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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.
MISSISSIPPI
City of Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez, MS
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support and further the design process for the Forks of the Road Slave Market Interpretive Center. Major project activities will include the structure design, site analysis, historical research, installation design, and engineering of the proposed site. Greenville Arts Council
Greenville, MS
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support The Time Has Come 2010, a festival celebrating Washington County natives who are nationally-recognized artists. During the four-day festival, the work of artists such as sculptor William Beckwith, writer Brooks Haxton, and visual artist Alex O'Neal will be highlighted through panel discussions, workshops, and performances. Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Moss Point Community Studio, a series of exhibits, workshops, with extended staff hours in a publicly accessible community space in Moss Point, Mississippi. The project will foster resident involvement in the redevelopment of the community, which was impacted by Hurricane Katrina. University of Southern Mississippi (on behalf of Mississippi Review)
Hattiesburg, MS
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support writers fees for the Mississippi Review. Issues will include nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by both established and emerging writers.
Number of Grants: 4 Total Amount: $85,000
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