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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.

MONTANA

Alpine Theatre Project, Inc.
Whitefish, MT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the regional premiere of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin. The project will serve the rural, underserved population of the Flathead Valley community.

Helena Presents (aka Myrna Loy Center)
Helena, MT
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of commissioning, presenting, and residency projects at the Myrna Loy Center. Guest artists will create new works in collaboration with local and regional artists.

Helena Presents (aka Myrna Loy Center for the Performing and Media Arts)
Helena, MT
$20,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support No Boundaries, a tour of American music performances by the Ying Quartet and folk musician Mike Seeger organized by the Myrna Loy Center for the Performing and Media Arts. Activities will include nine days of residency events (including programs for K-12 students) in rural mountain communities in Montana, such as Billings, Dillon, Helena, Lincoln, and Whitefish.

International Choral Festival
Missoula, MT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the International Choral Festival. Numerous choirs from around the world will be selected to participate in performances and workshops.

Mainstreet Uptown Butte, Inc.
Butte, MT
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the First Peoples Gathering at the 71st National Folk Festival. The project will present a display and demonstration of the art and culture of Montana's Native people to the public.

MCT, Inc. (aka Missoula Children's Theatre)
Missoula, MT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a national performing arts residency tour to underserved communities. Touring actors/directors will cast local youth in an original musical, to be rehearsed and performed for an audience within a week.

Missoula Writing Collaborative
Missoula, MT
$18,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Words Fly!, a writing residency program. The project will place writers in rural, low-income, and/or tribal reservation schools for seven-month weekly writing sessions with students ages 7 to 18.

Montana Arts Council
Helena, MT
$802,900
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Montana Committee for the Humanities (aka Humanities Montana)
Missoula, MT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Montana Festival of the Book. The three-day event will include readings, exhibits, signings, workshops, and panel discussions held in a variety of public venues.

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a regional tour that will bring fully-mounted professional productions of Shakespeare plays to communities throughout Montana, Wyoming, and eastern Idaho. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will have a special focus on underserved rural communities and performances will be offered free-of-charge.


Number of Grants: 10          Total Amount: $980,900

 
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