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.

NEW JERSEY

Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East
Leonia, NJ
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support composer residencies and a commissioning program as part of a summer chamber music conference. Activities will take place at Bennington College, Vermont.

Dance New Jersey, Inc.
Highland Park, NJ
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support Show Up and Dance, a program that provides dance artists with performance opportunities and feedback. Performances will range from ballet to flamenco to musical theater to hip-hop.

Friends of the New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Jersey Folk: Identities, Communities, and Traditional Arts. Jersey Folk is the centerpiece project for the reopening of the New Jersey State Museum which is currently undergoing extensive renovations.

George Street Playhouse, Inc.
New Brunswick, NJ
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the world premiere production of Long Season. Written by Asian American playwright Chay Yew with music by Filipino American composer Fabian Obispo, the musical was originally developed as part of the Cannery Project at Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska.

International Sculpture Center, Inc. (aka Sculpture)
Hamilton, NJ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support production of Sculpture magazine. Solicited articles will focus on current work of artists, events, and public art projects.

Jersey City Museum, Inc.
Jersey City, NJ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition All About the Spirit, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition is a retrospective of the work of influential African American painter, sculptor, printmaker, and educator Ben Jones (b. 1942).

McCarter Theater
Princeton, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of Edward Albee's Me, Myself and I. Artistic director Emily Mann will direct the newly commissioned play by one of America's leading playwrights.

Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of performances and residencies during the Arts and Cultural Programming season. Activities will include master classes, workshops, and post-performance discussions.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
Newark, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Alternate Routes performance series. The series will include performances, residency activities, humanities programs, commissions, and artistic collaborations.

New Jersey Repertory Company
Long Branch, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of And Her Hair Went With Her by Zina Camblin. Artistic director SuzAnne Barabas will oversee the production and casting and select the director.

Newark Museum Association (Consortium)
Newark, NJ
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Jazz in the Garden summer concerts. In partnership with Newark Public Radio (WBGO-FM), the museum will present jazz concerts and lecture-demonstrations for emerging musicians.

Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn, NJ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. Multidisciplinary project activities will include mainstage performances, a visual arts gallery exhibit, and educational outreach activities to promote lifelong learning.

Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Inc. (Consortium)
Madison, NJ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support The Fair Haired Boy by Sheldon Harnick, David Baker, and Ira Wallach with accompanying educational activities. In partnership with the Morris Museum/ Bickford Theatre, the musical will feature a revised book, lyrics, and music and be directed by associate artistic director James Glossman.

Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Inc. (on behalf of Creative Glass Center of America)
Millville, NJ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for emerging and mid-career glass artists at the Creative Glass Center of America. Artists will be provided with housing, a stipend, studio facilities, and technical assistance to work in glass.

Number of Grants: 14          Total Amount: $275,000

 
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