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.

WEST VIRGINIA

Allegheny Echoes, Inc.
Marlinton, WV
$6,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support workshops in traditional Appalachian music and poetry. The workshops are designed to preserve, present and pass down the traditional arts of West Virginia.

Davis & Elkins College (on behalf of the Augusta Heritage Center)
Elkins, WV
$30,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the West Virginia Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program and the October Old-Time Fiddlers' Reunion. Apprenticeships normally take place in the home or workplace of the master artist where context, values and lore are shared along with the art itself.

West Virginia Division of Culture and History/Arts Section
Charleston, WV
$541,200
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
Charleston, WV
$40,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio & Television FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national broadcast of the radio series Mountain Stage. Distributed by Public Radio International to more than 125 stations throughout the United States, the weekly, two-hour program presents contemporary music and traditional roots performers.

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Charleston, WV
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a statewide tour to underserved rural communities. The symphony will reach audiences in 10 communities in fall and spring tours.

Total Dollars Awarded: $629,700
Total Grants Awarded: 5

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
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Washington, DC 20506