2004 Grant Awards: State Listings
Arts on Radio and Television/Folk Arts Infrastructure/Heritage & Preservation/Learning in the Arts/Partnerships
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to
change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
ALABAMA
Alabama Folklife Association, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Leadership Initiatives FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk
& Traditional Arts
To support the executive director's position and related costs.
Responsibilities include creation of an Alabama Community Scholars
Institute and the establishment of partnerships with federal and
state organizations to document and present folk arts in various
communities.
Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation,
Inc.
North Birmingham, AL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts
Education
To support a modern dance residency. During a two-week summer
program in North Birmingham, students will learn choreography and
dance techniques from Complexions, a New York City contemporary
dance company.
Alabama State Council on the Arts
Montgomery, AL
$646,800
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State &
Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.
Community Foundation of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts
Education
To support the Merging of Cultures. The project will provide a
photography and writing artist-residency program in public schools
through artist-led workshops and weekly classes for students in the
third through 12th grades.
Sloss Furnace Association, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$38,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts
Education
To support the Summer Youth Apprenticeship program. High school
students from the Birmingham area will apprentice with professional
artists to create cast-metal sculptures.
Space One Eleven, Inc.
Birmingham, AL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE:
Multidisciplinary
To support the pilot phase of an annual Summer Youth
Apprenticeship Program. The consortium will involve six young
people in a project to document the legacy of three Alabama jazz
legends as a means to cultivate Birmingham's jazz heritage.
ALABAMA total grants: 6
ALABAMA total dollars: $754,800
National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
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Washington, DC 20506
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