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FY 2009 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.

INDIANA

American Pianists Association, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support outreach concerts, workshops, and solo recitals performed by the finalists of the triennial Jazz Fellowship Awards. Each honoree will take part in at least two community events as part of the Concerto Curriculum program.

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a Statewide Traditional Arts Resources and Training (START) program. The program will identify and preserve the cultural traditions of the region.

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support a symposium on contemporary Native American art. The symposium is part of the sixth biennial Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art program.

Evansville Philharmonic Orchestral Corp.
Evansville, IN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support in-school concerts for elementary, middle, and high school students, and Music for Life, a program for senior citizens in hospitals and nursing homes. Activities will include recitals, demonstrations, and discussions on music careers.

Fischoff National Chamber Music Association
Notre Dame, IN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Arts-in-Education Residency program. The Euclid Quartet will introduce chamber music to K-6 students in a program titled S.A.M. I Am (Stories and Music) as well as work with string players in elementary, middle, and high school orchestras.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. (Consortium)
Fort Wayne, IN
$18,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support PHIL Kids. In partnership with Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc., professional musicians will present live ensemble performances in preschool classrooms, and classroom teachers will participate in workshops in which they will study and learn to implement the accompanying music curriculum.

Indiana Arts Commission
Indianapolis, IN
$807,100
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Indiana Repertory Theatre, Inc. (Consortium)
Indianapolis, IN
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Heavens Are Hung in Black by playwright-in-residence James Still. In partnership with the Indiana Historical Society, the theater will offer community outreach programming in conjunction with the production, including student programs and community discussions.

Indiana Symphony Society, Inc. (aka Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra)
Indianapolis, IN
$60,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the ISO Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. The program includes weekly lessons, rehearsals, adjudications, and performance opportunities for underserved students in Indianapolis.

Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Contemporary Folk Traditions Traveling Exhibition. The project will create touring exhibit panels that celebrate exceptional traditional artists from Indiana and augment them with online resources and public presentations.

Indiana University (on behalf of Indiana University-South Bend)
Bloomington, IN
$7,500
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Chamber Music
To support performances of American chamber music by the Euclid Quartet at Indiana University-South Bend. Activities will include in-school demonstrations for fourth-grade students, a performance for students on the university campus, and a free public concert.

Tales & Scales, Inc.
Evansville, IN
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an educational outreach touring program. The ensemble will tour composer Doug Lofstrom's The Arabian Nights (stories adapted by Christopher Limber) throughout six Indiana counties.

University of Notre Dame du Lac
Notre Dame, IN
$60,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the American Masterpieces series at the DeBartolo Center. Kronos Quartet, jazz singer Dianne Reeves, and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will perform American standards in music and dance.

University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Pre-College Summer Art Academy. Targeted to low-income high school students, the program is designed to prepare the participants to compete for scholarships and succeed in college.


Number of Grants: 14          Total Amount: $1,092,600

 
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