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.
LOUISIANA
Acadiana Arts Council, Inc. (aka Acadiana Center for the Arts)
Lafayette, LA
$22,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Inside/Out, an exhibition series at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. The series will highlight regional artists (insiders) who have had an impact on the national arts community, and national artists (outsiders) whose work has impacted the Gulf Coast region. Division of the Arts, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
Baton Rouge, LA
$864,400
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Friends of NORD, Inc. (aka NORD/NOBA Center For Dance)
New Orleans, LA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support free, year-long dance training at the NORD/NOBA Center for Dance. The company will offer instruction in a summer intensive session as well as weekly classes in fall and spring semesters. Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
New Orleans, LA
$100,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a performance series focused on "free people of color" in 19th -century New Orleans. Activities will include an orchestral performance, a visual arts exhibition, a theater performance, a symposium, family activities, and the distribution of educational materials. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a series of interdisciplinary design workshops. The workshops will connect environmentally responsible design practices with historic preservation strategies to accelerate sustainable development in Louisiana's small towns and cities. National Performance Network, Inc. (aka NPN) (Consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$55,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support an annual meeting forum for artists and presenters to be held in Dallas. Presented in partnership with the South Dallas Cultural Center, the national forum will feature a series of performances created by artists working with NPN throughout its first 25 years. National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$75,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation and tour of restaged dance works created by artists working in the National Performance Network during the past 25 years. These works will be the featured performances at the 2010 annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, and will tour to co-presenter sites around the country. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute (aka NOCCA Institute)
New Orleans, LA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Artists-in-Residence Program. The initiative includes master classes, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and other activities with visiting artists. Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, Inc. (aka PASA)
Lafayette, LA
$11,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support PASA's series of performances at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. Artists will participate in residency activities such as workshops, master classes, and lectures. Red River Film Society, Inc. (aka Robinson Film Center)
Shreveport, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a filmmaker-in-residence with Zack Goodshall.
St. Bernard Parish Government (aka Art in April)
Chalmette, LA
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the development of a strategic master plan for the post-hurricane Katrina recovery of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Major project activities will include a series of public workshops, surveying and site analysis, and the development of a strategy for the preservation of cultural heritage landmarks. Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 25th annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the ninth annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Both festivals include a series of readings, literary panels, and writing workshops. Tulane University (aka Adminstrators of the Tulane Educational Fund)
New Orleans, LA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 14th annual New Orleans Dance Festival. The festival will include dance classes, lectures, and performances celebrating the drum and dance traditions of the Caribbean, Africa, and the Americas. University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national distribution of American Routes, a weekly radio series devoted to the roots of popular music and popular roots music. Folklorist Nick Spitzer hosts the two-hour, weekend-oriented program, in which he combines recordings of popular, folk, jazz, and classical forms with in-studio performances, field recordings, and interviews. Uptown Music Theatre
New Orleans, LA
$25,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the tour performances and artist residency activities by the Delfeayo Marsalis Octet. The ensemble will perform Such Sweet Thunder by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and conduct pre-concert lectures and educational events in schools and community centers on its multi-state tour in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.
Number of Grants: 15 Total Amount: $1,360,400
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