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.

UTAH

Bad Dog Rediscovers America (aka Bad Dog, BDRA)
Salt Lake City, UT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support visual artist residencies at elementary schools in the Salt Lake City area. Professional artists will work with local teachers to provide curriculum-based arts programming that will help students develop their technical skills, refine their understanding of color theory, and explore the principles of design.

Children's Dance Theatre University of Utah (aka Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program)
Salt Lake City, UT
$55,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Side-by-Side Teacher Training Residency. The program will provide students and teachers, kindergarten to 6th grade, with year-long residencies in dance.

Repertory Dance Theatre (aka RDT)
Salt Lake City, UT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support an outreach and education program, "D" is for Dance. The project, targeted to Spanish speaking communities, will involve translating the narration, developing the curriculum, and touring the program across Utah and to other states.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support dance residency activities in communities across the United States. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open rehearsals, master classes, parent/child workshops, children's concerts, and performances.

Spy Hop Productions
Salt Lake City, UT
$60,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Youth Documentary Arts Program. The project will include Reel Stories, a summer documentary filmmaking workshop; Documenting Communities, a year-long exploration of communities; and Loud and Clear, a youth-produced radio program.

Sundance Institute (aka Sundance Institute for Film & Television)
Salt Lake City, UT
$115,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a series of educational workshops and labs that offer emerging screenwriters, directors, producers, and composers the opportunity, support and resources needed to successfully develop new creative work.

Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$603,900
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Utah Humanities Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 8th annual Great Salt Lake Book Festival. The free, four-day festival will feature readings, writing workshops, poetry slams, and programs for children.

Number of Grants: 8          Total Amount: $903,900

 
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