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2004 Grant Awards: State Listings

Creativity/Leadership Initiatives/Literature Fellowships
Services to Arts Organizations & Artists

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

VIRGINIA

Ackerman, Jennifer
Charlottesville, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Associated Writing Programs
Fairfax, VA
CATEGORY: Services to the Field FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$65,000
To support the production, printing, and distribution of The Writer's Chronicle and the AWP Job List, continued development of the AWP Web site, and the 2005 AWP Conference in Vancouver, Canada. AWP will promote the publications and annual conference through a 200,000-piece direct mail campaign.

Brown, Carrie
Sweet Briar, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support the restaging of works during the company's Studio Series. Works to be restaged include Djangology by Val Caniparoli, Nuevo Tango by William Soleau, and Streets and Legends by Colin Connor.

Signature Theatre, Inc.
Arlington, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$33,000
To support the revision and production of a work from the American musical theater canon. During its 2004 season, Signature Theatre will develop and present a revised version of the largely forgotten 1947 musical Allegro by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.

Virginia Arts Festival, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support chamber music concerts as part of the 2004 festival. Programs will feature the Imani Winds, composer-in-residence Chen Yi, chamber performances led by pianist and festival artistic director Andr-Michel Schub, and the Miami String Quartet.

Virginia Orchestra Group
Norfolk, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the Exploring Beethoven Festival. Conducted by music director JoAnn Falletta, performances will feature Beethoven's symphonies and chamber works.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the
Vienna, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$15,000
To support the world premiere of Volpone, a new chamber opera by John Musto with libretto by Mark Campbell. Commisioned by the Wolf Trap Foundation, the opera will have three performances at The Barnes of Wolf Trap, a 352-seat venue.

Virginia Total Dollars Awarded: $193,000
Virginia Total Grants Awarded: 8


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