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.

ARIZONA

Alliance for Audience (aka ShowUp.com)
Phoenix, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support ShowUp.com, an audience-building initiative. ShowUp.com provides a series of coordinated marketing services including a comprehensive online calendar of events, e-mail newsletter, regional museum pass, and online ticket services promoting the region's arts and cultural organizations.

Arizona Theatre Company
Tucson, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director David Ira Goldstein will direct the production and composer Christopher McGovern will create an original score.

Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of There are No Roosters in the Desert, a new play by Kara Hartzel. Following the production's world premiere in Tucson in both Spanish and English, the play will be produced in Spanish at El Circulo Teatral in Mexico City.

Childsplay, Inc.
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support of the development and world premiere production of The Sun Serpent. Adapted from an Aztec legend by playwright José Cruz González, the play portrays the story of the conquest of Mexico from the point of view of its native peoples.

La Frontera Mariachi Conference, Inc. (aka Tucson International Mariachi Conference)
Tucson, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. The conference will be designed to educate students about the traditions of Hispanic culture, mariachi music, and traditional dance through workshops and performances.

Museum of Northern Arizona, Inc.
Flagstaff, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Heritage Program of Arts and Culture. The project will showcase the traditional cultures of the Colorado Plateau with demonstrations and exhibitions of crafts and performances by Native and Hispanic artists.

Paris, Rae
Tempe, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Youth Mosaic Art Project. Under the leadership of artist Carlos Valenzuela, teens will design and manufacture murals to be displayed throughout the reservation. The mural designs will be developed through discussions with elders about tribe culture.

Scottsdale Cultural Council (aka Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) (on behalf of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art)
Scottsdale, AZ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the exhibition, Rewind, Remix, Replay: Design, Music and Everyday Experience with accompanying online catalogue and educational materials. The exhibit, to be held at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, will examine the industrial design of music through the exploration of products and graphics developed for both music creators and listeners.

Scottsdale Cultural Council (on behalf of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts)
Scottsdale, AZ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Community Dialogue Series, presentations of music, dance, and folk arts at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Participating artists will perform and partake in community forums, workshops, and educational programs.

Number of Grants: 10          Total Amount: $210,000

 
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