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FY 2012 Grant Awards: State Listings

Art Works II/Arts in Media/Partnerships

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

ARIZONA

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
$807,200
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
$50,000
CATEGORY: Arts in Media   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the creation and presentation of an interactive performance and art work installation. The project is being developed at the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering at Arizona State University and is led by artist Grisha Coleman with a team of artists and media and technology developers. The 75-minute work, ActionStation #2-The Desert, will go on a three-year tour with five locations per year that may include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit and the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Ballet Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Ballet Under the Stars, a free outdoor performance series in local parks throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. The company will perform classical and contemporary ballet works at each performance.

Childsplay, Inc.
Tempe, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Giver, adapted by Eric Coble from the novel by Lois Lowry. The play tells the story of a chilling future world in which every aspect of one's experience is controlled, prompting audiences to examine questions about the power of knowledge and experience and the consequences of surrendering control for the greater good.

City of Mesa, Arizona (aka Mesa Arts Center)
Mesa, AZ
$58,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
To support Jazz from A to Z. Working with artists from Jazz at Lincoln Center, middle and high school jazz band students will participate in jazz clinics and history and music teachers will attend professional development workshops to learn how to integrate jazz into the curriculum.

Flagstaff Cultural Partners
Flagstaff, AZ
$40,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Flagstaff Cultural Partners Artist Residency Program. Visual and performing artists will create and exhibit new work at the Coconino Center for the Arts and teach local high school students and at-risk youth.

International Sonoran Desert Alliance (aka ISDA) (Consortium)
Ajo, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the adaptive reuse of the Steinfeld Warehouse in Tucson into a community arts center. In collaboration with Warehouse Arts Management Organization, the project will include the development of construction drawings for the center.

Sonoran Art Foundation, Inc. (aka Sonoran Glass Art Academy)
Tucson, AZ
$22,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
To support the Youth Glass Arts Education Program. Students will learn centuries-old glass making techniques, how to properly use tools and equipment, application of various coloring methods, and how to create a wide range of forms.

Tucson Meet Yourself, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
$35,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support statewide projects intended to strengthen folk and traditional arts in the Southwest/Sonoran Desert region. Projects include expanding the online archive of documented folk artists and folklife practices of the region; training for community scholars, especially from rural communities; and a statewide assessment and inventory of folk arts resources.

Tucson Meet Yourself, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival. In its 39th year, the festival will present music, dance, food, and folk arts from traditional artists, ethnic, and occupational groups from the Arizona-Sonora region, this year featuring traditions of mining.


Number of Grants: 10          Total Amount: $1,117,200

 
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