FY 2010 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence | Challenge America Fast-Track Grants | Literature Fellowships (Prose)

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company (aka The Rep)
Little Rock, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Voices at the River, a biennial play development program for emerging Latino and African American playwrights. The program also will provide mentor opportunities to youth to develop playwriting skills.

Fort Smith Symphony Association, Inc.
Fort Smith, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support EARQUAKE!, a series of concerts targeting elementary school students. The concerts will incorporate a full orchestra, sessions with composer Kevin Puts, and performances by Western Arkansas Ballet students. Educational study guides and music excerpts will be sent to participating schools prior to the concerts.

John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Giving Voice: A Festival of Writing and the Arts. Featured artists will include poet Andrew Hudgins, fiction writer Leif Enger, and nonfiction writer Sari Fordham.

Oxford American Literary Project
Little Rock, AR
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary magazine The Oxford American. The magazine continues to highlight the work of emerging and established Southern writers and Southern culture.

Ozark Foothills Filmfest, Inc.
Locust Grove, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Filmfest activities including regional premieres of independent feature films, followed by post-screening discussions with the filmmakers. The festival will also include panel discussions and thematic short film showcases.

Reyes, Paul
Little Rock, AR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

University of Arkansas Main Campus
Fayetteville, AR
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the development of a townscape plan for the city of Farmington, Arkansas. The plan is expected to provide incremental changes to the existing site by creating a shared infrastructure integrating pedestrian amenities, stormwater management, public art, and building frontage design with existing traffic throughways.

Viswanathan, Padma
Fayetteville, AR
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Walton Arts Center Council, Inc. (aka Walton Arts Center)
Fayetteville, AR
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the 15 Days of Arts & Nature series. Music, dance, and theater performances including puppetry and circus arts, poetry readings, and visual arts exhibitions celebrating nature will be complemented by outreach activities.

Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $155,000

 
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