2002 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access/Arts Learning/Arts on Radio & Television/ Challenge America Access/ Heritage-Preservation/ Leadership Initiatives/Partnership Agreements

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

ARIZONA

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
$665,500
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Arizona State University (on behalf of Bilingual Review Press)
Tempe, AZ
$11,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support documentation and preservation of work by Chicano art organizations since the 1960s in a publication. The book, published by the Bilingual Review Press, will document the artistic production of more than 25 organizations from various regions of the country.

Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, Inc.
Grand Canyon, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support the Native American Composer Apprentice Project. Developed with composer Brent Michael Davids and the Miro String Quartet, this project provides mentoring and training opportunities in composition and music literacy for eleventh-grade Native American students.

Mercy Housing (on behalf of Indigenous Community Enterprises)
Flagstaff, AZ
$57,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a housing project for elderly Navajos that incorporates traditional Navajo dwelling designs with contemporary housing design features. Design workshops will be conducted with Navajo elders and family members, community leaders, social service providers, tribal officials and facility managers.

Phoenix Symphony Association (consortium)
Phoenix, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support One Nation. The series of education programs for the local Native American community will include master classes for grades seven to 12, a classroom concert for elementary students and a free family community concert.

Scottsdale Cultural Council
Scottsdale, AZ
$50,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America Arts Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support an artist residency program in the Salt River and Gila River Pima/Maricopa Indian communities. The residency program will provide an opportunity for local and national artists to work with tribal children in elementary and secondary schools.

Tucson Symphony Society (consortium)
Tucson, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Southern Arizona Residency. The project consists of an educational component and a public concert in four rural communities in southern Arizona.

West Valley Fine Arts Council (consortium)
Litchfield Park, AZ
$7,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Mariachi Magico 2002. The event will combine performances by nationally recognized artists and workshops for area students as a means of providing access to traditional Mexican arts.

Total Dollars Awarded: $840,500
Total Grants Awarded: 8

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Washington, DC 20506