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.

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Arts Council
Little Rock, AR
$514,800
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional 
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company
Little Rock, AR
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater 
To support the production and tour of a play. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck will tour to rural, economically, and geographically diverse audiences throughout the state.

Arkansas State University
State University, AR
$30,000
CATEGORY: Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure Initiative  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts 
To support a folk arts coordinator position and related costs. Responsibilities will include field research in the Mississippi Delta Region of eastern Arkansas, and integration of folk artists and folklife resources into ongoing programming at the Arkansas Arts Council and the Arkansas State University.

Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute
Hot Springs, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts 
To support the 14th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Held in the fall, this 10-day event showcases both short and feature-length documentaries from the United States and abroad.

Police Athletic League of North Little Rock Arkansas, Inc.
N. Little Rock, AR
$6,400
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth 
To support Photo Friends. Beginning-level photography classes will be offered to underserved, inner-city youth.

ARKANSAS total grants: 5
ARKANSAS total dollars: $596,200

National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal agency
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506