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 MEXICO

Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Foundation (on behalf of Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference)
Las Cruces, NM
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Mariachi and Folkloric Dance Program for young people and adults at the Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference. Workshops taught by mariachi and folkloric dance professionals will focus on the history, techniques, theory, and cultural relationship of mariachi music and Mexican folk dance.

Music at Angel Fire, Inc.
Angel Fire, NM
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 25th-anniversary festival. Activities will include Music in the Schools classroom performances and touring to rural northern New Mexico communities of Las Vegas, Raton, and Taos, with specific programs offered for each community.

NewArt New Mexico, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the Global DanceFest 2009, an annual festival of national and international contemporary dance. The 2009 festival, titled 60 North, will celebrate contemporary dance and dance theater from Scandinavia, Russia, and Canada.

Santa Fe Art Institute
Santa Fe, NM
$15,000
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, a monthly stipend, and use of a car for the residency.

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Santa Fe, NM
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 36th annual Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. The festival will include a diverse range of repertoire, guest composers, and world premieres, as well as free community and youth concerts.

Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe, NM
$70,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the American premiere of Adriana Mater, by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and librettist Amin Maalouf and directed by Peter Sellars. Education and outreach programs will include free public lectures about the opera and a symposium involving the composer, librettist, and director.

VSA arts of New Mexico, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Out of the Ordinary Festival. The project will include performances, literary events, exhibitions, and film screenings by artists and about people with disabilities.

Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $165,000

 
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