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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.

WASHINGTON

A Contemporary Theatre, Inc. (aka ACT Theatre)
Seattle, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere production of Beyond the 17th Parallel by T. D. Mitchell. The playwright will be in residence for development during the rehearsal period, and artistic director Kurt Beattie will direct the production.

Carter Family Puppet Theater (aka Northwest Puppet Center)
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and presentation of a puppet theater work for the stage with live musical accompaniment adapted from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. Ensemble members of the Northwest Puppet Center will explore plays and operas with the Don Juan theme that appeared on theater and puppetry/marionette stages in 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

Center for Religious Humanism (aka Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion)
Seattle, WA
$17,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the production, promotion, and increased writers' fees for issues of Image: A Journal of the Arts & Religion. The journal will increase its national reach through a direct-mail campaign.

Cinema Seattle (aka Seattle International Film Festival Group)
Seattle, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 33rd Seattle International Film Festival. More than 400 films will be presented to an audience of 160,000 people.

Confluences
Vancouver, WA
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support a landscape art installation by artist/architect Maya Lin at Celilo Park in The Dalles, Oregon. The project will be located in an area that for approximately 11,000 years served as the center of Northwest Native American trade.

Copper Canyon Press
Port Townsend, WA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication, promotion, and national distribution of books of poetry. Authors will include Dennis O'Driscoll, Ruth Stone, Pablo Neruda, C.D. Wright, Alfred Corn, and Gregory Orr.

Early Music America, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support services to the early music field. Plans include workshops in professional development, showcases at regional booking conferences, subscriptions to online services for members, and upgrades to the Web site.

Earshot Jazz Society of Seattle
Seattle, WA
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Earshot Jazz Festival in various Seattle venues. The festival will present more than 250 international and regional jazz artists in more than 50 concerts and outreach activities.

Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support a curated film exhibition series. The project will present director retrospectives, premieres, films for children, and thematic programming in the Northwest Film Forum's two theaters.

Northwest Heritage Resources
Mountlake Terrace, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Native American Stories of Washington project. Professional audio recordings of the stories of Native American tribal elders will be produced to ensure the preservation of important oral cultural traditions.

Northwest Indian Colleges
Bellingham, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Traditional Art of Coast Salish Basketry program. Through a series of conference activities, practitioners and students will learn about the art of Coast Salish basketweaving in order to preserve this important component of Native American cultural heritage.

Northwest Native American Basketweavers Association
Seattle, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 2008 Annual Gathering. Hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Chehalis, the gathering will offer an opportunity for indigenous weavers to showcase and sell their basketry, share techniques with one another and the public, and teach Native young people about the cultural and artistic significance of basketry.

On the Boards
Seattle, WA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the New Performance Series and the Under the Boards outreach programs. Related activities will include master classes for artists, demonstrations, post-performance question-and-answer sessions, online audio interviews with artists, a performance blog, and workshops.

Pacific Northwest Ballet Association
Seattle, WA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of comedic works by established and emerging choreographers during the Comedy Festival. There will be a variety of outreach events including lectures, demonstrations, and question-and-answer sessions with dancers and artistic staff.

Pilchuck Glass School
Seattle, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a summer artist residency program. Artists will be provided with resources, facilities, and technical assistance to experiment with new work in glass.

Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, WA
$100,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition S'abadeb (The Gifts): Coast Salish Art and Artists, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition includes 150 works of art and artifacts, cultural treasures, and everyday objects from 550 BC to contemporary, representing the culture of the northwest coast native Salish peoples.

Seattle Chamber Music Festival
Seattle, WA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support summer festivals at Lakeside School in Seattle and the Overlake School in Redmond. The festival concerts will be curated by artistic director and founder Toby Saks.

Seattle Chamber Players
Seattle, WA
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Icebreaker IV, a festival of world premieres of seven commissioned works for chamber ensemble. The festival will be curated by artistic adviser Dr. Elena Dubinets, music critic Alex Ross, and music critic and composer Kyle Gann.

Seattle Children's Theatre Association
Seattle, WA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of Busytown, adapted by Kevin Kling from the book What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry. Linda Hartzell will direct the production with music and lyrics by Kling and Michael Koerner.

Seattle Opera
Seattle, WA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a production of Bellini's I Puritani. Performances of the opera will be accompanied by preview talks, lectures, and radio broadcasts.

Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle, WA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Breach, a new play by Catherine Filloux, Tarrell McCraney, and Joe Sutton. The production will be directed by artistic director David Esbjornson.

Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$27,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Coming to America: Composers in Pursuit of a Dream, a festival exploring works by composers who immigrated to the United States. Under the direction of Gerard Schwarz, the orchestra will perform music by composers such as Kurt Weill (German), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austro-Hungarian), Arnold Schoenberg (Austrian), Igor Stravinsky (Russian), and Darius Milhaud (French).

Seattle Theatre Group
Seattle, WA
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a multidisciplinary presenting series. Outreach activities, such as lecture-demonstrations, master classes, and open rehearsals at local schools and community centers, will complement the performances of musical theater, dance, and music.

Tacoma Opera Association
Tacoma, WA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support performances of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville). Educational outreach to the community includes teacher workshops and Student Night at the Opera.

University of Washington (on behalf of UW World Series)
Seattle, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support performances and educational activities by international artists presented by the UW World Series. Performers from the United States, Palestine, Pakistan, France, and New Zealand will provide audiences with opportunities to experience unique traditions and diverse art forms.

Village Theatre
Issaquah, WA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the development and production of a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women, with music by Kim Oler, lyrics by Alison Hubbard, and book by Sean Hartley. The production will open in Issaquah and subsequently tour to Everett, Washington.

Washington State Arts Alliance Foundation
Seattle, WA
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the establishment of Peer Coaching Leader Circles. A professional development program for arts organizations' staff, the project will be introduced in regions throughout the state of Washington.

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Olympia, WA
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Folk and Traditional Arts in the Parks. Featuring festivals, concerts, and storytelling evenings, the project strives to increase diversity in the parks, better utilize the state parks as venues for cultural activities, and increase the use of community cultural resources for interpretive purposes in the state parks.


Number of Grants: 28          Total Amount: $689,000

 
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