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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.

KENTUCKY

Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of Roadside Theater)
Whitesburg, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Roadside Theater's production and adaptation of the Thousand Kites Play. The project will address issues surrounding the invisibility of the large and growing U.S. prison population and promote public conversation about how to reduce crime and strengthen communities.

Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the Appalachian Media Institute, a documentary arts film and radio program for high school students. Professional independent filmmakers and media artists will teach students the history, aesthetics, ethics, and practice of documentary media, resulting in the production of documentary films and radio programs.

J.B. Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support further expansion and evaluation of the Art Explorer Project. The program uses a range of interactive experiences to engage elementary school students in a deeper level of understanding of the visual arts and the humanities.

Juneteenth Festival, Inc. (aka Juneteenth Legacy Theatre)
Louisville, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support the 9th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays. Festival activities include workshops with director/actor Ron Himes, Founder and Producing Director of the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company.

Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
$795,200
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Living Arts & Science Center
Lexington, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support a media arts project for underserved youth. Media artist Ellen Frankenstein and composer Tripp Bratton will work with participants to create film shorts that will premiere during the Roots and Heritage Festival in downtown Lexington.

Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation
Highland Heights, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support African Art for Kentucky Teachers. Five Ghanaian artists will be in residence to teach traditional kente weaving, bronze casting, adinkra cloth, bead making, batik, and pottery in a village-like setting during a seven-day professional development institute for art teachers and art educators from throughout Kentucky.


Number of Grants: 7          Total Amount: $930,200

 
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