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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.

OKLAHOMA

East Central University
Ada, OK
$12,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a two-week residency for Cheyenne Arapaho artist Edgar Heap-of-Birds. The artist will work with the University art and Native American Studies students to research hidden histories that build upon themes of identity and sovereignty.

Lawton Philharmonic Society, Inc.
Lawton, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the concert Music Makes Us One! Composer James Stephenson and ethnomusicologist Ed Wapp will collaborate on an original symphonic work incorporating and paying tribute to Native American music. Partners will include executive staff from the Kiowa Tribe, Chickasaw Nation, and the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center.

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a performance of Montana Repertory Theatre's production of Doubt by John Patrick Shanley and related activities. Additional activities will include a pre-performance, faculty-led lecture and a post-performance discussion with the cast.

Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Momentum/Spotlight: Emerging Artist Commissions and Exhibitions. There will be six emerging visual artists commissioned to create new bodies of work or site-specific installations overseen by a guest curator and emerging curator through the Spotlight Program; Momentum is a biannual juried exhibition in Oklahoma City and Tulsa featuring emerging artists and includes visual art, film, installations, performance, and musical presentations.

Tulsa Ballet Theatre
Tulsa, OK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of A Ballets Russes Evening. The project will feature Le Spectre de la Rose, by Michel Fokine; Apollo by George Balanchine; and Rite of Spring by Adam Houghland.

Tulsa Opera, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$16,500
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support Dead Man Walking by composer Jake Heggie. Due to the unique subject matter and its potential appeal to those not familiar with the art form, both pre- and post-performance surveys will gauge the level of engagement among audience members. Sister Helen Prejean also will participate in various lectures and panel discussions prior to the production.


Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $88,500

 
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