2003 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Organizational Capacity/Literature Fellowships
Leadership Initiatives

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

KENTUCKY

Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Inc.
Louisville, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$45,000
To support the 27th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. Artistic Director Marc Masterson will program this annual signature event and provide artistic oversight.

Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of American Festival Project)
Whitesburg, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$35,000
To support the American Festival Project's Primary Labs and Traveling Council. The project supports artists in the creation of community arts projects in underserved regions of Appalachia.

Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$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.

J.B. Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$30,000
To support Presence, a series of exhibitions of contemporary art, with accompanying publications and education programs.

Kentucky Opera Association
Louisville, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$22,500
To support a new production of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti. As a centerpiece of the 50th anniversary season, two performances will be given at the Kentucky Center for the Arts' Whitney Hall with a final dress rehearsal targeted for students.

Master Musicians Festival, Inc.
Somerset, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$10,000
To support the 2003 Master Musicians Festival. The festival presents performers of many cultures alongside indigenous musicians, simultaneously promoting diversity and the region's rich musical heritage.

Sarabande Books, Inc.
Louisville, KY
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$25,000
To support the publication and promotion of collections of poetry and short fiction. Sarabande will create readers' guides that include interviews, discussion questions, and biographical and review material, and will make the authors available for online chats.

Total Dollars Awarded: $302,500
Total Grants Awarded: 7

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