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.

SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre, SD
$20,000
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the Traditional Arts Program. The program includes a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, an annual arts exhibit, and fieldwork focused on folk arts and folklife on the Missouri River.

South Dakota Arts Council
Pierre, SD
$606,600
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Sioux Falls, SD
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the expansion of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra's state touring program. Two chamber ensembles and a chamber orchestra, composed of the symphony's musicians, will perform concerts and conduct educational programs in two communities.

Total Dollars Awarded: $634,100
Total Grants Awarded: 3

Arts Council of Rock Hill and York County
Rock Hill, SC
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Revival Design Camp Meeting, including the marketing of developed products. The Revival Design Camp Meeting provides cross-training to professional craft artists and environmentalists in the design of home furnishing and accessory prototypes that are primarily composed of recycled materials.

City of Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, SC
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the provision of low-and no-cost Piccolo Spoleto Festival events in a range of community settings. Piccolo Spoleto Festival presents national and international artists and provides a significant venue for artists of the southeast region.

ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Inc.
(on behalf of South Carolina Educational Radio)
Spartanburg, SC
$65,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts

To support the production of new programs for the weekly radio series Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. National Public Radio will distribute the programs to American audiences on more than 245 stations in the United States, and to international audiences via NPR Worldwide.

Marlboro County School District
Bennettsville, SC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning
To support expansion of the district's after-school, multitiered media project for disadvantaged middle school youth. The program teaches students to critically analyze media products through hands-on creation and exploratory viewing, listening and discussion.

Metropolitan Arts Council
Greenville, SC
$7,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Greenville Open Studios Local professional artists will open their studios for tours to the general public, and an exhibition of works by the participating artists will be mounted at the Greenville County Museum of Art.

South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
$13,000
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the South Carolina Art History project, with accompanying education programs. Working from its permanent collection, the museum will produce a comprehensive exhibition of South Carolina art examining new interpretations of works ranging from Native American vessels to contemporary installations.

South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
$648,600
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the continuation of the Heritage Corridor fieldwork coordinator position and the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Initiative. The continuation of these programs will strengthen the increasing interest in traditional arts programming across the state.

South Carolina Traditional Arts Network
Columbia, SC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support an executive director position and other related costs. The new position of this emerging folklore and folklife organization will be responsible for policymaking and funding, as well as developing and coordinating activities for the organization such as conference planning, membership development and marketing.

Total Dollars Awarded: $888,600
Total Grants Awarded: 9

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Washington, DC 20506