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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.

UTAH

Children's Dance Theatre University of Utah (aka Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program)
Salt Lake City, UT
$39,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support the Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Program's Side-by-Side Teacher Training Residency. Students in kindergarten through sixth grades and their teachers will acquire and practice dance skills on a weekly basis, create performance works, and assess, both formally and informally, their own skills levels based on the state standards in dance.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation (aka Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company)
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, parent/child workshops, dance classes, and performances.

Spy Hop Productions, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT
$15,000
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
Salt Lake City, UT
$120,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Feature Film Program and the Native American Initiative. The program offers emerging screenwriters, directors, producers, and composers the opportunity, support, and resources needed to successfully create new work.

Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$619,200
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Utah Humanities Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 10th annual Great Salt Lake Book Festival. The free, three-day festival will feature readings and writing workshops by Utah writers.

Utah State University
Logan, UT
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 2008 Mountain West Songfest & Symposium. The project will include concerts, workshops, and lectures on vocal music from a variety of traditions, from the roots music of ethnic communities to popular and art music created by contemporary composers.


Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $840,700

 
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