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FY 2012 Grant Awards: State Listings

Art Works I | Challenge America Fast-Track Grants | Literature Fellowships (Prose)

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

IOWA

Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of the Civic Center Dance Series. Performances will include Diavolo Dance Theater, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Parsons Dance Company presented at the Civic Center Main Hall.

India Cultural Association of Central Iowa
Ames, IA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Imagine, a dance concert performed by the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble with a pre-performance workshop. The artists will lead a public workshop on Odissi dance, combining lecture-demonstration and class participation.

Iowa Trails Council, Inc.
Center Point, IA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the creation of public art on the Fairfield Loop Trail. Artist Judy Bales will design and fabricate artistic enhancements for a seating element and pedestrian maze.

Percy, Benjamin
Ames, IA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Riverside Theatre
Iowa City, IA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Merchant of Venice directed by Kristin Horton, and Confronting the Other in Iowa, a series of community outreach activities that will explore topics of prejudice led by educators, scholars, and community leaders. Activities will consist of free public discussions, specially-designed Green Show performances, and talkbacks.


Number of Grants: 5          Total Amount: $65,000

 
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