FY 2007 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnership Agreements/Summer Schools in the Arts

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

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
Hartford, CT
$644,700
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the development and production of a television series about American art collectors. Planned as six one-hour programs, The Collectors will tell the story of the great art collectors of the past whose philanthropy helped establish the major museums of the United States, and it will examine the ideas and conventions of contemporary collectors.

Connecticut Theatre Foundation (aka Westport Country Playhouse)
Westport, CT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production of a new play. Westport Country Playhouse will present Sedition by David Wiltse, with artistic director Tazewell Thompson coordinating the collaboration between the playwright, designers, and director.

Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater Center, Inc. (aka O'Neill Center)
Waterford, CT
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the National Playwrights Conference and the National Music Theater Conference. The project will include the creation and development of new plays and musical theater works.

Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc. (aka Goodspeed Musicals)
East Haddam, CT
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the revival, restoration, and production of a classic musical theater work with accompanying educational activities. Greg Ganakas will direct High Button Shoes with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and book by George Abbott and Phil Silvers.

Hartford Jazz Society, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support jazz concerts and related educational activities. Pianist Geri Allen and trumpeter Roy Hargrove will be presented in separate concerts and will give master classes at an area high school and music conservatory.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Martin Luther King I Have a Dream Celebration Concert and school and community concerts. Plans for the eighth annual concert include school performances, outreach performances in community organizations, and concerts featuring performances and compositions by African American and Latino artists.

Institute for Community Research, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Southern New England Apprenticeship Program. A collaboration with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the program will bring together master artists and apprentices from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Institute for Community Research, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 17th year of the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Program. Activities will include fieldwork, programming, and training.

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the ArtReach visual arts education program. Scholarships will be made available to underserved children to strengthen their pre-college portfolio, enhancing their competitiveness in college applications.

Yale University (on behalf of Yale University Art Gallery)
New Haven, CT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the conservation treatment of Japanese paintings and screens in the Yale University Art Gallery permanent collection. Treated by consultant conservators expert in the field of Asian art, the restored works will play an active role in the museum's permanent collection galleries.

Number of Grants: 11          Total Amount: $884,700

 
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