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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.

KENTUCKY

Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Appalachian Media Institute. The program consists of the Summer Documentary Institute and the Advanced Fellows Program.

Appalshop, Inc. (aka WMMT-FM) (on behalf of Roadside Theater)
Whitesburg, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development of an archive to preserve and document the history of Roadside Theater. The project will allow the theater to begin digitizing and archiving a large collection of materials related to the development of new American plays for diverse audiences.

Danville Independent Schools (aka Danville Schools)
Danville, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Opening Students' Minds to Arts in Culture. Artists-in-residence will to teach an arts curriculum in Native American, West African, and Appalachian arts to third- through fifth-grade students through in-school, after-school, and weekend programs.

International Bluegrass Music Museum, Inc. (aka Bluegrass Museum)
Owensboro, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Video Oral History Project. The program will document musicians and significant individuals who pioneered and shaped bluegrass music.

Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
$805,700
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, KY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 2009 Kentucky Folklife Festival. The project will present the artistic and cultural traditions that represent the diverse folk heritage of Kentucky.

Lexington Philharmonic Societ, Inc.
Lexington, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Philharmonic String Program. Graduate students from the University of Kentucky will be chosen to participate in the program, which provides professional development and training for string players.

Louisville Orchestra, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support MetroMUSIC, an education program that includes after-school residencies for youth and adults with special needs, a chamber concert series, and community concerts.

Morehead State University (on behalf of Kentucky Folk Art Center)
Morehead, KY
$20,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts Touring
To support a touring exhibition of the work of contemporary African American artist LaVon Van Williams, with accompanying catalogue. The exhibition is being organized by the university's Kentucky Folk Art Center.


Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $960,700

 
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