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.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

City Cultural Commission (aka Art Speak)
Portsmouth, NH
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support an arts district planning process. This arts district planning study will build on priorities articulated in the current citywide cultural and master plans and will lead to the development of the Islington Street Arts District.

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Visiting Performing Artist Series at the Hopkins Center. Residencies will feature presentations of new and existing works by theater artists, choreographers and dance companies, musicians, and traditional artists from around the world.

MacDowell Colony, Inc.
Peterborough, NH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support up to 10 artist residencies. Since 1907, MacDowell Colony has hosted nearly 6,000 artists, many of whom are recipients of Rome Prizes, MacArthur Fellowships, and Pulitzer Prizes.

Monadnock Music
Peterborough, NH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Monadnock Music Summer Festival. The free weekly concerts will be presented in churches and meetinghouses in rural towns of southwestern New Hampshire.

National Film Preserve, Ltd.
Portsmouth, NH
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 33rd Telluride Film Festival. Approximately 40 programs of feature-length and short films will be screened to an estimated audience of more than 6,000 people. Educational activities include the Student Symposium for high school students, the City Lights Project for college students, and daily discussions with directors, actors, and critics offered free-of-charge to the public.

Opera North
Lebanon, NH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the Young Artist Program for singers. The professional development project will provide opportunities for singers to perform in supporting operatic roles, primary roles in family matinee productions, and community outreach activities.

Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $122,000

 
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