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FY 2011 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/ 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.

COLORADO

Clyfford Still Museum
Denver, CO
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Clyfford Still (1904-80). The inaugural exhibition in the new Clifford Still Museum will provide the public with unprecedented access to one of Abstract Expressionism's greatest innovators.

Colorado Council on the Arts (aka Colorado Creative Industries )
Denver, CO
$757,000
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Colorado Humanities
Denver, CO
$34,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Writers in the Schools (WITS), a creative writing program in elementary, middle, and high schools in seven counties throughout Colorado. The project will send trained, published writers to help students develop their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, while encouraging self-expression and creativity.

Denver Film Society
Denver, CO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Young Filmmakers Workshop, a series of classes in filmmaking for middle and high school students. Workshops range in skills for novices to those with prior filmmaking experience and include instruction in screenwriting, camera work, editing, lighting, and scoring.

Imagination Makers Unlimited (aka Imagination Makers Theater Company)
Boulder, CO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production and tour of Our Best Stories to elementary schools in Colorado. The play will be based on the writing of elementary school students from different racial, socio-economic, and geographic backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities.

Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Inc.
Denver, CO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support classes, workshops, residencies, a festival, and other outreach programs. The center will work towards creating a more robust technical presence through podcasts, blog posts, and Facebook and Twitter updates, allowing more virtual access to the literary community.

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (aka NCECA)
Erie, CO
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support exhibitions related to the national conference to be held in Seattle. NCECA will plan, jury, produce, and host more than 100 exhibitions of ceramic art in the greater Seattle area as part of the 2012 conference.

Opera Colorado
Denver, CO
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support education and community programs. Young artists will perform two different one-act operas, fully-staged and costumed, and a concert-style program titled Arias & Ensembles at a variety of venues such as elementary schools, colleges, churches, local theaters, and historical landmarks.

Western States Arts Federation (aka WESTAF)
Denver, CO
$1,743,700
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.


Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $2,696,700

 
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