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.
LOUISIANA
City of Mandeville, LA
Mandeville, LA
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support planning for the conservation of the Dew Drop Jazz Hall. The 1895 building is a rare intact example of an African American jazz hall. Division of the Arts, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
Baton Rouge, LA
$762,700
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Friends of NORD, Inc. (aka NORD/NOBA Center For Dance)
New Orleans, LA
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support free, year-round dance training at the NORD/NOBA Center for Dance. The company will offer instruction in a four-week summer intensive session as well as weekly classes in fall and spring semesters. Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Inc. (aka LASM)
Baton Rouge, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support the exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World. Puppeteer Tom Newby will present a demonstration on remote controlled puppets. Louisiana Artists Guild (aka Louisiana ArtWorks)
New Orleans, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support an artist residency with glass artist Beth Lipman. Lipman will participate in a glass blowing demonstration, workshops, and panel discussions. National Performance Network, Inc. (Consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 2008 National Performance Network Annual Meeting in Seattle. Presented in partnership with On the Boards, the national forum for artists and presenters will feature performance showcases, professional development workshops, and plenary sessions. Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
New Orleans, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 23rd Annual Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the 7th Annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival. Both festivals include a series of literary panels, writing workshops, and a scholars' forum. Tulane University (aka Adminstrators of the Tulane Educational Fund)
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the 13th annual New Orleans Heritage Dance Festival. The festival will include dance classes, lectures, and performances celebrating the Afro-based drum and dance traditions of the Caribbean and the Americas. University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production and national distribution of American Routes, a weekly radio series devoted to the roots of popular music and popular roots music. Folklorist Nick Spitzer hosts the two-hour, weekend-oriented program, in which he combines recordings of popular, folk, jazz, and classical forms with in-studio performances, field recordings, and interviews. Video Veracity, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support research, development and pre-production costs for a documentary film on Walker Percy. The documentary, to be produced by Winston Riley, is intended for a national PBS broadcast. Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the Mardi Gras Indian Arts Summer School. Big Chief Darryl Montana of the Yellow Pocahontas Mardi Gras Indians (who is the son of NEA National Heritage Fellow Allison Tootie Montana) and Big Chief Larry Bannock of the Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians will teach youth (ages 11 to 14) the rich history and visual traditions of the Mardi Gras Indian art of masking.
Number of Grants: 11 Total Amount: $1,007,700
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