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.

NORTH CAROLINA

Alleghany County Schools (aka Junior Appalachian Musicians )
Sparta, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Junior Appalachian Musicians. The project will provide after-school classes in Appalachian traditional folk music for students in 4th through 9th grades; a pedagogical conference for artists, teachers, and administrators; and a day-long summer gathering of all youth participants.

Allegro Foundation (formerly Pacific Foundation for the Performing Arts)
Charlotte, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support dance classes targeted for children with physical and learning disabilities. Working with Charlotte-Mecklenburg public schools, the foundation will provide weekly dance instruction by specially-trained peer tutors.

Art in the Public Interest
Saxapahaw, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support Cross-Sector Resources. Project activities will include commissioning, editing, and publishing essays and interviews with experts outside the arts about their methods of working in community-based projects and their views about arts inclusion.

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society, Inc. (aka Charlotte Symphony)
Charlotte, NC
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Sinfonica de Charlotte, a series of community concerts. Ten ensemble performances and one full orchestral performance will be targeted to the area's growing Latino/Hispanic community.

Mint Museum of Art, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the publication of a catalogue of the European ceramics collection. The collection is recognized internationally as one of the most important collections of its kind in the United States.

North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support an executive director of the North Carolina Folklife Institute and related costs. Core responsibilities of the position will include development of heritage tourism projects in central and mountain communities; completion of a Web site; and production of a CD.

North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC
$740,900
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

North Carolina Folklife Institute
Durham, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the African American Heritage Music Project. The project will document artists, events, sites, and venues associated with African American music traditions.

North Carolina Folklife Institute (Consortium)
Durham, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a consortium project for the Community Folklife Documentation Institute. A collaboration with the North Carolina Arts Council, the project will consist of topical seminars, technical workshops, field documentation experiences, and project consultations.

Opera Carolina
Charlotte, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Music!Words!Opera! Throughout a year-long project, professional artists and technicians will work with students in the classroom to write and produce an original opera.

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre (aka SART)
Mars Hill, NC
$8,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the touring production of a play with accompanying educational materials and activities. Commissioned by Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Shelton Laurel will explore the local history of an 1863 Civil War massacre.

Number of Grants: 11          Total Amount: $908,900

 
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