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.

FLORIDA

All Florida Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Hollywood, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support an expansion of Music STEPS (String Training and Education in Public Schools) - Choral Kids. The project will provide after-school choral training and performance opportunities for elementary and middle school students.

DeEtte Holden Cummer Museum Foundation
Jacksonville, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museums 
To support the conservation treatment of paintings in the permanent collection. The museum has a collection of nearly 4,000 objects from many ages and cultures.

Florida Department of State/Division of Cultural Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
$682,400
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Florida Division of Historical Resources (on behalf of Florida Folklife Program)
Tallahassee, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a survey of traditional arts in Latin-American and Vietnamese communities in central Florida. Documentation will result in the integration of artists into special events, Web site resources, and ongoing folklife programs.

Florida Division of Historical Resources
Tallahassee, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Leadership Initiatives  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a statewide outreach coordinator's postion and related costs. Activities will include the Florida Folklife Apprenticeship Program, Folklife Days, the Exploring Florida Folkife library programs, and the Voices of Florida radio series.

Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
$29,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support the Write a Play Tour and auxiliary activities for elementary and secondary school students. The program will include statewide touring of professional productions, playwriting workshops, teacher training, and the Young Playwrights Festival.

Historical Association of Southern Florida, Inc.
Miami, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support the Haitian Community Arts Project. Activities will include technical assistance to Haitian arts practitioners in south Florida, and an exhibition of photographs highlighting Haitian traditional arts.

Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance 
To support the presentation of Jerome Robbins's Afternoon of a Faun. In addition to the performance, there will be lecture-demonstrations and master classes.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (on behalf of New World School of the Arts)
Miami, FL
$63,000
CATEGORY: Arts Learning  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education 
To support development of a school-based, artist-in-residency program that teaches dance, theater, music, and visual arts in the context of South Florida's ethnic cultures. Visiting artists will guide high school students in the creation and exhibition of new artworks that tap into a deeper understanding of cultural identity.

FLORIDA total grants: 9
FLORIDA total dollars: $879,400

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
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Washington, DC 20506