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FY 2008 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnerships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

KANSAS

Chamber Music At The Barn, Inc.
Wichita, KS
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support chamber music performances and residency activities. French pianist Batrice Hindley will join resident ensemble, the Fairmount String Quartet, in piano quintet performances and educational activities in Wichita and surrounding rural communities.

Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka, KS
$685,300
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Music Theatre of Wichita, Inc.
Wichita, KS
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the production of Big River, by composer and lyricist Roger Miller and book writer William Hauptman, adapted from the novel by Mark Twain. As part of the theater's 37th season, the production will be directed and choreographed by Mark Madama with music direction by Thomas Wesley Douglas.

Salina Arts and Humanities Commission
Salina, KS
$12,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Salina Street Sites. Site-specific visual art installations will be commissioned for placement in a central area of downtown Salina.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (on behalf of Spencer Museum of Art)
Lawrence, KS
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the integration of 10,000 University of Kansas items collected as ethnographic art and artifacts into the Spencer Museum of Art's  permanent collection. Interweaving the objects into the context of the museum will reflect the continuum of their uses over time and facilitate conversations about collecting, display, art, people, places, and times.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Lawrence, KS
$12,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support Quintessentially American: The Influence of Jazz on Classical Music. Performances by the Alexander String Quartet with Branford Marsalis, Calder Quartet, Harlem Quartet, and Imani Winds will be presented at the Lied Center in Lawrence.

Van Go Mobile Arts, Inc. (aka Van Go)
Lawrence, KS
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support development of a new program titled Arts Train. Targeted to low-income youth between the ages of 18 and 21, the program is designed to prepare the participants for a career in the arts.


Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $799,800

 
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