FY 2009 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access to Artistic Excellence I/Challenge America Fast-Track Grants/Creativity & Aging/Literature Fellowships (Poetry)
Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
KENTUCKY
Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Inc. Louisville, KY $45,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater To support the 33rd Humana Festival of New American Plays, an annual showcase of theatrical work featuring American playwrights. Artistic Director Marc Masterson will program and oversee the signature event. Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of WMMT) Whitesburg, KY $25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts To support the Traditional Music Project's education program. Low-cost and free classes in traditional Appalachian string band music will be provided to school-aged youth and community members. Berea Arts Council Berea, KY $10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America To support A Walk with the Arts, a tour of local artists' temporary studios. The event will take place at Berea College's Indian Fort Theater site, where mobile artist-at-work studios will allow for artist interaction with the public. Brown, Nickole Louisville, KY $25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature To support a creative writing fellowship. Juneteenth Festival, Inc. (aka Juneteenth Legacy Theatre) Louisville, KY $10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America To support the 10th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays, a festival of staged readings and related activities. Playwright Micki Grant and actor Grenoldo Frazier will lead workshops for youth and adults. Kentucky Dance Council, Inc. (aka Louisville Ballet) Louisville, KY $10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance To support the commissioning and presentation of works by choreographers Adam Hougland and Aszure Barton. The works will be presented by the Louisville Ballet at the Kentucky Center in Louisville. Sarabande Books, Inc. Louisville, KY $20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature To support the publication and promotion of collections of fiction and poetry and a novel. The press will also promote the authors online to rural and urban schools and libraries. Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (on behalf of Appalachian Program) Cumberland, KY $10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America To support the production of Higher Ground II, a play written by local residents under the direction of playwight Jo Carson. Participating artists will include director Gerard Stropnicky, choreographer Kevin Iega Jeff, and lighting designer A.C. Hickox.
Number of Grants: 8 Total Amount: $180,000
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