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FY 2006 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/Arts on Radio and Television/
Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnership Agreements

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

FLORIDA

Arts for Learning/Miami, Inc. (aka A4L/Miami)
Miami, FL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Dancing and Drumming in the African Diaspora. Members of local African and Afro-Latin performing ensembles will collaborate with teachers to develop curriculum and use it in classroom sessions for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Association of Performing Arts of India Inc. (aka APAI)
Pembroke Pines, FL
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support performances by Indian bansuri (bamboo flute) player, Hariprasad Chaurasia. According to ancient scriptures, the bansuri is one of the three original forms - vanni (vocal), venue (string) and venu (flute) - of rendering Indian classical music and was the instrument for Lord Krishna.

Family Resources, Inc. (Consortium)
St. Petersburg, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support a consortium project titled Youth Art Corps. With the City of St. Petersburg, the center will train and place professional artists in juvenile detention centers, runaway and homeless shelters, and other community-based settings to teach after-school and summer classes in music and visual arts.

Florida Arts, Inc.
Fort Myers, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Florida Arts Dance Festival. The festival will include the presentation of choreographer Robert Battle and his company Battleworks, and a series of workshops for dance students and for youth and adults from the community.

Florida Department of State/ Division of Cultural Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
$725,300
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Florida Division of Historical Resources
Tallahassee, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the 23rd year of folk activities throughout the state. The project will include the Folklife Apprenticeship Program, Folklife In-Reach Educational Program, and partial support of the outreach coordinator position.

Florida International University (on behalf of The Wolfsonian)
Miami, FL
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the archiving of materials in two of the Wolfsonian's architecture collections: the Schultze & Weaver firm and the John Eberson firm. The project will facilitate access and use by a broad range of people, including historians, preservationists, designers, and architects.

Gulf Coast Youth Choirs, Inc.
Tampa, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Young Voices Festival, a performance of Handel's Messiah, and community-based outreach activities. The festival will offer coaching by noted clinicians and composers to 15 to 20 children's choirs.

Historical Association of Southern Florida, Inc. (aka HMSF)
Miami, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the third phase of the Haitian Community Arts Project. The project will consist of an exhibition of traditional Haitian artists and events, educational programs, and booklets on Haitian traditional arts.

Jamaica Awareness, Inc.
North Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Celebration Series. Programs will celebrate the arts and cultures of the Caribbean in dance, theater, music, and visual arts presentations and will include a symposium, classes, and workshops for students.

M Ensemble Company, Inc. (aka M Ensemble)
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of a two-act musical play and playwriting workshops for emerging artists. Jerry Maple, Jr. will direct Indigo Blues: A Lovesong by Judi Ann Mason.

Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation and company premiere of Divertimento by choreographer George Balanchine. The work will be performed in Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties.

Miami Hispanic Ballet Corp.
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the XI International Ballet Festival of Miami. The festival includes ballet performances, open rehearsals, workshops, master classes, a lecture, and a dance film series.

Miami Light Project, Inc. (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support a consortium project that provides artist residencies, workshops, and concerts for youth in underserved areas of Miami-Dade County. In partnership with consortium partner Youth Expressions, music, dance, and theater workshops in the context of hip-hop culture will be offered to youth during a four-week summer program and year-round residencies.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (on behalf of New World School of the Arts)
Miami, FL
$65,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support an Artists in Residence program. Visiting artists will guide high school students in the creation, performance, and exhibition of artworks that are rooted in Afro-Caribbean, Latin, Spanish, and African American traditions.

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (aka NFAA)
Miami, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Arts Recognition and Talent Search (ARTS) and ARTS Week programs. A limited number of high school seniors will be selected to participate through a national competition in dance, film, visual arts, drama, and writing.

New Theatre, Inc.
Miami, FL
$17,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Miami Stories, a new play by Michael McKeever. Directed by Artistic Director Rafael de Acha, the play will celebrate Miami's rich cultural and ethnic mix and feature the diverse cast of the resident ensemble.

Orlando Ballet, Inc.
Orlando, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support performances of The Nutcracker at the Tampa Performing Arts Center. Local dance students will participate in the production.

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (aka Kravis Center)
West Palm Beach, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the S*T*A*R (Student and Teacher Arts Resource) Series. The educational project will provide performing arts experiences for children in kindergarten through 12th grades.

Riverside Theatre, Inc. (aka Riverside Children's Theatre)
Vero Beach, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support RCTV, an educational television program. Students will research, write, videotape, and edit the program under the direction of professional staff.

Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Inc. (aka Shands Arts in Medicine)
Gainesville, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Aim Together Performance Series. In partnership with University of Florida Performing Arts, artists will participate in short, immersive residencies engaging hospital patients and staff, family members, and other visitors.

Teatro Avante, Inc.
Miami, FL
$32,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the 21st International Hispanic Theatre Festival. The festival presents audiences with multilingual theater productions of contemporary and classical works by acclaimed international companies from Latin America, Europe, and the United States.

Tigertail Productions, Inc. (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a consortium project for a series of performances, workshops, panels, and symposia exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities. DanceAble VII will take place in collaboration with the Florida Dance Association.

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the second phase of the documentary film Movement (R)evolution: Contemporary Dance In and Out of Africa. The project will involve disemminating the documentary to film festivals, art museums, and universities; designing and duplicating a DVD; and creating a curriculum for presenters, schools, and universities.

University of South Florida (on behalf of Contemporary Art Museum)
Tampa, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a series of symposia in conjunction with the 2006-07 exhibition program, with an accompanying brochure. The goal of the project is to introduce, educate, and encourage participation in the arts by the Tampa Bay community, and to contribute to the national discourse on contemporary art.


Number of Grants: 25          Total Amount: $1,209,300

 
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