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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.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston Academy of Music
Charleston, SC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Honors Outreach Project. Elementary, middle, and high school students will receive instruction in piano, violin, viola, cello, or voice in private instruction and group classes.

City of Charleston, South Carolina (on behalf of Office of Cultural Affairs)
Charleston, SC
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support performances, workshops, and a panel discussion as part of the Charleston Jazz Legacy Project. During the 2009 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon will host the Charleston Jazz Legacy Project that will highlight the impact regional artists have had on the jazz idiom.

ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Inc. (aka Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz)
Spartanburg, SC
$65,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of new programs for the weekly radio series Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. National Public Radio will distribute the programs to listeners on 254 stations in the United States, and to international audiences via NPR's Worldwide Service.

Greenville Symphony Association
Greenville, SC
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Spotlight Series for Underserved Communities. Symphony musicians will perform chamber orchestra concerts for rural communities in North and South Carolina.

South Carolina Arts Commission
Columbia, SC
$806,700
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Winthrop University (Consortium)
Rock Hill, SC
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
To support the Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project Regional Outreach Network. In partnership with the South Carolina Arts Commission (as well as the South Carolina State Department of Education), a network of Regional Outreach Consultants will offer professional development to improve the quality of arts programming in underserved schools.


Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $946,700

 
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