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.

RHODE ISLAND

Providence

Brown University (consortium)
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$75,000
To support the continuation of the Arts Literacy Project (ALP). The program will provide year-round professional development opportunities for teachers and artists, in an effort to link arts and literacy.

Festival Ballet Providence
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$10,000
To support an interactive educational performance designed to reach underserved elementary school children. Teachers will receive resource information on dance with activities correlating to literacy and core curriculum academic subjects.

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra (on behalf of The Music School)
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$28,000
To support The Music School's programs of learning in and through the arts for at-risk youth at the Nathan Bishop Middle School. Program activities include workshops, in-school residencies, teacher training, and after-school programs for youth, ages six to 12.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$584,400
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Folk Arts Infrastructure FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$20,000
To support the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program and related costs. The program fosters the sharing and passing on of traditional skills within cultural communities.

Trinity Repertory Company (consortium)
Providence, RI
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$40,000
To support the development of a model for community outreach through arts enrichment programming for children and youth. The yearlong program of hands-on arts learning experiences will include workshops, theater performances and volunteer opportunities for underserved children and youth.

Rhode Island Total Dollars Awarded: $757,400
Rhode Island Total Grants Awarded: 6

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