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.

NORTH CAROLINA

American Dance Festival, Inc.
Durham, NC
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 75th anniversary season, Past/Forward. Dance works by recipients of the Scripps/ADF Awards will be presented by contemporary companies to demonstrate the respective choreographers' influences on modern dance and ballet.

Brevard Music Center, Inc.
Brevard, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Master Teacher Program. Internationally recognized musicians will offer coaching sessions and master classes and will perform concerts for students (high school through post-graduate level) in a seven-week summer program.

Carolina Ballet, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a world premiere of The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by artistic director Robert Weiss. The performance will be presented at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, Process Center for the Performing Arts.

Doc Arts, Inc. (aka Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
Durham, NC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 11th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The event will showcase work by emerging, established, and international documentarians.

Duke University (on behalf of Nasher Museum of Art)
Durham, NC
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Birth of the Cool: The Paintings of Barkley L. Hendricks, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition is the first career retrospective of Hendricks's (American b. 1945) work.

McColl Center for Visual Art
Charlotte, NC
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support residencies for visual artists. Participating artists will be provided housing, workspace, technical assistance, transportation costs, a materials budget, and a monthly stipend for a three-month residency.

North Carolina Dance Theatre
Charlotte, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of works by choreographers George Balanchine, Mark Diamond, Dwight Rhoden, and artistic director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. The performances will take place at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, and the company will provide a comprehensive program of education and outreach offerings.

Triad Stage, Inc.
Greensboro, NC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and world premiere of Bloody Blackbeard by Preston Lane, with original music by Laurelyn Dossett. The play will serve as the centerpiece for Theatre 232, a festival created in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Number of Grants: 8          Total Amount: $190,000

 
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