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.

LOUISIANA

Arts Council of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Greater New Orleans Arts Marketing Project. The training program will address the short- and long-term marketing audience development needs of New Orleans arts organizations.

Chambers, Christopher
New Orleans, LA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Contemporary Arts Center (Consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support NEA Jazz Masters concert presentations. NEA Jazz Masters Jim Hall (guitarist) and James Moody (saxophonist) will be presented in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation (NOJHFF).

Friends of A Studio in the Woods (aka A Studio in the Woods)
New Orleans, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
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.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (on behalf of Louisiana State University Press)
Baton Rouge, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication, promotion, and national distribution of volumes of poetry and fiction by the Louisiana State University Press. Scheduled authors include Brendan Galvin, Sarah Kennedy, Clarence Major, Daniel Hoffman, and Constance Merritt.

National Performance Network, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation of a new work and dance touring. The project will include dance residencies and related education and outreach activities throughout the United States.

New Orleans Ballet Association
New Orleans, LA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of a series of dance companies and education and outreach programs. Companies will be presented on the concert stage and in community settings.

Shreveport Opera
Shreveport, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the production and tour of Shreveport Opera Xpress. Community performances will be accompanied by educational residencies in eight cities and underserved areas in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and East Texas.

Shreveport Regional Arts Council (Consortium)
Shreveport, LA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Ready the Arts for E-Commerce. In partnership with the Bossier Arts Council, project activities will include a series of marketing assessments and workshop training to enable constituent organizations to use a newly developed cultural arts Web site and centralized e-ticketing.

Southern Rep
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of For Better, a new play by Eric Coble. The project is part of the National New Play Network's Continued Life of New Plays Fund (CLNPF), and will be directed by Gary Rucker.

Swine Palace Productions, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Hair, with book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt McDermott. London-based actor, director, and playwright Steven Young will direct with music direction by Norma Jeanne Curley.

Number of Grants: 11          Total Amount: $270,000

 
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