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.
NEW YORK 52nd Street Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$63,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Playmaking, a playwriting and dramatic performance program. Students living in the Clinton (Hell's Kitchen) neighborhood of New York City will develop new plays in collaboration with professional theater artists and directors. Academy of American Poets, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support National Poetry Month in April 2008. In partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English, the Academy will sponsor outreach programs designed to encourage Americans to make poetry a larger part of their lives. Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Inclusion Project, which encompasses Artist Files Online and the National Diversity Forum. The project is designed to assist nonprofit theaters in achieving greater diversity. Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the presentation of visual and literary works by the Scholastic Art and Writing Award recipients. Students in the 7th through 12th grades will participate in workshops with arts professionals and artists working in their specific discipline of interest. Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc. (aka A.R.T./New York)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the William Randolph Hearst Theatrical Arts Education Program and the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Theatre Leadership Institute. The programs provide New York City's small and mid-size nonprofit theaters with technical assistance workshops, roundtables, and individual consultancies. Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the expansion of AileyCamp New York, in partnership with The Children's Aid Society, to include Staten Island. AileyCamp New York is a six-week summer course with activities including dance classes, personal development workshops, and cultural development workshops. American Brass Chamber Music Association, Inc. (aka American Brass Quintet)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a multi-state tour of performances and residency activities. Each two- to three-day residency will include as many as seven performance and educational events by the American Brass Quintet. American Composers Orchestra, Inc. (aka ACO) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Orchestra Underground Concerts, New Music Readings, and Laboratory Performance. In collaboration with the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, the orchestra will perform in concert and schedule orchestral reading sessions for emerging composers in the area. American Documentary, Inc.
New York, NY
$220,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the selection, acquisition, packaging, and promotion of films for broadcast on the public television series P.O.V. ("point of view"). As the longest running PBS series devoted exclusively to the art of independent, non-fiction film, P.O.V. brings documentary artworks - rarely found in the mainstream media - to national audiences. American Documentary, Inc. (aka P.O.V.)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of Borders. The series of short documentaries by independent filmmakers and Internet artists will be offered to the public via the Internet. American Folk Art Museum
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a new collections management system. The system will integrate collections records with a Web-based, database-driven publishing system. American Institute of Graphic Arts (aka AIGA)
New York, NY
$22,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support digitizing selections from graphic design exhibition catalogues from 1925 to 1980. Images and captions will be scanned and included on a searchable Web site. American Symphony Orchestra League (Consortium)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support research, communications, and the development of a self-assessment tool for improving an orchestra's understanding of community dynamics and strengthening community relationships. The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, as a partnering organization, will provide information and expertise in assessing levels of public engagement and community inclusiveness in arts programs. American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. (aka ATDF)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the seventh annual New York City Tap Festival. The project will include performances, master classes, tap workshops, tap jams, panel discussions, and film seminars.
Amigos del Museo del Barrio (aka El Museo del Barrio)
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support public programs in conjunction with the exhibition El Museo Bienial: The (S) Files/The Selected Files. The programs will include artist talks and panel discussions, live performances, a new Latino film and video showcase, open studios, family and community events, and educator programs and resources. Aperture Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support production and distribution of the Aperture magazine anthology on DVD. The two-volume DVD will document each of the 220 issues released since Aperture's inception in 1952.
Apollo Theater Foundation (aka Apollo)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 2007 Salon Series. Each performance artist engaged in the Salon Series will have access to the theater's black-box soundstage as a means for developing works-in-progress as well as presenting innovative works and discussing them with new audiences. Architectural League of New York
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support digitizing design lectures into audio slideshows for access by audiences through the Internet. During the past 30 years, more than 600 lectures by designers such as Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, and Frank Gehry have been archived. Art 21, Inc. (aka Art21)
New York, NY
$140,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the fourth year of Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century. A public television series about contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, the project will yield four one-hour programs as well as ancillary outreach activities. Art 21, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support outreach programs and curriculum materials for Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century. This public television series about contemporary visual art creates intimate profiles of America's diverse artists and the contexts in which they work. Art Commission of the City of New York
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support conservation treatment of portraits from the city's 18th- to 20th-century American portrait collection. The works are in a collection of 107 paintings depicting early American statesmen and military figures, including eight U.S. presidents, 10 senators, and 23 governors by renowned artists of their time. Art Education for the Blind, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a conference titled Art Beyond Sight II: Multi-modal Approaches to Museum Learning. The conference will explore the importance of learning modalities other than vision such as audio, kinetic, and tactile sensibilities. Art Resources Transfer, Inc. (aka A.R.T. Press)
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Distribution to Underserved Communities Program. A.R.T. press will offer books, museum catalogues, videos, and other material about contemporary art free-of-charge to libraries across the nation, with a special emphasis on rural and inner-city libraries. Arts & Business Council, Inc. (aka Arts & Business Council of New York)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the expansion of professional development services for New York City arts organizations. In addition to arts marketing and management workshops and public panel discussions on arts and workforce development, services will expand to include business volunteer matching services and a pilot board recruitment, training, and placement program. Arts Connection, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support steel pan music residency programs. Components will include 25 weeks of in-school and after-school steel pan classes given by professional teaching artists, student ensemble performances, and family events at each of the participating schools. Arts Resources in Collaboration, Inc. (aka ARC)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the digitization of Eye on Dance, an educational series of videotape interviews with dancers and choreographers. The digitized sessions will be distributed nationally to libraries and educational institutions and broadcast on New York City PBS and cable stations. ASCAP Foundation
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Summer Music Camp. Public schools students living in New York City's five boroughs will receive free classical music training with an emphasis on increased performance skills. Asian American Arts Alliance, Inc. (aka A4)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the expansion of the A4 Connections Funding Technical Assistance program. Artists and arts groups will participate in panel discussions, technical assistance sessions, and seminars with potential funders. Asian American Arts Centre, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support expansion of an online, digital database of artists whose work is in the center's archive. The collection includes slide documentation, ephemera, reviews, and audio interviews of more than 1,500 artists documenting Asian American art during the last 60 years. Association of Independents in Radio, Inc. (aka AIR)
Brooklyn, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support professional development services for independent radio producers. Activities will include mentorships, residencies, and workshops. Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. (aka Ballet Tech)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a tuition-free ballet training program serving New York City public school children. The program provides pre-professional arts training including an integrated public academic education and a student performance troupe. Bang on a Can, Inc. (Consortium)
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Summer Institute of Music, an experimental music residency for composers and performers. In partnership with the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, the program will include free concerts and outreach activities in low-income communities and at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. (aka Bardavon)
Poughkeepsie, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an educational artist residency program for high school students. Plans include workshops, master classes, and performances by the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Playback Theater NYC, and the Tony Corbiscello Band. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Inc. (Consortium)
Poughkeepsie, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support a 20-week course in playwriting for sixth-grade students. In partnership with Poughkeepsie School District, the program culminates with students directing guest actors in rehearsals of student plays and a public performance at the Bardavon Opera House. Bond Street Theatre Coalition, Ltd.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production and tour of a play. In collaboration with the Exile Theatre of Kabul, Afghanistan, the company will produce and tour Beyond the Mirror to venues in Northern California. Bowery Arts and Science, Ltd.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support post-production costs of a music performance film by Robert Levi. Hidden Music: Billy Strayhorn's Secret Songs will be a one-hour public television program featuring newly discovered jazz and vocal compositions written by the co-composer and arranger for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Bowery Arts and Science, Ltd.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support production and completion costs of a documentary film by Robert Levi on NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones. Hank Jones: From the Inside will be a one-hour musical performance film featuring the life and work of one of America's greatest living jazz pianists and arrangers. Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc. (aka Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the archiving and preservation of folk arts materials. Core activities will include the implementation of the Raices Collection database, a general preservation survey, and a three-year strategic plan. Bread and Roses Cultural Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Unseen America, a photography project. Designed to serve immigrant and low-wage workers, the project will provide different communities with training in photography and opportunities for exhibiting the resulting work. Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Brooklyn Maqam: Arab Music Traditions in Brooklyn. The project will include fieldwork resulting in concerts featuring Brooklyn-based traditional music artists hailing from Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Morocco, and Lebanon. Buffalo Media Resources, Inc. (aka Squeaky Wheel)
Buffalo, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support SWAP: Squeaky Wheel Access Program. The 21-year-old program provides media equipment access, low-cost workshops, artist residencies, and resource services to film and video artists locally and nationally. Buffalo Media Resources, Inc. (aka Squeaky Wheel) (Consortium)
Buffalo, NY
$28,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Buffalo Youth Media Institute. The citywide youth media initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Preservation Coalition of Erie County, will give young people the opportunity to work with experienced media artists and local historians to produce documentaries about Buffalo's culture and history. Camera News, Inc. (aka Third World Newsreel)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a digital media literacy and production education program. Components of the program will be the Advanced Film and Video Production Workshop, Wednesday Night Media Workshops, and an Introduction to Final Cut Pro/Media Literacy Workshop Series. Carnegie Hall Society, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support LinkUP! Classroom teachers whose schools are administered by the New York Department of Education will use a curriculum designed to teach fourth- through sixth-grade students basic music concepts as well as prepare them for concerts they will attend at Carnegie Hall. Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a textile conservation internship. The project is part of the overall conservation of the cathedral's collection of twelve 17th-century Barberini tapestries depicting scenes from the life of Christ. Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a summer writing retreat targeting emerging African American poets. Cave Canem also will present readings and workshops at Historically Black Colleges and Universities throughout the South to promote its anthology, The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South. Center for Traditional Music and Dance, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Ashkenazic Dance Project. A collaboration with the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, activities will include a research symposium, a workshop, and an Internet-based resource for the distribution of educational videos and annotations on Askkenazic dance. Center for Traditional Music and Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Community Cultural Initiative (CCI) in Peruvian, Chinese, and Ukrainian communities. The program is designed to nurture and preserve community-based artistic documentation and the presentation of projects in immigrant and ethnic neighborhoods throughout the New York metropolitan area. Center for Urban Pedagogy, Inc. (aka CUP)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support an Envisioning Development Toolkit that will cover topics such as housing finance and affordability, land use and zoning, and density. The toolkit will be a portable and free resource to assist city residents in planning their communities. Central Park Conservancy, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Harlem Meer Performance Festival. The free summer series will showcase African American and Latino music and feature established and emerging artists from the area's African American and Latino communities. Citizens' Advice Bureau, Inc. (Consortium)
Bronx, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Jams to Hip Hop: The Bronx Music Project. A partnership with the Caribbean Cultural Center, the program will provide music instruction and assembly performances to low-income children and teens in the South Bronx at schools, family shelters, and the Citizen's Advice Bureau community center. City Lore, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Poetry Dinners project. The project will include field research on ethnic poetry traditions in New York City, a series of oral poetry presentations in ethnic restaurants, and the creation of a Web site highlighting ethnic poetry traditions. City Parks Foundation (aka Central Park Summerstage)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support City Parks Concerts, City Parks Dance, and City Parks Theater. Free performances by emerging, regional, and international artists will be presented at public parks in New York City. City University of New York Medgar Evers College (on behalf of Center for Black Literature)
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Ninth National Black Writers Conference. Proposed writers and speakers include Charles Rowell, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Cornel West, Chris Abani, and Tayari Jones. Civilians, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a touring engagement of Gone Missing. The performance will be given at Duke University. Classical Recording Foundation, Inc. (aka CRF)
Pelham, NY
$17,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the DVD release of George Crumb's Apparition. The DVD will include filmed performances of works by 1968 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Crumb performed by his ensemble, an interview with the composer and his commentary on the works performed, and biographical film, photographs, and audio excerpts of notable past Crumb recordings. Community-Word Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support artist residencies in creative writing. Teams of teaching artists, in collaboration with classroom teachers, will work with as many as 915 students, ages 7 to 17, in seven underserved schools to develop creative writing skills. Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (aka CLMP)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support technical and capacity-building tools and advice for large, mid-size, and small independent literary publishers. Scheduled services include an interactive Web site, workshops, one-on-one mentoring, and networking opportunities. Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (aka CLMP) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a series of literary magazine and small press fairs in communities across the country. In partnership with The Kenyon Review, each fair will provide a hands-on venue for publishers to introduce readers to the wide variety of writing found in literary magazines and small presses. CUE Art Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Studio Residency Program. Artists will be given the opportunity to create work during an eight-week residency program. Dance Films Association, Inc. (aka DFA)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the national tour of the 36th Dance on Camera Festival. The festival will include domestic and international films on a range of dance genres and related outreach activities. Dance Notation Bureau, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the addition of new dance scores to an archive of notated dances. The scores will be documented using Labanotation, a method of recording dance movement. Dance Theatre of Harlem, Inc. (aka DTH)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support educational and community outreach initiatives that expose children and adults to dance. Dancing Through Barriers® and Arts Exposure programs will include lecture-demonstrations, video assemblies, special student performances, master classes, dress rehearsals, and various workshops conducted in cities across the United States. Dancing in the Street, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Breaking Ground, a multi-year series of free, site-specific dance performances, walking tours, and waterfront activities. Choreographers will be commissioned to create new site-specific works in three of New York City's five boroughs. Dia Center for the Arts (aka Dia Art Foundation)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the publication of an anthology of new writing on the work of American artist Agnes Martin (1921-2004). Dia's collection of Martin's work comprises some 20 paintings, ranging from her formative early works to more recent canvases. Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the New York State Artist Workspace Project. A partnership with Sculpture Space in Utica, the project builds upon work undertaken by 10 organizations that identified best practices for artist workspace facilities. Diversity of Dance, Inc. (aka Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts)
Brooklyn, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts. Students will receive rigorous dance training from professional dance educators through technique classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, African dance, and tap as well as composition and repertory and participate in master classes with guest artists. Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support The Lab, a music education program. The program will provide instruction in music performance, composition, and appreciation, with a focus on "urban music," such as jazz, rock, and hip-hop, for 50 students, ages 12 to 18, Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support workshops, facilities access, and related activities. The Experimental Television Center (ETC) provides film and video artists access to sophisticated production facilities. Drama League of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Drama League Directors Project. The project is a national apprenticeship for young directors that will provide opportunities to work with professionals in off-Broadway or regional theaters. DreamYard Drama Project, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Bronx Writes. Professional poets, playwrights, writers, actors, and filmmakers will collaborate with fourth- through eighth-grade teachers in a year-long poetry program in schools, culminating in student poetry events and electronic media portfolios. Education Through Music, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support music programs in inner-city elementary schools. Activities will include weekly classes, performance opportunities, and professional development for teachers. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$525,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the development and production of performing arts specials for the television series Great Performances and Dance in America for broadcast on PBS. Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, American television audiences in all 50 states will be provided free access to a diverse range of cultural programming in 2008. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the development and production of a public television series chronicling comedy in the United States. Intended for primetime broadcast on PBS, Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America will consist of six one-hour programs exploring the archetypes of American comedy and their evolution during the last 100 years. Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$525,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the development and production of the television series American Masters for PBS broadcast. Definitive documentary profiles of major cultural figures will be made available in 2008-09 to millions of viewers in all 50 states over 345 public television stations. Educational Video Center
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Documentary Workshop Program. Using the process of documentary filmmaking as an educational platform, students will learn basic techniques in camera operation, lighting design, and editing to create films about their communities. Eldridge Street Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 9th Annual Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival. The event celebrates traditions and art forms from the Chinese and Eastern European Jewish communities. Epic Theatre Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$36,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Journeys Series program. As many as 20 artist residencies will take place in New York public high schools, with teaching artists leading students in the study of classical and modern plays. Esopus Foundation, Ltd.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the production and distribution of Esopus magazine. The publication will feature artist projects, critical writing, short plays, visual essays, poetry, fiction, and a compact disc of commissioned music. Exit Art/The First World, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support production of a publication and DVD documenting Exit Art's 25-year exhibition history. Designed to contextualize the organization's programming within the framework of political and social concerns, Walking the Edge will be a hardcover volume of 360 pages, including 100 black-and-white illustrations and 50 color plates. Experimental Television Center Ltd.
Newark Valley, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a year-round residency program for media artists. The Experimental Television Center (ETC) provides film and video artists access to sophisticated production facilities. Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Inc. (aka Flushing Town Hall)
Flushing, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the commissioning of new works, performances, and associated programming through Jazz Live! Performances will take place in the Flushing Town Hall Theater and will feature both world-renowned and emerging jazz artists. Fractured Atlas Productions, Inc. (aka Fractured Atlas)
New York, NY
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Open Arts Network and its first national conference. Emerging artists in New York City and various other U.S. cities will receive career development training and health insurance services. Friends of the Arts, Inc
Locust Valley, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Jazz Sampler. Professional artists will lead workshops and residencies in the basic elements and history of jazz for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. George Balanchine Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support The Balanchine Rescue Project. The project will reconstruct and preserve lost ballets choreographed by George Balanchine. Gregg Smith Singers, Inc.
Yonkers, NY
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Choral Music
To support an American Masterpieces Choral Music Festival. In celebration of the chorus's 50th-anniversary season, the festival will focus retrospectively on the American repertoire commissioned, recorded, and performed by the Singers during its long history. Gregg Smith Singers, Inc.
Yonkers, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Gregg Smith Singers Legacy Composers Series, a collection of recordings and choral music publications. The collection will include works written especially for the group, many of which have never been published. Groundswell Community Mural Project, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Voices Her'd and Guys Speak Out mural projects. Teenage girls and boys from low-income, underserved areas of Brooklyn will work under a professional artist to study the history, design, and methodology of mural painting. Haleakala, Inc. (aka The Kitchen) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a series of literary events to showcase small, alternative literary publications and their writers. In partnership with the journal Open City, The Kitchen will promote the monthly series to its mailing list of 23,000 individuals. Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support The Renaissance University for Community Education (TRUCE) project. Artists-in-residence will lead professional development workshops on arts learning for Harlem Children's Zone staff and also will teach arts classes for youth, ages 12 to 19. Harvestworks, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the sixth American International Festival of Interactive Media. A collaboration with 3-Legged Dog Media and Theater Group, the conference will feature panels, performances, and installations by artists who use interactive technology to perform and create work. Heart of Brooklyn Cultural Institutions, Inc. (aka Heart of Brooklyn)
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Breukelen Houses Outreach Project. Approximately 325 residents from the Breukelen Housing Development and their families will attend exhibitions, art workshops, literary programs, and performances at Heart of Brooklyn member organizations. High 5 Tickets to the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Take 5 Program. The adult-led, reduced-price ticketing program will promote parental involvement and adult mentorship in arts experiences. Hospital Audiences, Inc. (aka HAI)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support classes for hospitalized adults, taught by professional artists, in the visual, media, and computer arts. The project will provide otherwise unavailable opportunities for participants to take part in arts activities. Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Inc.
Sleepy Hollow, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support readings by emerging and established writers. The center will develop outreach committees to seek ways to meet the needs of youth, African Americans, Hispanics, and communities north of Sleepy Hollow. Independent Feature Project, Inc. (aka IFP)
New York, NY
$47,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the IFP Market and Filmmaker Conference. The event provides independent filmmakers from across the country the opportunity to present their work to the industry. International Arts Relations, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Laboratory. The project will serve emerging Latino playwrights by providing them with intensive writing sessions, readings of works-in-progress, and workshop production opportunities. International Film Seminars, Inc. (aka IFS, The Flaherty)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 53rd Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. The week-long event at Vassar College will bring together students, scholars, filmmakers, curators, librarians, and film enthusiasts to explore and discuss the art of the moving image. Irondale Productions, Inc. (aka Irondale Ensemble Project)
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production of a new play. The Irondale Ensemble Project will develop and produce A People's History of Fort Greene, in collaboration playwright Jim Niesen. Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (aka Noguchi Museum)
Long Island City, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the exhibition Design: Isamu Kenmochi and Isamu Noguchi. A color catalogue will accompany the show, and the Bamboo Chair (1950) created by the artists will be replicated for the exhibition. Japan Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the re-creation and production of Delusion of the Fury, a Japanese Noh-influenced musical theater work by the late composer/theorist Harry Partch, with educational activities. Director John Jesurun will create the production with musical director and choreographer Dean Drummond. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national broadcast of Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio with Wynton Marsalis. The series is broadcast weekly on 67 stations reaching more than 200 markets nationwide through the Jazz Satellite Network/WFMT. JazzReach Performing Arts & Education Association (aka JazzReach, Inc.)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a national tour of jazz educational outreach programs for K-12 students. Activities will include master classes, workshops, and clinics in 30 communities in 15 states. Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (aka The Joyce Theater) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Evening Stars, an outdoor dance festival that takes place in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park. The project, in partnership with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, will feature dance companies as well as leading solo tap artists. Just Buffalo Literary Center, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support World of Voices, which brings writers to Buffalo for week-long residencies. One resident writer will be chosen for the community-wide reading initiative, If All of Buffalo Read the Same Book. Just Buffalo Literary Center, Inc. (Consortium)
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Picturing Poetry. Implemented in partnership with the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Art, the program will introduce students to poetry and photography, including the creation of collaborative works of art and a student forum for the free-flow exchange of ideas. Kundiman, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 2007 Asian American Poetry Retreat. Targeting emerging Asian American poets, the five-day retreat will include workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Kunqu Society, Inc.
Whitestone, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support lecture-demonstrations and a performance in the art of Kunqu. The project will raise awareness of a form of traditional Chinese theater proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity. La Troupe Makandal, Inc. (Consortium)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Haiti Drum and Dance project. In collaboration with the 18 May Committee, the project will consist of a series of performances during the 2008 Black History Month celebration. La Troupe Makandal, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Krik! Krak! The project will include instruction in traditional Haitian drum and dance. Lehman College Art Gallery, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support Bronx Architecture: An Online Guide for Teachers. The Web site will feature a survey of Bronx architectural styles and their contribution to American art. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$150,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and broadcast of the television series Live From Lincoln Center. In 2008, the series will be aired on PBS stations in all 50 states, reaching an average of five million viewers per program. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (on behalf of Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education)
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Focus Schools Collaborative. Professional development training led by Lincoln Center artists will be offered to classroom teachers who will be implementing the whole-school arts integration programs in their respective schools. Living Archives, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the acquisition of music and film rights for a documentary film about choreographers Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder. Carmen and Geoffrey is a feature-length film about the creative partnership and 50-year-long marriage of two American modern dance choreographers. Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education (aka National Network for Folk Arts in Education) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support expansion of the Let's Go Arlington: Community Explorations Folklife and Education Project. A collaboration with the Arlington Cultural Affairs Division, the project is designed to train both traditional artists and K-12 teachers in representing traditional arts in classroom, workshop, and residency settings. Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education (aka National Network for Folk Arts in Education)
New York, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a national initiative to include folk arts as a basic element of K-12 arts education. The effort will integrate the folk arts and artists into school curricula by connecting educators and students to folklorists, folk artists, and folk arts materials. Los Pleneros de la 21, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Puerto Rican Music Project. Activities will include concert performances, lectures, workshops, classes for young people and adults, and residencies. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Workspace, a site-specific artist residence program. Participating artists are provided with access to studios, monthly stipends for materials and supplies, professional development training, and a formal schedule of guest curator and critic visits. Ma-Yi Filipino Theatre Ensemble, Inc. (aka Ma-Yi Theater Company) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the first National Asian American Theater Festival. In partnership with Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, the festival will present new works and works-in-progress at venues in all five boroughs of New York City. Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc.
New York, NY
$80,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support rehearsals and the creation of audience development programming and materials. Programs will center around Martha Graham's roots, her collaborations with composers and visual artists, a program for young audiences, and providing context on the works while the company is on tour. Martina Arroyo Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Prelude to Performance, a summer professional development program for young singers. Participants will spend six weeks preparing roles with a team of coaches, teachers, and conductors, culminating in public performances. Meet The Composer, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Creative Connections, a nationwide effort that brings composers and audiences together around new musical works. Through a partnership with the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, the project will provide opportunities for composers to attend performances of their music and take part in pre- or post-concert discussions, open rehearsals, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, and interviews. Mercantile Library Association of the City of New York (aka Mercantile Library of New York)
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a series of readings and lectures by distinguished fiction writers. Proposed artists include Christine Schutt, Elizabeth Nunez, Colson Whitehead, Junot Diaz, and Jonathan Franzen. Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. (aka The Met)
New York, NY
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support post-production costs associated with the national telecast of opera performances. Captured in high-definition video, new productions of Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Puccini's Il Trittico will be broadcast on PBS stations around the country, reaching an estimated audience of three million viewers per program. Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.
New York, NY
$42,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Opera Institute. Students and classroom teachers from 15 elementary and middle schools throughout New York and New Jersey will explore the operatic art form through the study of great operas and the creation and presentation of their own opera. Mind-Builders Creative Arts Co. (Consortium)
Bronx, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Community Folk Culture Program. In collaboration with Community Works, young people ages 12-18 are trained as beginner folklorists who reach folk artists and traditions found in their families, the surrounding neighborhoods, and the borough of the Bronx. MOSAIC, Inc. (aka MOSAIC)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a CD/DVD recording of two new works of American chamber music for ensemble, digital signal processing, and video. Sebastian Currier's Nightmaze and Rand Steiger's Dreamscape, commissioned and premiered by MOSAIC in 2005, will be recorded and distributed by Bridge Records. Municipal Art Society of New York
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a Place Matters Toolkit and public programs focused on the preservation of culturally and historically significant sites in New York City. The toolkits will be distributed during public workshops and made available through the Web. Museum of Arts & Design (aka Museum of Arts and Design)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the second phase in the Online Collection Database (OCD) project. This phase entails the photographing and digitization of approximately 1,100 objects. Museum of Chinese in the Americas
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Community Stories: A Documentary Photography Project. Youth will document their own communities through the art of photography by exploring themes relevant to the museum and the Chinese community. Museum of Modern Art (aka MoMA)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the installation of a selection of works from the photography collection in the new Edward Steichen Photography Galleries, with accompanying education programs. Comprising approximately 25,000 works, the collection spans the history of the medium. Music-Theatre Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of a new musical. Golden Motors is the first musical theater work by classical and jazz composer Derek Bermel with libretto by poet/writer Wendy S. Walter. National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Hempstead, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Audio Theatre Workshop and related activities. The series of classes trains audio artists in script writing and performance for radio, and helps them develop the technical skills needed to produce innovative live radio drama. National Book Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a series of outreach programs for National Book Award winners and finalists. Authors will conduct readings, interviews, and workshops at public schools and settlement houses throughout New York City. National Dance Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support dance instruction and performance programs. Designed to provide sequential dance training through ensemble performances, classes will be offered to advanced and motivated students taught by professional artists trained in the Institute's teaching methods. National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support professional development programs for leaders in the arts education field. Programs will include a national conference, the Arts Management in Community Institutions Training Institute, and the creation of the Community Arts Education Toolkit. New Art Publications (aka BOMB Magazine)
Brooklyn, NY
$28,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the publication of Americas, an annual issue of BOMB magazine. The publication will feature original translations of poetry and fiction and interviews with Latin American writers, artists, musicians, and architects. New Museum of Contemporary Art
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support Museum as Hub, with accompanying education programs. The project will include a range of programs, such as artist residencies in a dedicated space within the museum, Web-based projects, artist forums, and off-site partner programs. New York City Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$34,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the restoration, remounting, and staged concert productions of musicals in the Encores! series. The annual series of rarely-heard American musicals will be performed in New York City Center's 2,753-seat theater. New York Classical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support free performances of George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer in New York's Central Park. The production will be directed by Stephen Burdman and will be staged throughout a 12-acre area of the park. New York Folklore Society, Inc.
Schenectady, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Mentoring and Professional Development Program. The project will provide professional development to folklorists and folk artists, ongoing mentoring to community-based organizations, and training for community scholars in fieldwork methodology. New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. (aka NYFA)
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support NYFA Source. The project will involve outreach to arts organizations and artists as well as enhancements to user access to the country's largest and most comprehensive free online information repository of opportunities for artists. New York Pops, Inc. (aka The New York Pops)
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Beyond the Frame, a series of free outdoor concerts in Bryant Park. The orchestra will host guest artists and perform arrangements of their works ranging from Latin and hip-hop to indie rock. New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations (aka New York Public Library) (on behalf of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the production, documentation, and preservation of significant dance and theater performances and oral histories by notable performing artists. Performances and oral histories will be recorded, and deteriorating oral history material will be conserved. New York Shakespeare Festival (aka The Public Theater) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support free community programs and performances conducted by artists in the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab. In partnership with teaching artists from the Bronx-based theater company Mud/Bone, artists will offer workshops to local students and community members in preparation for free performances of a Shakespeare play. New York State Council on the Arts
New York, NY
$780,200
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, Inc. (aka New York Studio School)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Evening Lecture Series. The free program enables artists, scholars, critics, philosophers, and art historians to engage the public in a discussion of critical issues in the visual arts. New York University
New York, NY
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the preservation of culturally significant videotapes from the Fales Library's Downtown Collection. The collection includes more than 1,700 videotapes, many of which are in danger of deterioration, of dance and theater performances, artist interviews, and performance art by New York artists from the 1970s to the 1990s. New York Youth Symphony, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Making Score. The project will consist of a series of educational courses designed to introduce aspiring young composers to fundamental principles of music composition. Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance (aka Nikolais/Louis)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the documentation, preservation, and presentation of The Crystal and Sphere, choreographed by Alwin Nikolais. The work will be restaged on the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. North American Cultural Laboratory, Inc.
Highland Lake, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the eighth international NACL Catskill Festival of New Theatre. The festival will present local, national, and international performances and educational programming to local and seasonal residents in Sullivan County, New York. openhousenewyork inc. (aka OHNY) (on behalf of Center for Architecture Foundation) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support youth workshops and design educational materials. In collaboration with the Center for Architecture Foundation, design and architecture educational programs will be created for New York City students and youth. Opus 118 Music Center (aka Harlem Center for Strings)
New York, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support music education programs targeted for underserved, inner-city youth. Opus 118's Music Together for preschoolers, Saturday Music program, and a summer program will be offered to low-income children in East Harlem. Our Time Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Teen Play Project. The theater arts instruction program is targeted to teenagers who stutter. Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, Inc. (aka Pan Asian Rep)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of Shogun Macbeth, adapted by John Briggs and directed by Ernest Abuba. Originally presented in the 1980s, the restaging will allow the theater to unite the talents of senior company artists with a new generation of Asian American artists. PEN American Center, Inc. (aka PEN)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the third annual PEN World Voices: The New York Festival of International Literature. The five-day festival will feature tributes, forums, conversations, readings, and roundtable discussions in large-scale and intimate public venues. Pendragon, Inc.
Saranac Lake, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a tour of a classic drama to residents in northeastern New York. The production will travel to community centers, high school auditoriums, and other performance venues throughout the rural expanses of Adirondack Park. Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (aka The New York Philharmonic)
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of national radio broadcasts of performances by the New York Philharmonic from its 2007-08 season. Approximately three million listeners will hear each two-hour program in the 52-week series. Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (aka The New York Philharmonic) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the New York Philharmonic's School Partnership Program. A partnership with the New York City Department of Education, the program involves third- and fifth-grade students in workshops held by professionally trained teaching artists. Poetry Project, Ltd.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Monday Night and Wednesday Night Reading and Performance Series. The project will feature live presentations by more than 130 poets and performers. Poetry Society of America (aka PSA)
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the continuation of Poetry in Motion, a program that places poetry placards in public transportation systems throughout the country. Poetry in Motion currently reaches 12 million mass transit riders daily in cities nationwide. Poets & Writers, Inc.
New York, NY
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication of Poets & Writers Magazine and the redesign and expansion of Poets & Writers' Web site. The Web site provides links to more than 1,500 Web sites dedicated to helping writers. Poets & Writers, Inc. (Consortium)
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support Carried Voices: Writers & Books in the West. In partnership with the YMCA of Billings, the project will bring literary events to Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and northern California. Poets House, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support From Lyric to Song, a series of events celebrating the opening of the new Poets House along the waterfront in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan. Poets House will present readings, discussions, and performances to an estimated audience of 6,000. Point Community Development Corporation (aka Point CDC) (Consortium)
Bronx, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a permanent exhibition titled From Mambo to Hip Hop. A collaboration with Public Arts Films, the exhibition will include photographs about mambo, salsa, and hip hop; screenings of the documentary film From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale; an interactive kiosk; and live performances. Prospect Theater Company Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of a new musical adapted from a classic play. Cara Reichel will direct Illyria, a musical co-created with co-founding company member Peter Mills and adapted from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Queens Theatre in the Park, Inc.
Flushing, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Latino Cultural Festival and the Latino Cultural Series. The programs will feature music, dance, theater, film, visual art exhibitions, and residency activities. Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support The Lab. Students, ages 15 to 19, recruited to participate in free, after-school filmmaking workshops, will produce short documentaries about their lives under the mentorship of professional filmmakers. Ringside Inc. (aka STREB)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support PUBLIC ACTION, an audience development and access program. The project will support residency and outreach programs for PUBLIC/ACTION NEW YORK and PUBLIC/ACTION ON TOUR. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc.
Rochester, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Symphony 101, an outreach project of community concerts for underserved and low-income residents. Host and Music Director Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra will offer a symphonic repertoire and informal lectures designed for first-time concertgoers. Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Rush Gallery in the Schools program. Students from two Brooklyn schools will learn all aspects related to managing a contemporary art gallery.
Segue Foundation
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support production and post-production costs for an experimental documentary film by Abigail Child. Surf and Turf will examine issues of immigration and nationalism in the community of Deal, New Jersey. Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement, Inc.
New York, NY
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an adult music education initiative. The project will offer band and chamber ensemble participation to adult residents of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Sound Portraits Productions, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of "StoryCorps" radio segments for weekly broadcast on NPR's Morning Edition. A collaboration between Sound Portraits Productions, the Library of Congress, and public radio stations, StoryCorps is a nationwide project aimed at inspiring Americans to record one another's stories in sound. Spanish Theatre Repertory Company, Ltd. (aka Repertorio Español)
New York, NY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Teatro Acceso program. The company will present and tour classic and contemporary Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino works to underserved schools and communities throughout the New York metropolitan area and the northeastern United States. Standby Program, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support access to state-of-the-art, broadcast quality, production and post-production video equipment for artists and independent producers. Standby's access program is a unique model of collaboration between a nonprofit arts organization and privately owned businesses. Symphony Space, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of the public radio series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story, and the distribution of related CDs. The series, which will air on more than 148 NPR stations, will present leading stage and screen actors reading both classic and new short fiction by established and emerging authors of diverse cultures. Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a concert tour to New York's North Country. The orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Daniel Hege, will perform concerts for adults and schoolchildren in rural and underserved communities. TADA! Theater and Dance Alliance, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support expansion of the Musical Theater Writing Residency. The program will integrate social studies topics with the writing, rehearsal, and performance of an original musical by fourth and fifth graders under the tutelage of teaching artists and their regular classroom teachers. Teachers & Writers Collaborative, Inc. (aka T&W)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and related expenses of Teachers & Writers magazine, both in print and online. The collaborative also will provide additional online resources for writing teachers. Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc.
South Salem, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a master apprenticeship for in-depth training in textile conservation. As part of a regional conservation laboratory, the apprenticeship program fills a gap not covered by formal conservation courses in graduate school programs. Theater By The Blind Corp.
New York, NY
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Ike Schambelan will direct a cast and crew composed of both blind and sighted theater artists. Theatre Communications Group, Inc. (aka TCG)
New York, NY
$125,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the 2006 TCG National Conference, professional development programs, field research, and publication resources for the staff and trustees of professional, nonprofit theaters nationwide. Conferences and training programs are designed to increase management expertise and organizational efficiency, and ongoing industry research provides the field with benchmarks and data to assist member theaters in measuring their performance. Theatre Communications Group, Inc. (aka TCG) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Free Night of Theater audience development initiative and public awareness campaign. In partnership with Theatre Bay Area, TCG will coordinate the launch of the initiative by its member theaters in more than 15 major markets throughout the United States. Theatre Development Fund, Inc. (aka TDF)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Interpreting for the Theatre initiative. The program is an intensive one-week institute for theater sign-language interpreters. Theatreworks/USA Corporation
New York, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a national tour of theater productions for young audiences. Theatreworks/USA will provide audiences in as many as 38 states and the District of Columbia with access to live theater and educational activities that complement school curricula. Topaz Arts, Inc. (aka TOPAZ ARTS Productions)
Woodside, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of an evening-length work by choreographer Paz Tanjuaquio. The Soundless Music by Yoko Ono will be created in collaboration with composer/filmmaker Todd Richmond. Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, Inc. (aka TAUNY)
Canton, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a traveling exhibition titled TAUNY Goest to the Fair. The exhibit will feature traditional arts and artists of the Adirondack North Country region of New York State. Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc. (aka Lincoln Center Theater)
New York, NY
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of South Pacific at the Lincoln Center Theater. Director Bartlett Sher will direct the first Broadway revival of South Pacific with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein, and book by Joshua Logan. Westchester Arts Council, Inc. (Consortium)
White Plains, NY
$33,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support All Fired Up: A Celebration of Clay in Westchester. In partnership with the Neuberger Museum of Art, the series of exhibitions, workshops, and lectures will take place in various venues throughout Westchester County. Westhab, Inc.
Elmsford, NY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support StoryArts. Classes in theater, video documentation, music, and visual arts will be offered to youth, ages 7 to 18, who live in homeless shelters and transitional or permanent low-income housing. WNYC Radio, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of a series of radio documentaries by Sara Fishko. The Jazz Loft Broadcast Series will be created from archival audio recordings of jazz musicians made by the photographer W. Eugene Smith from 1957 to 1965. WNYC Radio, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Radio Rookies, a media arts education program. Open to young people from across New York City's five boroughs, the program will provide training in all aspects of radio production. Women Make Movies, Inc.
NY, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Production Assistance Program. Women Make Movies facilitates the production, promotion, distribution, and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. Women's Studio Workshop, Inc. (Consortium)
Rosendale, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support artist residencies. In partnership with the Kingston City School District, the residency program offers emerging artists paid professional opportunities to work for an extended period of time in a technically equipped studio space as well as training in teaching and mentoring. Working Theatre Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the TheaterWorks project. The initiative offers artist residencies and workshops to low-income working people at three New York City unions. World Music Institute, Inc. (aka WMI) (Consortium)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a national tour of traditional and contemporary music and dance ensembles from Central Asia, the Middle East, and Pakistan. In partnership with World Music, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts), exemplary presenters will present the ensembles and will include outreach activities such as lecture-demonstrations, workshops, master classes, and children's programs. World Music Productions, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and distribution of the weekly public radio program Afropop Worldwide. The series showcases the contemporary musical cultures of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, and is distributed by Public Radio International to more than 100 radio stations in the United States. Writers Room, Inc.
New York, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support subsidized work space for emerging writers. The Writers Room is an urban writers' colony in New York City, which provides 300 authors with work space 24 hours a day.
YMCA of Greater Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a series of free poetry readings at the Downtown Writer's Center. Scheduled poets include Minnie Bruce Pratt, Eric Gamalinda, Len Roberts, Naomi Guttman, and Michael Jennings. Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association (aka 92nd Street Y)
New York, NY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Unterberg Poetry Center Reading Series at the 92nd Street Y. The project will feature readings by established and emerging writers, and dialogues between writers and audiences about literary and related topics. Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association (aka 92nd Street Y)
New York, NY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Musical Introduction Series. The project involves classroom artist residencies, live musical performances by professional musicians at the 92nd Street Y, and post-performance discussions for New York City school children. Young People's Chorus of New York City, Inc.
New York, NY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Partner Schools Program. At-risk students, ages 8 to 18, will participate in after-school choral music education activities.
Number of Grants: 203 Total Amount: $7,427,700
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