2003 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access; Arts on Radio & TV; Arts Learning; Folk Arts Infrastructure; Heritage/Preservation; State & Regional Partnership Agreements

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

MISSOURI

Columbia

University of Missouri at Columbia (consortium)
Columbia, MO
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$25,000
To support the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. The program is designed to pair teams of master artists and apprentices who are committed to conserving their artistic traditions and cultural heritage.

Kansas City

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc. (consortium)
Kansas City, MO
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$25,000
To support the continuation of AileyCamp, a six-week summer program for middle-school students. Project activities will include dance classes, creative communications through storytelling and creative writing, personal development classes, guest speakers, field trips and family events, and a final performance.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support a residency for Ailey II. Activities will include performances of Ailey II in Kansas City, a rural residency in Kansas and outreach activities throughout the bi-state metropolitan area.

Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City, MO
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$956,300
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

St. Louis

Metro Theater Company
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$27,000
To support a tour of two of the theater's repertory works for young people. Frankenstein's Children, by R.N. Sandburg with a sound score by Michael Keck, and More Stuff, by Christopher Gurr, will tour to schools, community centers and performing arts venues across the U.S.

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$546,400
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Folk Arts Infrastructure FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$20,000
To support the creation of a pilot folk arts education program. Activities will include curated folk arts residencies for public schools.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (aka OTSL) (consortium)
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$65,000
To support workshops and the world premiere of a one-act opera for young people, titled Lewis and Clark: Dream of the Pacific by Stephen Mager. The project will commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
$10,000
To support the Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute. The project provides comprehensive training and support for artists and social service providers who work to develop community arts partnerships.

Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support the St. Louis Tap Festival. The event showcases locally, nationally and internationally known artists.

Saint Louis Symphony Society
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$50,000
To support regional concerts in underserved communities. The symphony will perform free ensemble performances and low-cost orchestral concerts in Missouri and Illinois.

St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$35,000
To support outreach programs designed to provide access to theater for underserved communities, promote African-American culture among diverse populations and cultivate new audiences. Component activities will include touring performances, discussion series, student matinees, and short and long-term workshops in theater.

West Plains

West Plains Council on the Arts, Inc.
West Plains, MO
CATEGORY: Folk Arts Infrastructure FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$30,000
To support a folklorist position and related costs. Responsibilities include identifying, locating and creating a database of traditional arts practitioners in the region, and increasing performance and exhibition programming.

Missouri Total Dollars Awarded: $1,819,700
Missouri Total Grants Awarded : 13

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