National Endowment for the Arts  
About Us
 
 

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.

OREGON

Caldera
Portland, OR
$75,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support Poetry Off The Page. Professional artists will collaborate with Caldera artist mentors to provide students with a thorough examination of the role and significance of poetry, creative writing, and spoken word in various social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theater
Portland, OR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production and tour of Entusiasmo! A Show About Hope, with accompanying outreach activities. The bilingual piece is based on the book Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman.

Eugene Ballet
EUGENE, OR
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support regional dance touring and outreach activities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The company will present repertory pieces, as well as the education programs Children of the Raven and The American Dance Sampler.

Fishtrap, Inc.
Enterprise, OR
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support writing workshops, discussions, and readings for residents of the rural Northwest. The themes for the four-day, summer and winter 2008 Fishtrap Gatherings will be Beyond Conflict and Competition and Right Living, about the values of simplicity and charity.

Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, OR
$20,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a residency by choreographer Ronald K. Brown and his company EVIDENCE and an exhibition of the photographs of Charles Teenie Harris. Activities will include performances of Brown's Grace and One Shot.

Literary Arts, Inc.
Portland, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Oregon Book Awards and Author Tour. Finalists will conduct readings at libraries, bookstores, and community organizations throughout the state.

Miracle Theatre Company (aka Miracle Theatre Group)
Portland, OR
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of El Día De Los Muertos, a multidisciplinary celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead. The production will feature music, dance, poetry, and a collaboration with hip-hop artist Paul S. Flores.

Native American Youth and Family Center
Portland, OR
$18,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the Young Native Playwrights Project. Targeted to Native American youth, the program will pair students with professional Native and non-Native theater artists and writers to study playwriting, improvisation, and acting.

Oregon Arts Commission
Salem, OR
$750,100
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Oregon Historical Society (aka OHS)
Portland, OR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Oregon Tribes Project. The project will support a traveling exhibit that will highlight the culture and history of the state's federally recognized tribes.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association (Consortium)
Ashland, OR
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the first annual Festival Latino. Produced in partnership with La Clinica del Valle, the festival will foster an artistic exchange with the local and regional Latino community.

Portland Art Museum (aka Northwest Film Center) (on behalf of Northwest Film Center)
Portland, OR
$50,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the Young Filmmakers Program at the Northwest Film Center. The program will combine the study and practice of digital moving image media with a service learning instructional approach through which hands-on projects will be undertaken outside the classroom.

Portland Jazz Festival, Incorporated
Portland, OR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America Fast-Track Review
To support Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come, part of the Portland Jazz Festival. Symposium activities include lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and a performance by the Ornette Coleman Quartet.

Western Alliance of Arts Administrators Foundations
Portland, OR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the development of Web-based tools for WAAs members. The project's planning phase will include defining user needs, interests, and capabilities; assessing strengths and weaknesses of current systems; surveying trends in the rapidly changing field of online communications; and identifying cost-effective solutions.


Number of Grants: 14          Total Amount: $1,085,600

 
< Back to States List
 

Privacy Policy          Important Notices          Contact Us          USA.gov
 
Grants Recent Grants