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.

IDAHO

Boise Art Museum, Inc.
Boise, ID
$25,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support community outreach performances and programs in conjunction with the exhibition Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. Cave (b. 1959), both a sculptor and performer, is known for his elaborate wearable sculptures of available materials or "Soundsuits," so named because of the sounds they make when in motion.

Festival Dance & Performing Arts Association, Inc.
Moscow, ID
$11,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Festival Dance Youthreach Project. Touring professional companies will provide free performances and master classes for students in grades 3-6 in north central Idaho and eastern Washington State, presenting a range of dance genres including ballet, modern, jazz, and multicultural dance.

Idaho Commission on the Arts (aka State of Idaho/Idaho Commission on the Arts)
Boise, ID
$753,200
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Idaho Dance Theatre, Inc.
Boise, ID
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a tour and educational outreach programs in Idaho. The tour will include contemporary dance performances presented to rural/underserved communities such as Grand Targee, Idaho Falls, Ketchum, Mackay, Pocatello, Salmon, and the Blackfoot Indian Reservation School.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Inc.
Boise, ID
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Idaho Shakespeare Festival Access Program. The program consists of touring performances in schools throughout Idaho and neighboring states; scholarships for classes and programs at the festival's School of Theater; discounted and complimentary tickets for students, educators, and certain sectors of the community; and the Signing Shakespear" program, which offers American Sign Language-interpreted performances of main stage productions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Idaho State Department of Education
Boise, ID
$25,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
To support ArtsPowered Schools Institute for Idaho elementary teachers, administrators, and teaching artists in partnership with the Idaho Commission on the Arts. During a week-long summer residential professional development session, teachers and teaching artists will gain skills to use the arts to increase literacy and promote creativity and critical thinking.

Log Cabin Literary Center, Inc.
Boise, ID
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
To support Writers in the Schools, a creative writing program for students and teachers. Professional teaching artists will lead year-long residencies in rural, urban, and alternative schools, including weekly, hour-long writing workshops to help students improve their writing and reading skills, develop a portfolio of work, and participate in ongoing peer critiques.

Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $864,200

 
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