2008 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

[ March 12, 2007 deadline ]

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Museum | Music | Musical Theater | Opera | Presenting
Theater | Visual Arts

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

Presenting

18th Street Arts Complex
Santa Monica, CA
$25,000
To support the 2008 Residency Program. American and international artists will be hosted for periods ranging from one month to one year.

Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support commissioning, long-term residencies, and presentation of the WaterWorks and Harlem Stride series. Commissioned artists will create and perform new works, and other artists will participate in residencies that will advance the development of new works scheduled for production in the following season.

Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. (on behalf of River to River Festival)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the River to River Festival. Free outdoor activities in Lower Manhattan will include music, dance performances, and film screenings.

Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Ann Arbor, MI
$15,000
To support the presentation of the British aerial performance troupe THE DREAM ENGINE.

Arizona State University (on behalf of ASU Gammage)
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
To support residencies and performances at ASU Gammage. Participating artists will include theater artist Anne Bogart and SITI Company, Susan Marshall Dance Company, writer/performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and solo performer Kristina Wong.

Artown
Reno, NV
$15,000
To support a series of festival events featuring local and touring artists. Activities will include presentations of music, dance, and opera; hands-on arts programs; film screenings; and theater performances.

Atlantic Center for the Arts, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
$35,000
To support interdisciplinary residencies for emerging and mid-career artists. Master artists will collaborate with resident artists in the disciplines of visual, literary, and performing arts.

Bard College (on behalf of Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts)
Annandale-Hudson, NY
$10,000
To support the SummerScape Festival, presented by the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The festival will focus on Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev through presentations in dance, theater, music, and opera.

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. (aka BAM)
Brooklyn, NY
$45,000
To support BAM's annual Next Wave Festival. Now in its 26th year, the festival will feature performances in all disciplines with an emphasis on contemporary and international work.

Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc. (on behalf of Celebrate Brooklyn)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Free performances of music and dance and film screenings, including commissioned scores for films, will be presented in Prospect Park as part of the 30th annual festival.

Builders Association, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the creation of Continuous City, a new work that explores how technology alters perceptions of distance. Collaborating artists will include director Marianne Weems, lighting designer Jennifer Tipton, video artist Peter Flaherty, animator James Gibbs, and filmmaker Harry Sinclair.

California Institute of the Arts (aka CalArts) (on behalf of Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater/REDCAT)
Valencia, CA
$20,000
To support the REDCAT Intersections Initiative at the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater. The project will feature a series of residencies, performances, and exhibitions.

Carnegie Institute (on behalf of Three Rivers Arts Festival)
Pittsburgh, PA
$10,000
To support the Three Rivers Arts Festival. The 17-day event in downtown Pittsburgh will present local and national artists working in music, dance, visual arts, and theater.

City Parks Foundation
New York, NY
$25,000
To support Arts for All: A Citywide Festival. Free performances by emerging, regional, and international artists will be presented at public parks in New York City.

Corporation of Yaddo (aka Yaddo)
Saratoga Springs, NY
$15,500
To support Yaddo's Artist in Residence Program. Artists from various disciplines will receive housing, meals, and an equipped studio or workspace.

Cross Performance, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the creation of The Walter Project. The multidisciplinary work will be based on the ongoing relationship between artist Ralph Lemon and Walter Carter, a 99-year-old African American elder from the Mississippi Delta.

Dartmouth College (on behalf of Hopkins Center)
Hanover, NH
$45,000
To support the Visiting Performing Artist Series at the Hopkins Center. Residencies will feature presentations of new and existing works by theater artists, dance companies, choreographers, and musicians from around the world.

Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Woodside, CA
$30,000
To support artist residencies. The project will provide studios, living accommodations, meals, and professional assistance to American writers, composers, choreographers, and media and visual artists.

Emerson Umbrella, Inc.
Concord, MA
$7,500
To support the Musketaquid Earth Day celebrations. An annual tradition in the city of Concord since 1990, the project will include the River Ceremony, Earth Day Parade, and the Arts and Environment Festival.

Experimental Sound Studio
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the Artists Residency Program and the Outer Ear Festival of Sound. The project will provide local sound artists with residencies to create and present new sonic art works.

Eyebeam Atelier, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the artist residency and fellowship programs. Participating artists will have access to technology equipment and technicians, otherwise not available to them, enabling creation or completion of their work.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc.
Provincetown, MA
$15,000
To support the Residency Fellowship Program for emerging artists. Visual artists and writers will receive housing, studios, and a monthly stipend during their residencies.

FirstWorks (Consortium)
Providence, RI
$12,000
To support the Pixilerations festival of digital arts.A partnership with the City of Providence, the festival will include installations, residencies, performances, and film screenings by artists working with digital media.

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Ltd.
Burlington, VT
$30,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of dance, music, and theater works. Each of the presentations will be accompanied by related public events such as discussions, lecture-demonstrations, workshops, and open rehearsals.

Foundation for World Arts
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support the World Festival of Sacred Music. The citywide festival will feature the work of local and international artists working in Western and world music, dance, theater, and the visual arts.

Friends of A Studio in the Woods (aka A Studio in the Woods)
New Orleans, LA
$10,000
To support a residency program at A Studio in the Woods for New Orleanian artists who were displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Lodging, meals, materials expenses, transportation, stipends, and studio space in a rustic setting will be provided.

Friends of the Levitt Pavilion-Pasadena (aka Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts)
Pasadena, CA
$15,000
To support a series of free, outdoor performances at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts. Thematic presentations will take place from Wednesday through Sunday evenings: Children's Night, World Music, Rhythm and Blues, Musica Latina, and Jazz, respectively.

Fund for Boston Neighborhoods, Inc. (on behalf of The Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, & Special Events, Boston)
Boston, MA
$10,000
To support the Summer in the City series presented by The Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, & Special Events, Boston. Components of the series will include the Boston Arts Festival, Gospel Fest, Hip Hop Festival, Latin Music Festival, Dance Away the Night, and the Waterfront Performing Arts Series.

GALA Inc., Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (aka GALA Hispanic Theatre) (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support ArteAmericA 2008, presented by the GALA Hispanic Theatre. A partnership with Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS), the project will include performances and residencies celebrating Latino cultures throughout the Americas.

Grand Performances
Los Angeles, CA
$40,000
To support Come Blow Your Horn: A Multidisciplinary Look at Brass Bands. The series will include free dance, spoken-word, and music events, with related lecture-demonstrations.

Hallwalls, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
$10,000
To support the Artist in Residence Project for the creation and presentation of new works. Artists will receive stipends; allotments for materials, fabrication, and workspace; access to equipment and technical support; and opportunities for public presentation and interaction with local artists and community members.

Harvestworks, Inc.
New York City, NY
$15,000
To support the Creative Residency Program. Artists will be commissioned to create artwork using new and evolving technologies.

Headlands Center for the Arts
Sausalito, CA
$20,000
To support residencies for emerging and mid-career artists. Resident artists will receive monthly stipends, living quarters, meals, travel expenses, and studio space in which to create new work, investigate surrounding communities, and share ideas and their works with other artists.

Hesperus
Arlington, VA
$10,000
To support the 4th Annual Bring History Alive presentation of film, accompanied by live music. The project will feature Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film The Golem: How He Came Into the World, shown with Sephardic music performed live by the ensemble.

Hip Hop Theater Festival
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the production and presentation of hip-hop festivals in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC. The festivals will feature dance, musical theater, and theater, and will include staged readings of works-in-progress.

Immaterial Incorporated (aka Cabinet)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support artist fees and production costs for the art journal Cabinet. The quarterly publication features the work of contemporary artists and essays on art and culture.

Irvine Barclay Theatre (Consortium)
Irvine, CA
$15,000
To support performances of an adaptation of Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas by choreographer Mark Morris. In partnership with Pacific Symphony, the dance-opera will be presented at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Kala Institute
Berkeley, CA
$10,000
To support the Fellowship Residency Program. American and international artists working in the visual arts, video, performance, and digital media will receive stipends, technical support, and access to working facilities.

Kings Majestic Corporation (aka 651 ARTS)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support a series at 651 ARTS of performances and residencies by U.S. and international artists. Education and outreach activities will be provided for public schools and community-based organizations.

La Pena Cultural Center, Inc.
Berkeley,, CA
$10,000
To support the Viva Mexico! Music and Dance Series. Multiple generations of Mexican and Mexican American artists will perform and participate in panel discussions, workshops, and jam sessions.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
To support performances and related activities of Lincoln Center Festival 2008. The summer festival will feature international performing artworks, as well as symposia, discussions, and lectures that complement the presentations.

MacDowell Colony, Inc.
Peterborough, NH
$30,000
To support artist residencies. Artists will receive a working studio and room and board for as long as two months.

Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the Arts in the Park series and performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Activities will include dance and music performances by international artists at Fairmont Park.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc. (aka MASS MoCA)
North Adams, MA
$20,000
To support a series of performances, exhibitions, residencies, and film screenings at MassMOCA. Artists will participate in school presentations, artist talks, open rehearsals, and work-in-progress performances.

Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
$35,000
To support a series of performances and residencies during the Arts and Cultural Programming season. Activities will include master classes, workshops, and post-performance discussions.

National Museum of Mexican Art (Consortium)
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support the second annual Sor Juana Festival. Presented in partnership with Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA), the multidisciplinary festival, held in both Chicago and Houston, will showcase the artistic accomplishments of Mexican women from Mexico and the United States.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
Newark, NJ
$25,000
To support the Alternate Routes performance series. The series will include performances, residency activities, humanities programs, commissions, and artistic collaborations.

ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support residencies for established and emerging performing artists. The theater will provide rehearsal space, technical support, production assistance, and performance opportunities.

On the Boards
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support the New Performance Series and the Under the Boards outreach programs. Related activities will include master classes for artists, demonstrations, post-performance question-and-answer sessions, online audio interviews with artists, a performance blog, and workshops.

Orange Show Foundation
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support Art Car Weekend. Events will include the Houston Art Car Parade, Main Street Drag, Art Car Shoptalk, and an awards ceremony.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of works at the Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festivals. Artists will perform new works and participate in residency activities such as workshops and post-performance discussions.

Portland Concert Association
Portland, ME
$10,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of dance, music, and theater works. Each of the presentations will be accompanied by related public events such as discussions, lectures, workshops, community suppers, and open rehearsals.

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, OR
$15,000
To support the Time Based Art (TBA) Festival and related educational activities. The 10-day festival will feature local, national, and international artists working in dance, theater, music, visual art, film, and multidisciplinary forms.

Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$15,000
To support performances of music, opera, and dance under the Masters Series. International master artists will perform in the series and participate in pre-performance lectures and student matinee sessions.

Regents of the University of California at Davis (on behalf of Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for Performing Arts)
Davis, CA
$30,000
To support the Creativity Project, presented by the Robert and Margit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Artists will participate in residencies including creation and presentation of new and existing works, lecture-demonstrations, exhibitions, and apprenticeships.

Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles (on behalf of UCLA Live/UCLA Performing Arts)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the International Theater Festival presented by UCLA Live/UCLA Performing Arts. Performances will feature artists and ensembles that extend the boundaries of theater by using unique combinations of media and innovative approaches to historic literary and dramatic texts.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
$15,000
To support the presentation of commissioned works for the opening of the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). Works will include Pioneer Dogs by the Wooster Group and Dance Movies by collaborating choreographers and media artists.

Research Foundation of State University of New York (on behalf of ARTSwego)
Albany, NY
$10,000
To support the premiere of Darwin: Origin of the Origin presented by ARTSwego. The contemporary, multi-media oratorio by composer Richard Einhorn will feature a film by Bill Morrison and music performed by the women's ensemble Kitka and soprano Jacqueline Horner.

San Francisco Performances, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the presentation of chamber music, vocal and instrumental recitals, jazz, and contemporary dance. Related workshops and lectures will help audiences increase their understanding and enjoyment of the live performances.

Scottsdale Cultural Council (aka Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts)
Scottsdale, AZ
$20,000
To support the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' presentations of artists and community engagement activities and discussions. The project is designed to connect audiences with performers and to foster the exchange of ideas among the participants on important issues of our time.

Seattle Theatre Group
Seattle, WA
$25,000
To support a multidisciplinary presenting series. Outreach activities, such as lecture-demonstrations, master classes, and open rehearsals at local schools and community centers, will complement the performances of musical theater, dance, and music.

Spoleto Festival USA
Charleston, SC
$28,000
To support a series of performances commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Presentations will include works by composer Anthony Davis, choreographer Heddy Maalem, and a chamber music series.

Squonk Opera, Inc.
Pitcairn, PA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of Live Broadcast in the Galactic Hum of B-flat. The performances will take place during the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh.

St. Ann Center for Restoration and the Arts, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support the Innovators 2008 Initiative. Project activities will include commissioning and production support for music and theater artists.

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$15,000
To support a series of artist residencies. Activities will include open rehearsals, lectures, and pre- and post-performance discussions.

Stephen Foster Drama Association, Inc.
Bardstown, KY
$10,000
To support the presentation of the Stephen Foster Musical. Performances of the outdoor historical drama will take place on the grounds of the My Old Kentucky Home State Park.

Stern Grove Festival Association
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support a series of free, outdoor music and dance performances. Artists will be presented on Sundays from June through August at the Sigmund Stern Grove amphitheater.

Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, Inc. (aka TEXAS Musical Drama)
Canyon, TX
$12,000
To support the presentation of the TEXAS Musical Drama. Performances will be held at the Pioneer Amphitheater in Palo Duro Canyon State Park during the summertime.

Tigertail Productions, Inc.
Miami, FL
$20,000
To support the production and presentation of a series of performances and outreach activities. The series will include week-long artist residencies, dance and music performances, panel discussions, workshops, and outreach activities targeting Miami's diverse Caribbean, Central American, and South American communities.

University Musical Society
Ann Arbor, MI
$40,000
To support residencies as part of the Global Arts Initiative. International women artists from various cultural backgrounds will engage audiences through their residency activities.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$25,000
To support Fear and Freedom in 21st Century America. The series of residencies, performances, and community conversations will explore what it means to be an American in a post-9/11 world.

University of Maryland at College Park (on behalf of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
College Park, MD
$40,000
To support Artists as Activists, Performance as Politics, a series of residencies at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Activities will engage audiences, students, and the community in performances, post-performance talkbacks, symposia, and workshops.

University of Washington (on behalf of UW World Series)
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support performances and educational activities by international artists presented by the UW World Series. Performers from the United States, Palestine, Pakistan, France, and New Zealand will provide audiences with opportunities to experience unique traditions and diverse art forms.

Virginia Arts Festival, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
$15,000
To support A Season of American Masters: Past, Present and Future. Activities will include commissions, performances, mentorships, and a training institute for emerging composers.

VSA arts of New Mexico, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
$15,000
To support the Out of the Ordinary Festival. The project will include performances, literary events, exhibitions, and film screenings by artists and about people with disabilities.

Walker Art Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$50,000
To support Creative Connections: Developing New Performance in Community. Large-scale, commissioned projects will support artists in their on-site creation and presentation of new work.

Wexner Center Foundation
Columbus, OH
$35,000
To support an artist residency program. The program will provide technical and professional support for the creation, completion, and presentation of works in the visual, performing, and media arts.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Vienna, VA
$25,000
To support the Summer Festival. Activities will include free performances, a dance series, presentation of commissioned works, opera and orchestral performances, master classes, and distribution of complimentary tickets for community partners.

Yerba Buena Arts & Events
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The project will connect the diverse communities of the Bay Area in shared arts and cultural experiences presented by several local organizations.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support Big Ideas, a series of multidisciplinary performances. The programs of film, visual, and performance work will be presented in conjunction with curatorial themes that aim to contextualize the series.

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