2008 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence
[ August 13, 2007 deadline ]
Dance |
Design |
Folk & Traditional Arts |
Literature |
Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts |
Museums |
Music |
Musical Theater |
Presenting |
Theater
Visual Arts
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
Media Arts
American Film Institute, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the Directing Workshop for Women. Each year, the program provides individuals with the necessary skills and portfolio to enter the directing field.
American Museum of the Moving Image (aka Museum of the Moving Image)
Astoria, NY
$30,000
To support the Moving Image Source. The Web site will be a resource for students, curators, scholars, filmmakers, and others interested in the moving image.
Association of Independents in Radio, Inc. (aka AIR)
Boston, MA
$75,000
To support online and print resources for independent audio producers. Services include reference guides, directories, and practical advice on production issues, grant opportunities, and training, as well as interactive responses to queries and discussions of current issues in the field.
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, MA
$40,000
To support Transom.org. The project encourages both emerging and experienced independent audio producers to tell their stories on public radio.
Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc. (aka BAVC)
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support Frameworks: Connecting Artists to New Media Technology. The program will help media artists at all levels of experience learn to use sophisticated digital production equipment.
Buffalo Media Resources, Inc. (aka Squeaky Wheel)
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
To support SWAP: Squeaky Wheel Access Program. The 22-year old program provides media equipment access, low-cost workshops, artist residencies, and resource services to film and video artists locally and nationally.
Ciesla Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC
$30,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary film by Aviva Kempner. Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg will tell the story of Gertrude Berg, the creator, writer, and star of the radio and television series The Goldbergs.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$85,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary film by Fred Wiseman. Boxing Gym (working title) will examine the role Lord's Gym plays in Austin, Texas.
Experimental Television Center Ltd.
Newark Valley, NY
$10,000
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.
Film Arts Foundation (aka FAF)
San Francisco, CA
$45,000
To support educational programs and related activities. Film Arts Foundation is a multi-service media arts center that provides training, resources, and access to production equipment to more than 1,200 film and video artists each year.
Hartley Film Foundation
Westport, CT
$40,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary by Jennifer Taylor. New Muslim Cool is an observational work that follows two years in the life of a 30-year old Puerto Rican American Muslim convert who also is a hip-hop artist.
IFP-Minneapolis (aka IFP-MN)
St. Paul, MN
$20,000
To support educational activities, access to film and video equipment for media artists in the region, and a screening series. Approximately 650 film and video makers are expected to benefit from the project.
Independent Feature Project, Inc. (aka IFP)
New York, NY
$65,000
To support Independent Film Week. The event provides independent filmmakers from across the country the opportunity to present their work to the industry.
International Documentary Association (aka IDA)
Los Angeles, CA
$70,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary by Katja Esson. Poetry of Resilience will follow various poets from different countries who have survived traumatic experiences.
International Film Seminars, Inc. (aka The Flaherty)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the 54th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. The week-long event, to be held at Colgate College in Hamilton, New York, will bring together students, scholars, filmmakers, curators, librarians, and film enthusiasts to explore and discuss the art of the moving image.
Katahdin Productions, Inc. (aka Katahdin Foundation)
Berkeley, CA
$60,000
To support post-production costs for a personal documentary by Deann Borshay Liem. In Precious Objects of Desire, the filmmaker will attempt to resolve a case of mistaken identity that took place when she was adopted by an American family in the 1960s.
L.A. Freewaves
Los Aneles, CA
$10,000
To support the creation of a Web site. The HollyWould site will feature more than 800 works by film, video, installation, and media artists from the United States and abroad.
L.A. Theatre Works
Venice, CA
$30,000
To support the distribution of audio plays to schools, libraries, and communities. The Alive and Aloud and Library Access national outreach programs provide the audio plays to underserved communities in all 50 states.
Long Haul Productions, Inc.
Three Oaks, MI
$20,000
To support the production and post-production costs for two audio documentaries by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister. American Chronicles will examine timely issues. Topics that may be covered include worker retraining, women returning from war, starting a small business, and healthcare for the uninsured.
National Alliance of Media Arts Centers, Inc. (aka National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture)
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
To support services to the nonprofit media arts field. The National Alliance of Media Arts Centers (NAMAC) includes among its more than 350 members media arts and technology centers, university-based programs, exhibitors, distributors, artist cooperatives, film archives, and community-access television stations.
National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Inc. (aka NALIP)
Santa Monica, CA
$35,000
To support the fifth Latino Media Market. Targeted to Latino media artists, the project will connect filmmakers with representatives from both the nonprofit and commercial film and television fields.
National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Inc. (aka NALIP) (Consortium)
Santa Monica, CA
$20,000
To support regional conferences. In collaboration with Doc Arts (aka the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival), the National Association of Latino Independent Producers will offer Doing Your Doc: Diverse Visions, Regional Voices in four American cities.
National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Hempstead, NY
$10,000
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 Federation of Community Broadcasters, Inc. (Consortium)
Oakland, CA
$35,000
To support the 2009 Community Radio Conference. Working in collaboration with KBOO-FM, the conference will provide workshops in all aspects of radio management, leadership, and production.
National Video Resources, Inc. (aka Renew Media)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support The Reframe Project. The online resource will help media artists make the transition to deliver digital video content through the Internet.
Ninth Street Media Consortium, Inc. (aka Ninth Street Independent Film Center)
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support a programmatic collaboration at the Ninth Street Independent Film Center. The center is a consortium of seven media arts organizations all housed in one building.
Pittsburgh Film-Makers, Inc. (aka Pittsburgh Filmmakers)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
To support training in, and access to, animation equipment. Pittsburgh Filmmakers will purchase specific animation workstations and software to offer these services to its constituents.
Scribe Video Center, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$70,000
To support workshop programs and related activities. Scribe Video Center is a community-based media arts center that provides students and artists with the tools and skills necessary to produce video artworks.
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
Olympic Valley, CA
$10,000
To support the Screenwriting Program. The workshop focuses on the essence of storytelling and teaches participants how to "show" rather than "tell" their stories.
Standby Program, Inc.
New York, NY
$35,000
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.
Sundance Institute (aka Sundance Institute for Film & Television)
Park City, UT
$140,000
To support the Feature Film Program. The program offers emerging screenwriters, directors, producers, and composers the opportunity, support, and resources needed to successfully create new work.
Youth Radio
Oakland, CA
$35,000
To support the Arts and Culture Desk. Approximately 90 individuals, ages 14-18, will participate in the project.
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