FY 2010 Grant Awards: State Listings
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Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 48th Ann Arbor Film Festival. More than 120 films will be presented to an audience of approximately 15,000 people in Michigan and the states to which the festival tours. Ann Arbor Summer Festival
Ann Arbor, MI
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a series of multidisciplinary arts performances and related activities at the 2010 Festival. A diverse group of local, national, and international artists will perform and participate in workshops and discussions. Detroit International Jazz Festival Foundation
Detroit, MI
$17,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 31st annual Detroit International Jazz Festival. The festival with the motto "Flamekeepers" will pay homage to seven jazz pioneers over the past 40 years: Art Blakey; Lester Bowie; and NEA Jazz Masters Ray Brown, Betty Carter, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, and Horace Silver. Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall
Detroit, MI
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support commissions, performances, and related educational activities. Composers whose works will be premiered include John Williams, Jennifer Higdon, Billy Childs, Roberto Sierra, John Corigliano, and Cindy McTee. Fontana Chamber Arts
Kalamazoo, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Get Jazzed: Ben Allison Performance and Residency for Youth. Focused on underserved audiences, the outreach and educational program will feature composer-arranger, bassist, and producer Ben Allison with his group Man Size Safe. Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Operating Corporation
Southfield, MI
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Shouse Institute, a professional training program for chamber ensembles. Designed to bridge the gap between graduate school and a professional performing career, the program involves emerging, pre-professional ensembles participating in coaching sessions, master classes, and performances. Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival
Kalamazoo, MI
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. Numerous classical concerts, master classes, lectures, a commissioned work by composer Nico Muhly, and public educational programs will be presented throughout southwestern Michigan. Lenawee Symphony Orchestra Society (aka Adrian Symphony Orchestra)
Adrian, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the premiere of Divinum Mysterium for viola and orchestra by composer Kenneth Fuchs performed by the Adrian Symphony Orchestra and related educational activities. Soloist for the premiere will be London Symphony Orchestra Principal Violist Paul Silverthrone, for whom the work was written. Michigan Opera Theatre
Detroit, MI
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a new production of the children?s opera The Very Last Green Things. Performances will be accompanied by educational outreach activities. Michigan State University (Consortium)
East Lansing, MI
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Great Lakes Folk Festival. A collaboration with the City of East Lansing, the 2010 festival will showcase not only the traditional cultural treasures of the nation's Upper Midwest, but also a sampling of the best traditional artists from around the country and the world. Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support an exhibit and catalogue in conjunction with a residency by artist Erica Lord. The artist will present a video-making workshop for American Indian college students and a free public lecture. Old Town Business & Art Development Association
Lansing, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Lansing JazzFest. Participating artists will present new compositions, as well as interpretations of classic jazz works. Activities targeted to families with children will include an instrument petting zoo. Sphinx Organization, Inc.
Detroit, MI
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the artistic development of the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra. The ensemble of professional African American and Latino musicians from orchestras and institutions around the country will perform concerts in Ann Arbor and at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, featuring talented, young soloists in each of the concerts. St. Clair County Community College
Port Huron, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Patterns Visiting Artists Forum, featuring poet Robert Dana and writer Beth Ann Fennelly. Related activities with the authors will include writing workshops, readings, and lectures. University Musical Society
Ann Arbor, MI
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Africa Series, a performance project exploring the music from various regions of the African continent. Artists and ensembles from Algeria, South Africa, Mali, Madagascar, Senegal, and the United States will perform concerts at Hill Auditorium and the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Waterfront Festival
Saugatuck, MI
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the Waterfront Film Festival. Festival activities will include question and answer sessions with national filmmakers, an outdoor film screening, and educational seminars.
Number of Grants: 16 Total Amount: $390,000
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