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.
NEW JERSEY
Arts Council of Princeton
Princeton, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Robeson Community Music Series. The monthly series will feature regional and national artists performing music traditions from world cultures. Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
$150,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts Touring
To support the touring exhibition Cezanne and American Modernism, with accompanying catalogue and education program. The exhibition is being organized in collaboration with the Baltimore Museum of Art. Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
$70,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the remounting of The Mysteries and What's So Funny? (1990) by David Gordon, Red Grooms, and Philip Glass. Originally commissioned by Lincoln Center and the Spoleto Festival, the interdisciplinary work combines dance, theater, music, and the visual arts in an exploration about the aesthetics of the performing arts. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Inc.
Fort Lee, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support the Year of the Rat Celebration. Participants will include dancer Yao Zhong Zhang, pipa musician Hong Tao Sun and paper-cutting artist Hou-Tien Cheng. New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Trenton, NJ
$870,800
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Newark, NJ
$22,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Saturday matinee family concerts. Full-orchestra performances will be held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Newark Public Radio, Inc.
Newark, NJ
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, a weekly radio series of jazz concerts. The series is produced by WBGO/Newark and distributed by NPR, reaching 155,000 listeners each week throughout the United States. People and Stories Gente y Cuentos Inc.
Trenton, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support literary workshops with guest artists Yusef Komunyakaa and Lauren B. Davis. Partnering organizations are Dunham Hall, an affordable housing facility for formerly homeless women; and, Operation Fatherhood, an organization that encourages good parenting and family involvement. Project participants will be selected from these organizations. Perkins Center for the Arts
Moorestown, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support the creation of a mural led by artist Cesar Viveros and related activities. In conjunction with the creation of the mural, art workshops will be offered to youth through referrals by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and Camden Community Connections. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the production and editing of a series of videos to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Brodsky Center for Print and Paper. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden Campus (Consortium)
Camden, NJ
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support residencies for visual artists displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Undertaken in partnership with the Robert Blackburn Workshop at the Elizabeth Foundation, the project will offer artists housing, workspace, technical assistance, transportation costs, a materials budget, and a stipend for a month-long residency. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden Campus (Consortium)
Camden, NJ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support Picture Prompt. The program will prepare third grade instructors to implement a visual arts-integrated curriculum in partnership with the Camden City School District. Two River Theater Company
Red Bank, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House. Westfield Young Artists' Cooperative Theatre, Inc.
Westfield, NJ
$45,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the summer performing arts program. Aspiring young actors, dancers, and musicians will be immersed in a professional-level rehearsal and performance process that will culminate in the premiere of Midnight Madness, a new musical based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Inc. (aka WheatonArts)
Millville, NJ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Asia to America: Celebrating Indian Traditions and Culture in New Jersey Project. The project will raise awareness of the rich heritage and cultural diversity of New Jersey residents who trace their ancestry to India. Young Audiences of New Jersey Inc.
Princeton, NJ
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support Pixel Nation, a media arts education project. The program is designed to teach at-risk teens all aspects of digital and video filmmaking through an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes hands-on learning and art-making.
Number of Grants: 16 Total Amount: $1,418,300
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