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.

FLORIDA

African Caribbean Dance Theatre, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 11th Annual Florida African Dance Festival. The event will include workshops in dance and drum taught by African immigrant artists as well as a final concert.

Atlantic Center for the Arts, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
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.

Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc.
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Caribbean Crossroads Series. The project will present solo and group exhibitions featuring the work of emerging Caribbean artists.

Enzian Theater, Inc.
Maitland, FL
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 16th annual Florida Film Festival. Held in the spring, the event presents more than 140 films to an audience of 23,000.

Florida Dance Association, Inc.
Miami, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 30th Florida Dance Festival. The program offers training and performing opportunities for dancers and students, professional development for teachers, creative and collaborative opportunities for choreographers, and presentations by national and international dance companies.

Florida Grand Opera, Inc.
Miami, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support performances of Handel's Guilio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt). Outreach events will include lectures, artist recitals, a film retrospective, in-school programs, and a family day of children's events.

Miami City Ballet, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a work by choreographer Twyla Tharp, set to a score by musician Elvis Costello. Performances will take place at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale.

New World Symphony, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Advanced Professional Development Program. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program will utilize performances, coaching, and community outreach activities to prepare young artists for musical leadership positions in the orchestral field.

Ortiz-Taylor, Sheila L.
Tallahassee, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Pensacola Opera, Inc.
Pensacola, FL
$18,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the commissioning and premiere of The Widow's Lantern by composer and librettist David Ott and based on Florida history. Collaborations with West Florida History Preservation, the University of West Florida, and Okaloosa-Walton College will provide performance venues and production support.

Proyecto Arte Actual Inc. (aka The Moore Space)
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support project-based artists' residencies. Each residency will result in a final project to be exhibited at The Moore Space.

Sarasota Opera Association, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the commissioning of a two-act, one-hour opera, written for the young voices (ages 10 to 18) of the Sarasota Youth Opera Chorus. The new opera will be composed by Ned Rorem with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy.

Tigertail Productions, Inc.
Miami, FL
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
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 of South Florida
Tampa, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Jazz Composers' Symposium II in Park City, Utah. The symposium will include premieres of new work and explore the use of technology for global participation.

Vann, David J.
Tallahassee, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Number of Grants: 15          Total Amount: $325,500

 
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