2005 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Folk Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts/Partnerships

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

ARIZONA

Arizona Commission on the Arts
Phoenix, AZ
$676,400
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Arizona State University (on behalf of Bilingual Review Press)
Tempe, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support educational and outreach programs that promote the work of Latino poets. Activities will include a Web site to foster the exchange of information among poets, literary organizations, and the general public.

Atlatl, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary 
To support the Native Arts Network Conference in Washington, DC. The Conference provides professional development, networking, and other services to enhance leadership in the field of Native American arts.

Grand Canyon Chamber Music Festival, Inc.
Grand Canyon, AZ
$18,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support the Native American Composer Apprentice Project for talented, Native American students living in rural northern Arizona. The project will involve compositional study resulting in the creation, performance, and recording of new works for string quartet.

Phoenix Symphony Association
Phoenix, AZ
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support One Nation, a consortium project of education programs for the local Native American community. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (aka the Salt River Community Schools) in Scottsdale will partner with the symphony to expand outreach efforts and increase the number of private music lessons offered.

Tucson Symphony Society (consortium)
Tucson, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music 
To support the Southern Arizona Residency, a consortium project with the Gila Valley Arts Council. The project will consist of an educational component and a public concert in six rural communities in southern Arizona.

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature 
To support the Visiting Poets and Writers Reading and Lecture Series. Proposed artists will include John Ashbery, Nick Flynn, Nikki Giovanni, Garrett Hongo, Heather McHugh, Jane Miller, Tyehimba Jess, and José Emilio Pacheco.

Xicanindio Artes Coalition
Mesa, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting 
To support the Performance Live Series at the new Mesa Arts Center. Each performing artist or group also will be involved in week-long community residency activities.

ARIZONA total grants: 8
ARIZONA total dollars: $787,,400

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Washington, DC 20506