National Endowment for the Arts Awards Nearly $26 Million
in Grants to the Non-Profit Arts
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA) has announced that it will award nearly $26
million in the first round of grantmaking in Fiscal Year 2003.
The Arts Endowment will distribute $25,929,000 to non-profit
national, regional, state and local organizations across the
country, funding 860 projects in the Creativity,
Organizational Capacity and Leadership Initiative categories,
as well as 38 Creative Writing Fellowships in Poetry and ten
Translation Fellowships.
In their diversity and scope, in the impact of each funded
project on its community and/or nationally -- from the Center
on Aging, Humanities and Research at George Washington
University in Washington, DC to support a study on the impact
of the arts on older Americans; to the Art Museum at the
University of Wyoming in Laramie to support a series of
one-person exhibitions and residencies by contemporary artists
-- the 908 grants in this round exemplify the extraordinary
reach of the relatively small amount of funding which this
country sets aside for the arts.
In St. Paul, MN, writer Diane Glancy -- BROWN WOLF LEAVES
THE RES AND OTHER POEMS; (Blue Cloud Quarterly Press, 1984)
PUSHING THE BEAR: A NOVEL OF THE TRAIL OF TEARS (Harvest
Books, 1998) -- received a $20,000 Literature Fellowship in
Poetry.
The Hudson Valley Writers' Center in Sleepy Hollow, NY will
receive $10,000 to support the Literary Presentation Series,
featuring readings by visiting writers at the restored
Philipse Manor Railroad on the Hudson River and at Sunnyside
in Tarrytown, the historic home of Washington Irving.
"The NEA grant allows us to provide readings by a really
diverse mix of writers in all genres, including many that are
'emerging' or working in a genre -- like poetry -- that
doesn't get much public recognition," said Executive Director
Dare Thompson. "The grant allows us to pay the writers a
decent fee and publicize them. If we had to depend simply on
admission fees at the door, the readings would include mostly
'name' writers, and many very worthy writers would not be
heard."
In Saratoga Springs, NY, Yaddo, which offers creative
residencies to artists from all nations and of all
backgrounds, was granted $25,000 to support residencies for up
to 100 artists who have never before been in residence at
Yaddo.
"Artists say that they are more inspired, more creative,
and more productive at Yaddo because they are given the time
and place to simply do their work," said President Elaina
Richardson. "A grant from the NEA will enable Yaddo to provide
writers, composers, and visual artists an environment that
allows their creative process to flourish and extraordinary
works to come to fruition. With the increasing dearth of
funding for individual artists in this country, support from
the NEA for the institutions that serve them is meaningful, if
not essential."
In Atlanta, GA, the journal ART PAPERS received $22,000 to
support reviews of contemporary artists' work. "The NEA's
support enables us to cover places from Tacoma, Washington to
Largo, Florida and Reading, Pennsylvania, with stops in
between at Des Moines, San Antonio, and literally dozens of
other smaller and larger places," Executive Director Jamie
Badoud told NYFA Current.
Noting that the magazine covers not only cutting-edge
galleries across the country but also alternative spaces from
Cleveland, Ohio to Cullowhee, North Carolina, Badoud
emphasized that "Due to the magazine's extensive regional arts
coverage, a wide range of artists, writers and regional art
communities receive coverage and recognition that commercial
art publications would not ordinarily provide."
In New York City, the International Print Center received
funding to support the New Prints Program, a series of
exhibitions designed to bring printmaking to a wider audience.
651 ARTS in Brooklyn received funding to support U.S. and
international artists of African descent with creative
residency and performance opportunities. Puerto Rican
Traveling Theatre received funding for 14 emerging Latino
playwrights to create new works; and Pregones Touring Puerto
Rican Theater Collection in the Bronx received funding to
support the creation of two new original works which will be
presented in the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan.
Dance Theater Workshop received $70,000 to support an
extended-run production series in their new performance
center. Asian CineVision received $18,000 to support the ASIAN
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL which will travel to 10
sites throughout the United States including Connecticut,
Texas, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. And Roulette
Intermedium received $12,000 to support the FESTIVAL OF
MIXOLOGY 2003, a series of eight concerts which will focus on
the ways in which artists are experimenting with new
technological interfaces between sound and video.
In Augusta, Maine, The Maine Arts Commission (MAC) received
$40,000 to support Phase III of the statewide Connecting Maine
Artist program.
"In addition to being the largest single grant awarded to
the Maine Arts Commission for an artist program, this
continued funding allows us to build on the dynamic consortium
that includes the Maine Arts Commission, Maine Writers &
Publishers Alliance and the Center for Maine Contemporary
Art," said Kathy Ann Shaw who directs this program which
provides artists statewide with a curriculum of professional
development opportunities and resources. "We believe the
success of our first two years of Connecting Maine Artists has
resulted in this grant, and we look forward to bringing on
additional services and partners as we continue to establish
the program in the artist community"
The University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of City
Design Center, received $35,000 to support OUT OF THE BOX:
DESIGN INNOVATIONS IN MANUFACTURED HOUSING, an exhibition and
catalog featuring low-cost housing. The Center invited
recognized designers to consider innovation in design,
materials and manufacturing techniques for low-cost,
factory-built housing.
In San Francisco, Joe Goode Performance Group received
$10,000 to support the creation and presentation of a new work
by Artistic Director Joe Goode. FOLK will focus on the lives
of rural Americans and will be set to music inspired by Celtic
music and early blue grass.
"The grants we award today vividly illustrate the
richness and diversity of the arts in America" - Eileen
Mason, Senior Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts
In Hartford, CN, Real Art Ways received funding for DON'T
TRUST ANYONE OVER 30, a program targeted at providing
opportunities for younger artists. "It's a way to re-affirm
Real Art Ways' commitment to new work and new artists, and to
open up the process so that we might encounter younger talents
who haven't yet made a name for themselves," explained
Executive Director Will K. Wilkins.
Last November 2002, Real Art Ways celebrated the completion
of major renovations to its arts center, including the
creation of The Real Room, a space for exhibitions, live
music, spoken word, performance theater and social gatherings;
and The Loading Dock Lounge, "a re-vamped coffee bar, with
soft seating and lighting, audio listening stations and a cozy
atmosphere for reading a book, having a cup of coffee, beer or
wine, or hanging out before or after an event."
Responding to question from CURRENT about how the NEA
funding will help support their programs, Wilkins commented
that: "In the 80's Real Art Ways, like many alternative
spaces, was perhaps too dependent on Endowment support. But
we've diversified. For instance, this year our largest
category of support will come from individuals. The National
Endowment for the Arts is still an important funding source
for Real Art Ways, but instead of more general support it's
for specific programs."
In Pittsburgh PA, Carnegie Mellon University's Studio for
Creative Inquiry received a grant to support a one-year Artist
Residency Project with an emphasis on artists collectives.
Three artists/collectives and an art critic/curator will be
provided with the opportunity to develop new work, and a panel
will address the collective art-making process.
In Austin, Texas, at the Mexic-Arte Museum -- where Eileen
B. Mason, Senior Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts, announced this round of grants -- "the NEA grant
will support the Contemporary Art Series that will include a
major exhibition by renowned latino/a artists FLOR Y
CANTO/FLOWER AND SONG and CELIA MUNOZ STORIES YOUR MOTHER
NEVER TOLD YOU, along with two exhibits by emerging artists
Joel Salcido and Anita Patin," said Executive Director Sylvia
Orozco.
"Mexic-Arte Museum's institutional vision is to educate the
people of Texas about the importance of Mexican and Mexican
American art and culture that enhances the collective pride of
the entire community," Orozco noted.
Like many of the organizations in Austin, the museum has
worked for many years providing educational and cultural
services, she commented. Public funding has been a major
partner in the Museum's growth, and funding from the NEA has
been crucial and essential in their development. "Funding from
the National Endowment for the Arts gives Mexic-Arte Museum
credibility and recognition to what we were doing," she
emphasized.
In announcing the grants, Eileen Mason said:
"The grants we award today vividly illustrate the richness
and diversity of the arts in America. In classrooms, concert
halls, and community centers across our nation, these grants
will provide citizens of all ages opportunities to experience
the excitement of live performances, quality exhibitions, and
festivals, as well as opportunities to create, learn about,
and enjoy the best of America's artistic heritage."
Literature fellowships; Creativity; Organizational
Capacity; Leadership Initiative
The categories funded in this round were Literature
Fellowships, Creativity, Organizational Capacity, and
Leadership Initiatives.
The Arts Endowment awarded 38 CREATIVE WRITING
FELLOWSHIPS IN POETRY, for $20,000 each, totaling
$760,000. Poets who received fellowships included Joanna
Goodman, (New York, NY) whose work includes the book of poetry
TRACE OF ONE; (University of Iowa Press, 2002) Daniel
Anderson; (Sewanee, TN) whose books include JANUARY RAIN
(Story Line Press, 1997) and Ralph Adamo, (New Orleans) author
of HANOI ROSE (New Orleans Poetry Journal Press, 1989) and THE
END OF THE WORLD. (Lost Roads Publishers, 1979)
CREATIVITY, the largest category of this round,
includes 794 grants for a total of about $20 million.
Creativity grants are awarded to non-profit organizations to
create and present artistically excellent works and to expand
professional development opportunities for artists.
For instance, in Putnam Valley, NY, Dance Continuum
received $10,000 to support creation and presentation of
SLEEPING BEAUTY and TRUE STORIES choreographed by Susan
Marshall -- which will premiere in at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music's NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL and then tour nationally.
In New York City, American Music Center was granted $23,000
to support the commissioning of collaborative web-based works
which will pair composers with visual or performing artists.
In Washington, DC, ACTCO, the African Continuum Theatre
Coalition, received funding to support the presentation of a
new theater work: WEDDING DANCE by playwright Dominic Taylor.
In Chicago, DC Productions was granted $20,000 to support
the production of a radio documentary series by Dan Collison.
HOMEPLACE will examine the meaning of home to Americans living
in communities struggling to survive.
In Blue Lake, CA, Dell'Arte was granted $20,000 to support
the national tour of two original theater works and associated
residencies comprised of workshops and community activities;
and in Santa Fe, Vasulkas received $15,000 to support the
creation of a seven channel video installation work by Steina.
In Seattle, Peace for the Streets by Kids From the Streets
will use its $25,000 Creativity grant to support the public
art project TRANSITIONS. Artists Bradley McCallum and
Jacqueline Tarry will create a series of street installations
addressing issues of homelessness and youth.
LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES make up the second largest
funding category of this round, with 22 projects funded for a
total of $3.5 million. Through its Leadership Initiatives, the
Arts Endowment takes an active role in developing and
implementing hallmark projects of national significance in the
arts.
For instance, in Boston, MA, Adaptive Environments Center
received $65,000 to support the third phase of Access to
Design Professions, a leadership effort to increase the number
of, and support for, people with disabilities in design
professions; and in Washington, DC, Dance/USA received
$500,000 to support the second round of the National College
Choreography Initiative, a project which will bring classic
American dances of the past century and newly commissioned
works to students and audiences in communities across the
nation.
Through the ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY category, 44
organizations will receive a total of nearly $1.5 million for
projects designed to develop future arts leaders as well as
enhance the administrative and managerial skills of those
already working in the field.
For instance, the National Guild of Community Schools of
the Arts will use their $40,000 to support Project Bridge, a
three-part leadership training initiative will include a
series of gatherings, a management training institute, and a
mentoring and partnership program.
In Fairfax, VA, Associated Writing Programs (AWP) received
$65,000 to support the production, printing and distribution
of THE WRITER'S CHRONICLE and the AWP Job List, as well as
continued development of the AWP Web site, and the 2003 AWP
Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
And in Madison, WI, the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
received $18,000 to support the Organizational Assistance
Program which will provide targeted technical assistance to
strengthen organizational capacity of new and emerging rural
and inner-city arts organizations.
Ten TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIPS of varying amounts were
also awarded for a total of $140,000. Translation Fellowship
recipients included Shirley Kaufman to support the translation
from Hebrew of selected poems by Meir Wieseltier; and
Elizabeth Wright to support the translation from German of
Zafer Senocak's book of poems, FERNWEHANSTALTEN. Raised in
Turkey and Germany, Senocak has published seven books of
poetry.
FROM MAINE TO HAWAII....
A few more of the 908 grant recipients -- as described by
the Arts Endowment --- are listed here.
- Maine
_Bates College (on behalf of BATES DANCE FESTIVAL)
(Lewiston, ME)
$20,000 to support commissioning,
presentation, outreach and educational activities. New
Voices/New Works will include Doug Varone and Dancers,
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Stephen Koplowitz/Robert
Een and a group of disabled artists. (Creativity)
- Vermont
_FLYNN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (Burlington,
VT)
$55,000 to support THE CHINA PROJECT, commissions of
new interdisciplinary work and presentations of
international dance companies. Part of a 40-event season,
this project will include activities for local school
enrichment, audience education and professional development.
(Creativity)
- New Hampshire
_DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, NH)
$25,000 to
support To Bridge, a series of commissions, performances and
educational residencies. To Bridge productions will feature
artists who are able to communicate across generations and
approach new work from a multidisciplinary perspective.
(Creativity)
- Massachusetts
_BOSTON CYBERARTS (Jamaica Plain, MA)
$20,000
to support the Boston Cyberarts Festival. Ten events will be
developed and produced for the 2003 festival. (Creativity)
_FINE ARTS WORK CENTER IN PROVINCETOWN
(Provincetown, MA)
$30,000 to support the Winter
Residency Program which will provide 20 emerging writers and
visual artists with housing, studios and a monthly stipend.
(Creativity)
_REVOLVING MUSEUM (Lowell, MA)
$26,000 to
support the public art series On Track & Off the Beaten
Path. The project will unite artists, local organizations
and city leaders in a collaborative effort to transform the
underutilized train tracks and alleyways of Lowell's
historic district. (Creativity)
- Rhode Island
_ALLIANCE OF ARTISTS' COMMUNITIES (Providence,
RI)
$20,000 to support the development of skills of
emerging leaders in the field of artists' communities. This
two part initiative will include a peer-mentoring program
and two regional meetings. (Organizational)
_BROWN UNIVERSITY (Providence, RI)
$16,000 to
support the commission, development and workshop of a new
play. Playwright Richard Wesley will write a new play
entitled BIG IDEAS that examines the black middle-class in
the post-Civil Rights era. (Creativity)
- Connecticut
_CURBSTONE PRESS (Willimantic, CT)
$20,000 to
support the translation and publication of poetry and
fiction by writers from Vietnam, Guatemala, Cuba and the
Dominican Republic. Curbstone Press will sponsor readings by
international writers in bookstores, libraries, schools and
communities with large minority populations. (Creativity)
- New York
_ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Albany, NY)
$19,000
to support the creation and presentation of 16 new works by
emerging composers. (Creativity)
_ALLIANCE OF NEW YORK STATE ARTS COUNCILS
(Mattituck, NY)
$40,000 to support the use of technology
to deliver services and online learning by building a
virtual arts administration portal in New York. The project
will include the continued development of interactive
Web-based tools, online course learning and e-monitoring.
(Organizational Capacity)
_ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK (New York,
NY)
$25,000 to support WorldView reports which include
web-based presentations on the architecture and urban design
of cities and regions around the world. (Creativity)
_ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENTS IN RADIO (Brooklyn,
NY)
$30,000 to support the Residency Project. Experienced
radio producers will work at individual public radio
stations to create new work on their own and with the staff
at each station. (Creativity)
_BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (on behalf of Longwood
Arts Gallery) (Bronx, NY)
$31,000 to support cyberspace
residencies which enable artists to work with advanced
computer technology. An exhibition of completed works will
be hosted on Longwood's online cyber gallery; public
programs and demonstrations will complement the residencies.
(Creativity)
_FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENT VIDEO AND FILM (New
York, NY)
$45,000 to support the publication of THE
INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO MONTHLY and its online companion
resource. The nationally distributed magazine provides
information on all aspects of independent film and video
production including practical, aesthetic, and scholarly
articles. (Creativity)
_JOHN KELLY & CO. (Dagmar Collective, Inc.)
(New York, NY)
$10,000 to support the final creation of a
dance theater work by John Kelly, in collaboration with
lyricist Mark Campbell and composer Michael Torke. THE
PARADISE PROJECT is an inspiration from the 1945 French film
LES ENFANT DU PARADIS (Children of Paradise) by Marcel
Carne. (Creativity)
_LIGHT WORK VISUAL STUDIES (Syracuse,
NY)
$45,000 to support a residency program for artists
and the publication of their work in CONTACT SHEET - THE
LIGHT WORK ANNUAL. Participating artists' work will also be
made available on Light Work's online database. (Creativity)
_LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL (New York,
NY)
$55,000 to support an exhibition and publication
project and the newly designed Downtown Residency Program.
The exhibition and publication reflect the diverse body of
work created through the Council's World Trade Center artist
residency program from 1997 through 2001. (Creativity)
_NATIONAL AUDIO THEATRE FESTIVALS (Hempstead,
NY)
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$10,000 to support the Audio Theatre Workshop, a series of
classes which trains audio artists in script writing,
performance for radio and technical skills to produce
innovative live radio drama (Creativity)
_NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (New York,
NY)
$55,000 to support the NYFA Leadership Initiative. A
series of peer-learning groups and workshops, and individual
consultancies to enhance the leadership skills of
administrators from small and mid sized arts groups.
(Organizational Capacity)
_POLLOCK-KRASNER HOUSE AND STUDY CENTER (Stony
Brook Foundation) (East Hampton, NY)
$107,000 to support
the stabilization of the home and studio of 20th-century
abstract painters Jackson Pollock (1912-56) and Lee Krasner
(1908-84). The home and studio, left intact, house the
artists' personal library of books, exhibition catalogs, and
a large collection of jazz and classical records.
(Leadership)
_PUBLIC ART FUND (New York, NY)
$30,000 to
support In the Public Realm, a commissioning opportunity for
emerging artists to develop art projects in an urban
context. The temporary projects will be documented in a
series of publications. (Creativity)
_THE WRITERS ROOM (New York, NY)
$15,000 to
support subsidized work space for emerging writers using the
Writers Room, an urban writer's colony in New York City
which provides authors with workspace. (Creativity)
- New Jersey
_INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER (Hamilton,
NJ)
$20,000 to support a series of articles and reviews
on emerging and under-recognized artists for Sculpture
magazine. Articles solicited will focus on work of current
artists, events and public art projects. (Creativity)
_NATIONAL POETRY SERIES (Princeton, NJ)
$10,000
to support judging fees and publication costs for volumes of
poetry selected from the National Poetry Series Open
Competition. Chosen by poets, the winning manuscripts will
be published by HarperCollins, Louisiana State Univ. Press,
Sun & Moon Press, the Univ. of Illinois Press and Viking
Penguin. (Creativity)
- Washington DC
_CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON (Washington,
DC)
$25,000 to support the presentation and national
radio broadcast of the 15th annual CHORAL TRIBUTE TO MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR. Choral Arts Society, Howard University
Choir, a children's choir, and a gospel choir will combine
forces for performances conducted by Norman Scribner.
(Creativity)
_DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
(Washington, DC)
$10,000 to support the development and
production of a new play through the Voices from a Changing
Israel series. The series, offering plays chronicling life
in the Middle East, will feature the presentation of IN THE
DARK by Motti Lerner during the 2003 season. (Creativity)
_FOREST SERVICE, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
(Washington, DC)
$150,000 to support the Arts and Rural
Community Assistance Initiative. The initiative will provide
grants for arts projects that celebrate rural America's
diverse cultural heritage, strengthen the arts in rural
communities by supporting works of artistic excellence, and
advance learning in the arts. (Leadership)
- Maryland
_COLUMBIA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (Columbia,
MD)
$10,000 to support a year-long residency project for
a hip-hop dance company with a history of working with
inner-city youth. Rennie Harris Puremovement will present
FACING MEKKA and will work with low income teens to develop
their own works. (Creativity)
_ARLINGTON COUNTY CULTURAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
(Arlington, VA)
$20,000 to support a public art project
documenting the daily lives of citizens in Arlington County.
Using small video cameras mounted on the participants, video
will be projected at seven public outdoor sites and streamed
live on the Web. (Creativity)
- Pennsylvania
_FABRIC WORKSHOP (Philadelphia, PA)
$50,000 to
support the artist-in-residence program. Each artist will
create new work using innovative fabrics, materials and
construction techniques in exploratory ways. (Creativity)
_PIG IRON THEATRE COMPANY (Philadelphia,
PA)
$10,000 to support the development and production of
a new theater work. The Lucia Joyce Cabaret is an
ensemble-created piece directed by company member Deborah
Stein. (Creativity)
_TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (Philadelphia, PA)
$12,000
to support the development and production of LA MAQUINA DEL
TIEMPO. This new interdisciplinary work by choreographer
Merian Soto will explore the influence of salsa on musical
and dance forms. (Creativity)
- West Virginia
_CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL
(Shepherdstown, WV)
$15,000 to support the development
and production of a new theater work. VOLUNTEERS by
playwright Craig Wright will be presented in the summer of
2003. (Creativity)
- North Carolina
_BREVARD MUSIC CENTER (Brevard, NC)
$10,000 to
support guest artist teachers and scholarships for the
Advanced Chamber Music Program. The 12 participants will
receive professional development under the guidance of guest
master teachers in residence through the summer 2003
session. (Creativity)
_DOC ARTS (Durham, NC)
$20,000 to support the
6th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The event will
showcase work by emerging, established and international
documentarians. (Creativity)
_NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION (Raleigh,
NC)
$15,000 to support the exhibition DEFYING GRAVITY:
CONTEMPORARY ART AND FLIGHT, with accompanying catalog and
education programs. (Creativity)
- South Carolina
_ETV ENDOWMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA (Spartanburg,
SC)
$81,000 to support the preservation of over 20 years
of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. Over 500 programs,
featuring McPartland's conversations with an impressive list
of American jazz legends, will be stabilized and cataloged
for future access by scholars, educators and the general
public. (Leadership)
_SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS ALLIANCE (Rock Hill,
SC)
$15,000 to support South Carolina Arts Alliance's
(SCAA) Peer Advisory Network (PAN). Through PAN, the SCAA
proposes to develop and implement a new accounting service
for nonprofit arts organizations, and to provide workshops
in financial practices to benefit organizations in rural and
underserved communities. (Organizational Capacity)
- Tennessee
_HUMANITIES TENNESSEE (Nashville, TN)
$15,000
to support THE SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS: A CELEBRATION OF
THE WRITTEN WORD IN 2003. With an annual audience of 30,000,
this free, three-day festival features readings and panel
sessions by more than 200 authors. (Creativity)
_NASHVILLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (Nashville,
TN)
$10,000 to support the AMERICAN SONG FESTIVAL, a
six-concert project celebrating the American art song. The
festival, directed by music director Paul Gambill, will
include the commission and premiere of a new work by Dr. J.
Mark Scearce based on a text by Nobel Laureate Toni
Morrison. (Creativity)
- Alabama
_ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (Montgomery,
AL)
$30,000 to support the production of a new play. THE
VENUS DE MILO IS ARMED BY KIA CORTHRON will be presented as
part of the Southern Writers' Project. (Creativity)
- Arkansas
_DAVIS MCCOMBS (Fayetteville, AR)
Poet (ULTIMA
THULE, Yale University Press, 2000) (Literature Fellowship)
- Kentucky
_APPALSHOP (Whitesburg, KY)
$135,000 to support
the preservation of Appalshop's film, video, audio and
photographic archives. The Appalshop Archive, an extensive
repository of the history and culture of the Appalachian
region, also offers a unique look into the work of one of
the country's oldest independent media centers. (Leadership)
_J.B. SPEED ART MUSEUM (Louisville, KY)
$30,000
to support PRESENCE, a series of exhibitions of contemporary
art, with accompanying publications and education programs.
(Creativity)
- Florida
_MIAMI CITY BALLET (Miami Beach, FL)
$30,000 to
support the presentation of a world premiere. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BALLROOM, choreographed by Artistic Director
Edward Villella, is a new work in four acts. (Creativity)
_MIAMI LIGHT PROJECT (Miami, FL)
$5,000 to
support the creation and presentation of an evening-length
dance theater work. Hip-Hop Elements will be choreographed
by Miami-based Ricardo "Speedy Legs" Fernandez. (Creativity)
_SOUTH FLORIDA COMPOSERS ALLIANCE (Miami,
FL)
$10,000 to support the Sound Arts Workshop residency
program. The project will provide four interdisciplinary
artists with access to equipment, technical assistance and
artist fees for the creation of sound-based work
(Creativity)
- Puerto Rico
_ANDANZA (San Juan, PR)
$10,000 to support the
commissioning of a work by choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras
and the creation of works by dancers of Andanza. The pieces
will be presented in a production at the Luis A. Ferre
Performing Arts Center (Creativity)
- Louisiana
_NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK (New Orleans,
LA)
$70,000 to support the creation of work and dance
touring. The project will include dance residencies and
related educational and outreach activities in over 21
communities throughout the United States. (Creativity)
_NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION (New Orleans,
LA)
$10,000 to support the commission and production of
THE BARONESS by Thea Musgrave. This historical opera, based
on the life of the Baroness Micaela Almonaster Pontalba of
New Orleans, will be the centerpiece for the celebration of
the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial. (Creativity)
- Georgia
_HORIZON THEATRE COMPANY (Atlanta, GA)
$12,000
to support PlayWorks, the new play development activities
associated with the New South for the NEW CENTURY PLAY
FESTIVAL. The PlayWorks program will feature developmental
workshops for playwrights culminating in public staged
readings. (Creativity)
_NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL (Atlanta,
GA)
$30,000 to support major performance projects at the
summer NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL 2003, which will focus
on the next generation. Presentations of hip-hop, new
performance pieces and intergenerational work will be
supplemented by educational activities which place works in
their cultural context. (Creativity)
- Michigan
_ARTSERVE MICHIGAN (Southfield, MI)
$15,000 to
support and expand the Volunteer Services Program. ArtServe
will present workshops focusing on the business of being an
artist, and will develop online forums, an arts fair and a
speakers' bureau. (Organizational Capacity)
_DETROIT REPERTORY COMPANY (MILLAN THEATRE
COMPANY)
(Detroit, MI) $10,000 to support a production
and special marketing initiatives for a play about racism,
compassion and brotherhood. John Henry Redwood's NO NIGGERS,
NO JEWS, NO DOGS will be directed by Ed Smith.
(Creativity)
_DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Detroit,
MI)
$50,000 to support the creation and presentation of a
new composition by Michael Daugherty and related residency
activities. The new work, a violin concerto, will be
premiered by violinist Pamela Frank and recorded for
broadcast in May 2003. (Creativity)
_POETRY SLAM (Whitmore Lake, MI)
$20,000 to
support the 14th Annual National Poetry Slam in Chicago,
Ill. This four-day festival will showcase more than 250
poets from across the nation and abroad to an estimated
audience of 10,000. (Creativity)
- Ohio
_CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Cleveland,
OH)
$25,000 to support the 27th annual Cleveland
International Film Festival, including the sixth annual
Midwest Independent Filmmakers Conference. The event
presents current work from around the world and complements
it with educational programs to increase the audience's
understanding of, and appreciation for, the art form.
(Creativity)
_COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Columbus,
OH)
$15,000 to support the CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL.
In a consortium with Ohio State University, the performances
by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra will include student and
faculty ensembles, local artists and music scholars.
(Creativity)
_WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS (Columbus,
OH)
$75,000 to support the commissioning of visual,
performing and media art works. The project is a part of the
Wexner Center for the Arts' ongoing artists residency
program which provides support for the creation, completion
and/or presentation of art. (Creativity)
- Illinois
_CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Chicago,
IL)
$90,000 To support MUSICNOW, a series of concerts of
the music of living composers, recorded for radio broadcast.
The 13 concerts scheduled in the spring of 2003 will include
works by eight composers including world premieres of two
commissions. (Creativity)
_MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (Chicago,
IL)
$33,000 to support a series of large-scale
performance projects based on interdisciplinary and
collaborative practice. In its fifth season of performing
arts programming, the museum will produce, co-commission or
provide developmental residencies for new works.
(Creativity)
_WBEZ Alliance (Chicago, IL)
$15,000 to support
the Third Coast International Audio Festival. Established in
2001 as a "Sundance for Radio," the festival provides an
opportunity for documentarians, feature reporters and audio
artists from around the globe to gather to share expertise.
(Creativity)
- Kansas
_INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR JAZZ EDUCATION
(Manhattan, KS)
$40,000 to support workshops, master
classes, panel sessions, artists' fees and production costs
during the 30th annual International Association of Jazz
Education (IAJE) Conference and Music Festival. The January
2004 conference will be held in New York City.
(Organizational Capacity)
- Missouri
_CORNERSTONE THEATER COMPANY (Kansas City,
MO)
$50,000 to support the BLACK AIDS: BLACK FAITH
PROJECT. A collaboration with African-American clergy and
African-Americans affected by HIV/AIDS will result in the
creation and production of a new play. (Creativity) The
Missouri Review (University of Missouri at Columbia)
(Columbia, MO)
$25,000 to support publication, promotion
and related expenses for issues of THE MISSOURI REVIEW. The
magazine will enhance its Web site, increase authors' fees
and target 50,000 potential readers through a national
direct mail campaign. (Creativity)
- Oklahoma
_TULSA BALLET THEATRE (Tulsa, OK)
$10,000 to
support a repertory program of commissioned works.
Choreographers Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli and Mauricio
Wainrot will create one-act ballets for the FESTIVAL OF
CREATIONS program. (Creativity)
- Wisconsin
_SKYLIGHT OPERA THEATRE (Milwaukee, WI)
$12,500
to support workshops of the opera Midnight Angel by David
Carlson. Two two-day workshops with orchestral reduction by
Ronald Foster will be held in 2003. (Creativity)
_WOODLAND PATTERN BOOK CENTER (Milwaukee,
WI)
$25,000 to support a series of readings, exhibits and
workshops in Milwaukee's inner city. Proposed visiting
authors include Kathleen Fraser, Ed Friedman, Suheir Hammad,
Lisa Jarnot, Joanne Kyger, Nathaniel Mackay, Sianne Ngai,
Anne Waldman and Luci Tapahonso. (Creativity)
- Minnesota
_COFFEE HOUSE PRESS (Minneapolis, MN)
$50,000
to support the publication, promotion and national
distribution of new collections of poetry. Scheduled writers
include Wang Ping, Lorenzo Thomas, Brenda Coultas and Yuko
Taniguchi. (Creativity)
_FORECAST Public Artworks (St. Paul,
MN)
$18,000 to support the publication PUBLIC ART REVIEW,
a journal detailing trends and new projects in the public
art field. One issue will focus on cross-disciplinary public
art projects, another will examine the use of light in
public art. (Creativity)
_IFP MSP (INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECT/NORTH)
(Minneapolis, MN)
$10,000 to support the purchase of film
and video equipment for use by media artists in the region.
(Creativity)
_ILLUSION THEATER & SCHOOL (Minneapolis,
MN)
$35,000 to support the commission and creation of a
new musical theater work. Composer and lyricist Rob Hartmann
and adaptor Peter Rothstein will create a new musical
entitled THE CENTURY BALLROOM with choreography by Danny
Buraecski (Creativity)
- Indiana
_INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (Terre Haute, IN
)
$10,000 to support the 37th annual CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
FESTIVAL in 2003. (Creativity)
_NEW HARMONY PROJECT (Indianapolis, IN)
$12,000
to support the development of new works for the theater. The
New Harmony Project will host an 18 day conference for
playwrights to develop new scripts through workshops,
readings and rehearsals. (Creativity)
- Nebraska
_BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS (Omaha,
NE)
$40,000 to support residencies for artists to create
new work. Participating artists will be provided with
housing, workspace, technical assistance and a monthly
stipend for three- to six-month periods. (Creativity)
_FRIENDS OF THE MARY RIEPMA ROSS FILM THEATER
(Lincoln, NE)
$10,000 to support the GREAT PLAINS FILM
FESTIVAL. The festival provides a showcase for film and
video artists working in the American heartland.
(Creativity)
- Iowa
_DES MOINES ART CENTER (Edmundson Art Foundation)
(Des Moines, IA $20,000 to support the exhibition MAGIC
MARKERS: OBJECTS OF TRANSFORMATION, with accompanying
catalog and education programs. (Creativity)
_UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS (Iowa City,
IA)
$8,000 to support publication costs and related
expenses for two winning selections from the Iowa Short
Fiction Award competition. Titles will be selected by Jayne
Anne Phillips, author of Machine Dreams. (Creativity)
- New Mexico
_ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER FOUNDATION (on
behalf of Roswell Artist in Residence Program)
(Roswell,
NM)
$16,000 to support one-year residencies for visual
artists. Participating artists will be provided with a
professionally equipped studio, living accommodations, a
monthly stipend and concentrated time to develop their work.
(Creativity)
- Arizona
_CHILDSPLAY (Tempe, AZ)
$25,000 to support an
artistic collaboration between playwright Barry Kornhauser
and director Eric Johnson. Together they will collaborate on
a new work which explores the power and possibilities of
myth in the lives of today's young people. (Creativity)
- Colorado
_EL CENTRO SU TEATRO (Denver, CO)
$25,000 to
support the Touring Teatro Encuentro project. Su Teatro,
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and Xicanindio Artes will
conduct workshop productions of EL SOL QUE TU ERES/THE SUN
THAT YOU ARE by Anthony Garcia, in four cities. (Creativity)
_ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL (Aspen, CO)
$35,000 to
support the American Academy of Conducting, a professional
development program for post conservatory musicians. Under
the direction of music director David Zinman and conductor
Murry Sidlin, the summer 2003 project will engage 24
participants in an extensive conducting institute.
(Creativity)
- Texas
_ARTLIES (Houston, TX)
$13,000 to support the
reviews section of ArtLies, a quarterly publication which
covers the visual arts in Texas. First published in 1993,
ARTLIES seeks to expand its news coverage and critical
dialogue of the visual arts. (Creativity)
_BALLET AUSTIN (Austin, TX)
$10,000 to support
the creation of dance works set to the music of Austin
bands. 3 BY 3 LIVE BANDS will include works by
choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Gina Patterson and Artistic
Director Stephen Mills. (Creativity)
_CW&TW (CENTER FOR WOMEN & THEIR WORK)
(Austin, TX)
$27,000 to support a series of solo
exhibitions targeted to young and emerging women artists of
Texas. The exhibitions will be accompanied by catalogs and
educational and outreach activities. (Creativity)
_GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER (San Antonio,
TX)
$40,000 to support Voces Femeninas: Woman Artists
Across Las Generaciones. This year-long project will pair
established and emerging dancers, writers, and theater
artists to explore the contributions of women artists to
Latino/Chicano culture. (Creativity)
_WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY (Houston,
TX)
$35,000 to support the development, creation and
presentation of an adaptive, web-based master plan for
Houston's Fifth Ward. The plan will assist this older,
inner-city neighborhood to direct development forces in a
manner sensitive to the current residents and built
environment. (Creativity)
- Utah
_SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY (Salt Lake City,
UT)
$6,000 to support the development and workshops of a
new play by J.T. Rogers. Rogers will develop a script
through a workshop process culminating in a free, public
reading.
- Wyoming
_PAISLEY REKDAL (Laramie, WY)
Poet whose books
include A CRASH OF RHINOS (U. of Georgia Press, 2000) and
THE NIGHT MY MOTHER MET BRUCE LEE: OBSERVATIONS ON NOT
FITTING IN (Pantheon, 2000)
- Montana
_SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS (Missoula,
MT)
$10,000 to support the 35th annual conference
focusing on jewelry, design and the metal arts. To be held
in San Francisco, the conference will include
demonstrations, presentations, technical workshops and
exhibitions. (Creativity)
- North Dakota
_NORTH DAKOTA MUSEUM OF ART (Grand Forks,
ND)
$20,000 to support commissions for contemporary
photographers Jim Dow and Robert Polidori and catalogs of
their work. (Creativity)
- South Dakota
_SOUTH DAKOTANS FOR THE ARTS (Lead, SD)
$20,000
to support the Prairie Arts Management Institute. The
project will be conducted for the benefit of small and
mid-sized organizations from the prairie states of Middle
America. (Organizational Capacity)
- Idaho
_THE IDAHO REVIEW (BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY) (Boise,
ID)
$7,500 to support the production and promotion of
issues of THE IDAHO REVIEW. The journal will promote its
issues through direct mail, a public reading and a short
story contest. (Creativity)
- Nevada
_NEVADA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (Reno, NV)
$8,000
to support the development and production of a new play.
BASED ON AMIGAS: LETTERS OF FRIENDSHIP AND EXILE by Emma
Sepulveda and Marjorie Agosin, an adaptation by Artistic
Director Jeanmarie Simpson and associate artist L. Martina
Young will be presented in the summer of 2003. (Creativity)
- California
_AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER FOUNDATION (San
Francisco, CA)
$38,000 to support the world premiere
production of a new play by Chay Yew. Night for Day will be
the first piece to emerge from a series of commissions of
Asian-American artists intended to extend the theater's
reach into the Bay Area's Asian-American community.
(Creativity)
_AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (Los Angeles,
CA)
$25,000 to support the Directing Workshop for Women.
Each year, the program provides individuals with the
necessary skills and portfolio to enter the directing field.
(Creativity)
_ARPANA DANCE COMPANY (Irvine, CA)
$7,000 to
support the creation of a new work, LIFE AS A RIVER. Through
the traditional dance form of Bharata Natyam, this work will
present the essence of prose, poetry, legend and music
referencing the River Ganga. (Creativity)
_ARROYO ARTS COLLECTIVE (Los Angeles,
CA)
$6,000 to support Poetry in the Windows, a project to
display multilingual poetry posters along a major commercial
corridor in Los Angeles. The collective will distribute
1,000 brochures describing the featured poems and reach an
estimated audience of 15,000 people during June of 2003.
(Creativity)
_California State University Sacramento Trust
Foundation (on behalf of FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN MUSIC)
(Sacramento, CA)
$15,000 to support the Festival which
will focus on many facets of new American music.
(Creativity)
_DJERASSI RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM (Woodside,
CA)
$35,000 to support one-month residencies for American
artists. The project will provide studios, living
accommodations, meals and professional support for media
artists, visual artists, writers, choreographers and
composers. (Creativity)
_INDEPENDENT EYE (Sebastopol, CA)
$10,000 to
support the production of a radio series by Conrad Bishop
and Elizabeth Fuller. HITCHHIKING OFF THE MAP will combine
documentary and drama techniques to explore transformations
in people's lives. (Creativity)
_LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, Los
Angeles, CA $20,000 to support the commission and exhibition
of a site-specific public artwork by Maria Elena Gonzalez
who will build and install Magic Carpet/Home during a
residency by working with members of a public housing
complex in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
(Creativity)
- Oregon
_CALYX (Corvallis, OR)
$20,000 to support
publication and promotion of issues of CALYX, a journal of
art and literature by women. The journal will increase
honoraria to writers and artists, launch a direct mail
subscription campaign and coordinate a reading series for
emerging Calyx authors. (Creativity)
_NORTHWEST FILM CENTER (Portland Art Museum)
(Portland, OR)
$40,000 to support the Northwest Film and
Video Festival and its tour throughout the Northwest. The
festival showcases new work by media artists living in
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia. (Creativity)
_WHITE BIRD (Portland, OR)
$15,000 to support
the presentation of dance companies as part of The White
Bird/Portland State University Dance Series. The series will
include workshops and a co-commissioned work. (Creativity)
(Creativity)
- Washington
_ARTIST TRUST (Seattle, WA)
$15,000 to support
the maintenance and expansion of the Information Services
program. The project serves artists by collecting and
dispensing professional development information and
resources to the artists of Washington. (Organizational
Capacity)
_NNABA (NORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETWEAVERS
ASSOCIATION) (Omak, WA)
$20,000 to support the 2003
MASTER BASKETWEAVERS GATHERING. The gathering will honor 35
Native-American master basketweavers by showcasing their
basketry, demonstrating artistic styles and producing a
public art market. (Creativity)
_ON THE BOARDS (Seattle, WA)
$15,000 to support
the NEW PERFORMANCE SERIES, which will include challenging
new works by artists and the NORTHWEST NEW WORKS FESTIVAL,
an annual juried showcase of new works by regional artists.
(Creativity)
- Alaska
_ANCHORAGE CONCERT ASSOCIATION (Anchorage,
AK)
$15,000 to support a six-day dance and music
residency. This residency of Pilobolus and the St. Lawrence
String Quartet will include performances, pre- and
post-performance discussions, master classes and
school-based activities. (Creativity)
- Hawaii
_BAMBOO RIDGE PRESS (Honolulu, HI)
$10,000 to
support publication, promotion and distribution costs for
issues of BAMBOO RIDGE. Proposed issues include a 25th
anniversary edition and a special issue on Hawaiian writers
of Korean heritage. (Creativity)
_UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (Honolulu,
HI)
$20,000 to support publication, promotion,
distribution and related expenses for issues of MANOA: A
PACIFIC JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WRITING. Scheduled issues
will feature Cambodian and Cambodian-American writing and
postmodern Chinese fiction. (Creativity)
This initial round of NEA grants would allocate about
27% of the year's expected grantmaking funds. However, since
the Federal FY03 began on October 1, 2002, the NEA has been
operating on a Continuing Resolution based on FY02 funding
levels. The final FY03 budget has not yet been determined.
President Bush requested NEA funding at $117 million,
nearly a $2 million increase from the previous year. With the
House recommending a $10 million increase, Congress has
recommended higher amounts -- which would bring arts funding
back to their pre-1995 levels, before they were slashed by 40
percent as a result of right wing attacks on the arts.
Sources/resources:
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS -- http://www.arts.gov/
_"National
Endowment For The Arts Awards Nearly $26 Million In First
Grantmaking Round Of Fiscal Year 2003" --- http://www.arts.gov/endownews/news02/Announce12-18-02.html
Includes
links to complete listings of grants in this round
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