FY 2013 Grant Awards: State Listings

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

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

OKLAHOMA

Oklahaoma Israel Exchange, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support performances by Shesh Besh, an Arab-Jewish music ensemble from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and associated outreach activities. Shesh Besh will lead workshops about Middle Eastern music and improvisation for jazz musicians and provide narrated concerts with question-and-answer sessions for students and for Oklahoma City residents living in retirement and assisted living facilities, including the Schusterman Community Center, a facility for older Jewish residents with disabilities.

Poncan Theatre Company, Inc.
Ponca City, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the American Celebration of Jazz and Folk, with associated outreach activities that will include performances at senior homes and churches located in rural Ponca City, as well as workshops for low-income students. The program will include performances by the Allison Fisher Jazz Quartet and Tradition and Change.

Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support creation and presentation of world premieres from choreographers including Ma Cong, Nicolo Fonte, and Matthew Neenan as part of the company's series Off the Floor: Creations in Studio K. Studio K is an intimate 300-seat theater located in Tulsa Ballet's facility.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Mark O'Connor and Friends, a concert and related student workshops featuring fiddler/violinist/composer Mark O'Connor with violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Complimentary tickets and bus transportation to the concert will be provided to economically disadvantaged students.

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the " Image and Word" issue of World Literature Today. The issue devoted to photography and literature will feature the work of more than 20 photographers who will contribute a gallery of 3-5 photographs each along with an essay that describes their work as a creative language or as inspired by writers.

Number of Grants: 5          Total Amount: $55,000

 
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