welty, and a teaching guide. The film, produced in 1975 and never broadcast publicly, is being released in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Welty's birth. Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
$838,900
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, Inc.
Port Gibson, MS
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a Quilting Apprentice Program, with a quilt show and a quilt retreat. The project will facilitate mentorships, an exhibit of quilts from neighboring states, and a conference on quilting. University of Mississippi Main Campus
University, MS
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the annual Oxford Conference for the Book, which in 2010 will be dedicated to the Mississippi writer Barry Hannah. The free, three-day festival features panel sessions and workshops with authors, editors, agents, librarians, and booksellers.
Number of Grants: 4 Total Amount: $878,900
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