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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.

OREGON

Eugene Ballet
Eugene, OR
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support regional dance touring and outreach activities in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming. The company will present repertory pieces, with accompanying education programs.

Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support expansion of an online digital image archive of contemporary ceramic art. Undertaken in partnership with other ceramic organizations, the project will focus on the addition of work by master artists selected by a curatorial board of artists and visual resource professionals.

Literary Arts, Inc.
Portland, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Oregon Book Awards & Author Tour. Winners and finalists will be presented during readings at libraries, bookstores, and community organizations throughout the state.

National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Gresham, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Audio Theatre Workshop and related activities. The series of classes trains audio artists in script writing and performance for radio, and helps them develop the technical skills needed to produce innovative, live radio drama.

Northwest Documentary Arts & Media (aka NW DOCUMENTARY)
Portland, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support documentary workshops and related activities for media artists in the Pacific Northwest. The programs will encourage artists to enhance their storytelling skills through hands-on educational classes, access to film, video, and audio equipment, and additional resources.

Oregon Arts Commission
Salem, OR
$793,900
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association (Consortium)
Ashland, OR
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of the Throne of Blood Project. In partnership with Ping Chong & Company, the theater will develop and produce an interdisciplinary work based on Akira Kurosawa's film masterpiece Throne of Blood (an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth).

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (aka PICA)
Portland, OR
$20,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presentation of Block Ice & Propane, a musical work featuring Lee Friedlander's photography. Developed by his son, avant-garde jazz and classical cellist Erik Friedlander, the work will be presented as part of the 2009 Time-Based Art Festival.

Western Alliance of Arts Administrators Foundations (aka Western Arts Alliance)
Portland, OR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Encuentro Mexico. The project will present a series of workshops, panels, and performances in order to enhance the capabilities of presenters in booking artists and building audiences for the Mexican and Mexican-American performing arts throughout the United States.


Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $943,900

 
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