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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.

OKLAHOMA

Cherokee National Historical Society, Inc. (aka Cherokee Heritage Center)
Tahlequah, OK
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a conservation survey of the Cherokee basket and painting collections. The project will employ the services of a professional curator to ensure that the artistic works and cultural traditions are properly preserved.

Chickasaw Nation
Ada, OK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy. During a two-week summer arts program, professional artists and members of the Chickasaw Nation will lead culturally informed workshops in music composition, dance, theater, visual arts and storytelling.

East Central University
Ada, OK
$15,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support a residency with the So Percussion ensemble targeting the rural and underserved population of southeastern Oklahoma. Activities will include master classes, workshops, and performances focused on contemporary American percussion music.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with accompanying educational activities. Proposed director and choreographer Gerry McIntyre will direct the 1972 musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (aka National Cowboy Museum)
Oklahoma City, OK
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the reinstallation of the Native American Gallery. The project is intended to provide a broader and higher quality presentation and interpretation of Native American culture.

Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
$787,000
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Oklahoma Historical Society (Consortium)
Oklahoma City, OK
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Oklahoma Folklife Infrastructure program. In collaboration with the Oklahoma Folklife Council, the project will support activities that will strengthen and perpetuate Oklahoma's folklife.

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Art Writing and Curatorial Institute. Designed to encourage curatorial and art criticism scholarship in the region, the program will have 12 participants.

Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust
Tulsa, OK
$40,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Oklahoma Landscapes: A Plains State of Mind. The three-part presentation will feature works by theater, literary, and visual artists from Oklahoma and the American West.


Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $992,000

 
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