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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.
NEW JERSEY
Chambers, Veronica
Hoboken, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
Jazz House Kids, Inc.
West Orange, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Inside the Jazz Note featuring violinist Regina Carter. Middle and high school band students and teachers will have the opportunity to explore improvisation, ensemble playing, practice techniques, and goal setting with Carter and creative director Christian McBride. Jones, Tayari
Jersey City, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
McCarter Theater
Princeton, NJ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of Are You There, McPhee?, a new play by John Guare, directed by Sam Buntrock. The play journeys through the imaginative memory of a man coming to understand who he is as an artist, while exploring universal issues such as the quest for identity, the intersection of art and culture, the role of the artist, and the search for true love. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Fort Lee, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support dance performances and education and outreach activities based on the ancient legends and folklore of the Chinese dragon, accompanied by the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York. The project will include development of a curriculum guide for students and teachers attending student matinees of the Year of the Dragon Celebration, and visual arts exhibits by master paper cutting artist Hou-Tien Cheng. New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
Newark, NJ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Sounds of the City, an outdoor summer concert series. This free ten-week series features musical and dance groups that reflect the cultures of Newark. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Newark, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the commissioning and world premiere performances of new works by composers Richard Danielpour and George Walker. The works will be conducted by music director Jacques Lacombe on two different concert programs during the year, and the Danielpour violin concerto premiere will feature guest artist violinist Gil Shaham. Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Princeton, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the world premiere of Eugene Onegin by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev created for Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse. The performances will feature script by modernist playwright Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky and music written by Prokofiev. Both works were created for the 1936 centennial of Pushkin's death and banned during the Stalinist era. Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium
Jersey City, NJ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Black Maria Film and Video Festival and its multi-state tour. Each year, more than 60 organizations host the festival, which showcases short documentaries, experimental films, and video art. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Inc.
Millville, NJ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Communities and Cultures of the Balkans. A day-long cultural celebration, the project will include concerts, school programs, classes, workshops, demonstrations, film screenings, discussions, and other activities celebrating folk art and cultural traditions of New Jersey's residents from the Balkan Peninsula. William Paterson College of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support performances by the Kronos Quartet, as well as related outreach. Activities with the artists will include workshops for Patterson Public Schools students and a master class for university students.
Number of Grants: 11 Total Amount: $195,000
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