FY 2010 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.
KANSAS
Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka, KS
$778,200
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Lawrence Children's Choir, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$8,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Cadenza choir. First- through third-grade choral students will attend weekly rehearsals, learning musical concepts and performance techniques such as singing with accurate pitch, dynamics, and phrasing. Music Theatre of Wichita, Inc. (aka MTWichita)
Wichita, KS
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Tony Award-winning musical Crazy For You. Producing Artistic Director Wayne Bryan will collaborate with musical director Thomas Wesley Douglas to produce the work with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin and libretto by Ken Ludwig. University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Explorations in Art and Science: The Search for Beginning and Meaning, a series presented at the Lied Center of Kansas. Programs will explore human interaction with science through performance presentations, community conversations, and residency activities. University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$40,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the series American Masterpieces: Pushing Form, Boundaries, and Expectations. Participating artists will include the Turtle Island Quartet with guest pianist Cyrus Chestnut and instrumentalist Mike Marshall, and Montana Repertory Theatre. William Inge Festival Foundation (aka William Inge Center for the Arts) (Consortium)
Independence, KS
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and performance of the community-based theater event The Other Side of Oz in Greensburg and Independence, Kansas. Artistic Director Peter Ellenstein will collaborate with Stacy Barnes, executive director of the 5.4.7 Arts Center, and Michael John Garces, artistic director of Cornerstone Theater.
Number of Grants: 6 Total Amount: $931,200
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