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FY 2008 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

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

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Americans for the Arts, Inc.
Washington, DC
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support a series of Animating Democracy professional development workshops. Americans for the Arts will work with five local arts agencies to highlight best practices in using the arts to exemplify democratic principles.

Children's Chorus of Washington
Washington, DC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of The Nightingale by Imant Raminsh. The one-act opera is written specifically for children's chorus to introduce and engage them in the art form.

Chorus America
Washington, DC
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support services and technical assistance to the choral field. Activities will include an annual conference, publications, and leadership development forums for conductors, board members, and managers.

D.C. Wheel Productions, Inc. (aka Dance Place)
Washington, DC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of performances and residencies by dancers at Dance Place. Artists will represent a wide spectrum of dance styles including African, modern, hip-hop, and tap dance.

Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support professional development services, expansion of research capabilities, staff expansion, and enhancement of organizational visibility. Professional development services will include Council meetings, biennial Roundtables, Artistic Director Leadership Training, and a Dance Presenters Leadership Forum.

Dance/USA (on behalf of Dance/NYC)
Washington, DC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a series of professional development programs for emerging artists by Dance/NYC. These programs, titled 101s and 201s, offer information and skills for managing a nonprofit organization.

District of Columbia Jewish Community Center Inc. (on behalf of Theatre J)
Washington, DC
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the development and world premiere of David in Shadow and Light, written by Yehuda Hyman and composed by Daniel Hoffman. The production will be directed by Nick Olcott.

Embassy Series
Washington, DC
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the presentation of concerts in embassies in Washington, DC, and accompanying educational activities. Solo musicians as well as ensembles will perform the music of Haydn, Chopin, Schubert, contemporary American composers, and others as well as performances of traditional Indonesian and Afghan music.

Ford's Theatre Society
Washington, DC
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of a newly commissioned work about Abraham Lincoln's presidency by playwright James Still. The project will be produced during the bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth in 2008-2009.

Future of Music Coalition
Washington, DC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the annual Policy Summit. The three-day conference will engage speakers and panelists to discuss and examine key issues impacting independent professional musicians including digital technology, artists' rights, and the current state of the music industry.

GALA Inc., Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (aka GALA Hispanic Theatre) (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
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.

Hillwood Museum and Gardens Foundation
Washington, DC
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Sevres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000, with accompanying catalogue and interpretive materials. The exhibition will explore the dramatic history and remarkable accomplishments of Sevres' ceramists and designers.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the A Cappella: Singing Solo Festival. The 10-day festival will feature more than 25 groups in 13 performances throughout the Kennedy Center, with accompanying educational activities.

Lewis, William H.
Washington, DC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

National Building Museum
Washington, DC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support Green Communities, an exhibition on sustainable design and construction. Case studies to be presented will include historical, contemporary, and planned or future projects.

National Symphony Orchestra Association of Washington, DC
Washington, DC
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the ninth annual National Conducting Institute. The professional development program for conductors will culminate in concerts at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
Washington, DC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Philip Johnson Glass House Oral History Project. The project will capture stories in a multimedia format at the Glass House Visitor Center.

Phillips Collection (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition Van Gogh Repetitions, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition will present new insights into Vincent van Gogh's (1853-90) artistic process through a study of the artist's "repetitions" or works that feature nearly identical compositions.

Post-Classical Ensemble, Inc.
Washington, DC
$17,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Artists in Exile. The project will explore the creative lives of German composers Kurt Weill and Arnold Schoenberg through performances that will be supplemented with discussion and commentary by artists and scholars.

Shakespeare Theatre (aka Shakespeare Theatre Company)
Washington, DC
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Roman Repertory project. A production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar directed by David Muse will be performed in repertory with a production of Antony and Cleopatra directed by artistic director Michael Kahn.

Studio Theatre, Inc.
Washington, DC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support productions of The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney and the 2006 Tony award-winning play The History Boys by Alan Bennett, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Bosnian-born director/playwright Tea Alagic will direct McCraney's work, and founding artistic director Joy Zinoman will direct Bennett's work.

Vocal Arts Society
Washington, DC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the presentation of solo vocal recitalists. Performances will be held in the Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and other venues in Washington, DC.

Washington Drama Society, Inc. (aka Arena Stage)
Washington, DC
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Arthur Miller Festival at Arena Stage. The festival will feature productions of Death of a Salesman directed by Tim Bond and A View from the Bridge directed by Daniel Aukin, performed in rotating repertory by a single ensemble cast.

Washington National Opera
Washington, DC
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of Handel's Tamerlano. Recognized as one of the composer's masterpieces, the opera is rarely performed as a fully staged production.

Washington Performing Arts Society
Washington, DC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support dance presentations and residency activities. Performances will take place at the Tivoli Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, and Harman Center for the Arts.

Washington, DC International Film Festival, Inc. (aka Filmfest DC)
Washington, DC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 22nd annual Filmfest DC. The event includes free films for children, older people, and underserved communities.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Washington, DC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the continued development and world premiere of Stunning by David Adjimi, who will be in residence at the theater during the play's rehearsal period. Artistic director Howard Shalwitz will lead the dramaturgical team, with direction by regional and national director Anne Kauffman.


Number of Grants: 27          Total Amount: $755,000

 
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