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.

VIRGINIA

Brkic, Courtney A.
Arlington, VA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

City of Galax, Virginia
Galax, VA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support traditional music programming at the Blue Ridge Music Center. The state-of-the-art performing arts facility and future museum preserves, celebrates, and showcases Virginia's unique and important music history.

Daily Poetry Association (aka Poetry Daily)
Charlottesville, VA
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support daily updates to the online publication Poetry Daily. The Web site features a new poem every day of the year, as well as criticism and links to contemporary poetry and poets.

Falco, Edward
Blacksburg, VA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Hesperus
Arlington, VA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 4th Annual Bring History Alive presentation of film, accompanied by live music. The project will feature Paul Wegener's 1920 silent film The Golem: How He Came Into the World, shown with Sephardic music performed live by the ensemble.

Moffett, Kevin F.
Alexandria, VA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Richmond Ballet, Inc.
Richmond, VA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of the New Works Festival. This festival will showcase both emerging and established artists in works they created for Richmond Ballet.

Signature Theatre, Inc. (aka Signature Theatre)
Arlington, VA
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the East Coast premiere of The Visit with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Terrence McNally, and choreography by Ann Reinking. Associate director of the Goodman Theatre Frank Galati will direct the musical with Tony Award-winner Chita Rivera starring in the leading role.

Virginia Arts Festival, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support A Season of American Masters: Past, Present and Future. Activities will include commissions, performances, mentorships, and a training institute for emerging composers.

Virginia Opera Association, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin to be part of Virginia Celebrates Russia, an initiative to encourage collaborative programming state-wide during an event celebrating the 200th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-Russia relations.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Vienna, VA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Summer Festival. Activities will include free performances, a dance series, presentation of commissioned works, opera and orchestral performances, master classes, and distribution of complimentary tickets for community partners.

Number of Grants: 11          Total Amount: $227,500

 
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