FY 2006 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

ALASKA

Alaska Dance Theatre, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of a joint concert between Alaska Dance Theatre and ODC/San Francisco including a commissioned work from ODC and additional works from each group's repertoire. Educational outreach will include classes and lecture-demonstrations at area elementary and high schools and the University of Alaska-Anchorage.

Anchorage Concert Association, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support pre- and post-performance residencies and presentation of music and dance performances. The residency components will include school matinees, master classes, lecture-demonstrations, and dance and drum workshops.

Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
Sitka, AK
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support demonstrations and interpretation of Alaskan Native art. The project is designed to showcase the work of Native Tlingit, Haida, Tsimpsian, Aleut, Alutiq, Athabaskan, Yup'ik, and Inupiag artists found in the museum's collections and exhibits.

Juneau Jazz & Classics, Inc.
Juneau, AK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival. As many as 30 jazz and classical musicians will be presented during the nine-day festival.

Perseverance Theatre, Inc. (Perseverance Theatre)
Juneau, AK
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the presentation of Spring 2006, an annual festival of theater works. The festival will feature the world premiere of a new two-act version of The Laramie Project by Leigh Fondakowski, a play that chronicles life in a small Wyoming town where gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered.

Sealaska Heritage Foundation (aka Naa Kahidi Theater)
Juneau, AK
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To suppport the Celebration 2006 Festival, a biannual event designed to teach and preserve the cultural heritage of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Native people. Festival activities include a parade, performances, Native language workshops, traditional foods, and a Native artists market.

Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $125,000

 
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