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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.

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Akron Art Museum
Akron, OH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the exhibition Pattern ID, with accompanying catalogue and education programs. The exhibition will present work by contemporary artists who have adopted pattern and dress as visual connectors between themselves, their histories, and their audiences.

Antioch University (on behalf of The Antioch Review)
Yellow Springs, OH
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of The Antioch Review. The journal will hire a part-time staff member to carry out a Web-based marketing campaign, and increase support for artists.

Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Cleveland Height, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support The Monteverdi Experience, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Vespers of 1610. The weekend-long festival will include performances, a national tour, a radio broadcast, podcasts, and symposia that will explore the artistic, cultural, and sociopolitical context of the Italian Renaissance composer Claudio Monteverdi.

Art Opportunities, Inc. (aka ArtWorks, Inc.)
Cincinnati, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support MuralWorks, a public art program. Created three years ago in partnership with the City of Cincinnati, MuralWorks will pair professional artists with teen apprentices to create murals in Cincinnati neighborhoods.

Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. (aka BalletMet Columbus)
Columbus, OH
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of world premiere works by choreographers Ma Cong, Maurice Hines, James Kudelka, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. Each choreographic residency will culminate in public performances at the downtown Capital Theatre.

Canton Symphony Orchestra Association
Canton, OH
$11,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support a performance of composer Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs and related educational activities. The soloist will be mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor.

Cincinnati Ballet Company, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of a new work by choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie. The new work will be set to the music of Sammy Davis, Jr., and will premiere at the Arnoff Center in downtown Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, OH
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the conservation of historic Art Deco murals in the Losantiville Dining Room in Cincinnati's Union Terminal. Home to the Cincinnati Museum Center, the terminal is scheduled for extensive, overall renovations.

Cincinnati Opera Association
Cincinnati, OH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a production of Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg). The opera will serve as the centerpiece for the company's 90th anniversary season.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Cincinnati, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production of The Fall of Heaven, the first play by African American author Walter Mosley. Based on his book The Tempest Tales, the play tells the story of Tempest Landry, an African American who is accidentally killed by a white policeman.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Main Stage to Your Stage, a series of performances and educational activities. Plans include programs that will pair classical masterworks with 20th-century works on subscription concerts as well as performances and residency activities in schools.

Cleveland International Film Festival, Inc. (aka Cleveland Film Society)
Cleveland, OH
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival. The festival presents current work from around the world and complements it with educational programs to increase the audiences understanding of, and appreciation for, the art form.

Cleveland Modern Dance Association (aka DANCECleveland)
Cleveland, OH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Pilobolus Dance Theater at DANCECleveland. The performances will be surrounded by an array of educational outreach programming.

Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and production of Wanderlust: A History of Walking, a new work based on the non-fiction book by Rebecca Solnit, which explores the disappearance of walking. Conceived and created by Matthew Earnest, the piece will be devised with an ensemble of actors.

Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (Consortium)
Columbus, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Contemporary Music Festival. In partnership with The Ohio State University, the five-day festival of new music will feature performances of works by composer-in-residence Augusta Read Thomas.

Community Arts Project, Inc. (aka King Arts Complex)
Columbus, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of DanceAfrica, a weekend-long celebration at the King Arts Complex. The celebration will showcase dancing and drumming, as well as an African marketplace featuring area vendors offering crafts, food, and fashion, and an African Art exhibition in the King Arts Complex gallery.

Contemporary Dance Theater, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of dance companies at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. The Guest Artist Series will present a series of contemporary dance concerts by touring professional dance companies and a concert of new work by local choreographers.

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (Consortium)
Cleveland, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance company. In partnership with DANCECleveland, the company will perform a new evening-length work about Abraham Lincoln titled, Fondly Do We HopeFervently Do We Pray.

Cuyahoga Community College Foundation (on behalf of Tri-C JazzFest)
Cleveland, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the 31th annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland. The festival will celebrate "America's Music" by presenting jazz legends, spotlighting new artists, and showcasing jazz avant-garde and other genres.

Czyzniejewski, Michael
Bowling Green, OH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Dayton Visual Arts Center
Dayton, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the multimedia sculpture installation Es Culture and Migration (Journey) Pilgrimage, an exhibition of works by Eduardo De Soignie. Led by artists Juan-Sí González and De Soignie, local artists, students, and community members will collect oral testimonies and visual artifacts that will be incorporated in the multimedia installation.

Karamu House, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the world premiere of Closure by Mary Weems, featuring actor T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh. The piece explores the foreclosure crisis by blending blues, jazz, and theater. Post-performance discussions will be offered after select presentations.

Kent State University Main Campus
Kent, OH
$12,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the professional development of advanced chamber music students at the Kent/Blossom Music program. Nationally selected, post-secondary music students will spend summer weeks under the mentorship and instruction of Cleveland Orchestra musicians, the Miami Quartet, and other prominent faculty members.

Kenyon Review
Gambier, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support publication and costs and related expenses for the Kenyon Review and KR Online. The publication will integrate its print and online content and will launch a marketing campaign to promote both the journal and the website.

Musical Arts Association (aka The Cleveland Orchestra)
Cleveland, OH
$63,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the Contemporary Masterworks project of The Cleveland Orchestra. Emerging international composers will be featured in concert, including Cleveland native Susan Botti, Marc-Andre Dalbavic (France), Johannes Maria Staud (Austria), Julian Anderson (Britain), and Matthias Pintscher (German-born).

Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the performances of Journey of Hope, a concert program by the African Children's Choir. Related activities include a student matinee, a workshop for low-income children, an African drumming workshop for youth, and a pre-performance discussion prior to the public concert.

Ohio University Main Campus (on behalf of Athens Center for Film and Video)
Athens, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 37th Athens International Film and Video Festival. The event features narrative work, documentaries, and short films produced in the United States and abroad.

SPACES
Cleveland, OH
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the World Artists Program, a residency opportunity for national and international artists to create new work. Participating artists will be provided with studio space, an honorarium, a stipend, and a materials budget.

Stewart, Leah
Cincinnati, OH
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature

Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the sixth annual Nelsonville Music Festival. Activities will enable the underserved rural community to experience performances by both local and national musicians.

VSA arts of Ohio
Columbus, OH
$10,000
CATEGORY: Challenge America   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support the performances of Nobody's Perfect, produced by the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences. The musical theater piece will be performed in both English and American Sign Language. Pre- and post-performance discussions will be offered after each presentation.


Number of Grants: 31          Total Amount: $556,500

 
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