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FY 2010 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. (on behalf of WMMT-FM)
Whitesburg, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a Celebration of James Still including restoration and distribution of sound recordings, a public radio broadcast, a new short film, and a public event with performances and readings.

Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of Roadside Theater)
Whitesburg, KY
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Theater Builds Community, a partnership with regional institutions to strengthen rural Appalachian communities. Roadside Theater will tour original Appalachian plays, conduct community residencies, design and lead professional theater training workshops, and provide theater enrichment programs for Appalachian youth.

Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
$76,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Appalachian Media Institute, a documentary arts film and radio program for high school students. Professional independent filmmakers and media artists will teach students the history, aesthetics, ethics, and practice of documentary media, resulting in the production of documentary films and radio programs.

Estill County Board of Education
Irvine, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support artist residencies and professional development for teachers. Kindergarten through eighth-grade students will participate in a series of residencies with Appalachian writers, musicians, and visual artists.

Horse Cave Theatre 76, Inc.
Horse Cave, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the script development and performance of a new adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Artistic Director Robert Brock will create an adaptation for the stage and direct, with music by composer and music director Mark Funk.

J.B. Speed Art Museum
Louisville, KY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the Cultural Community Youth Apprentice Program. Apprentices ages 14 to 18 will participate in the program for two to three years.

Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
$864,600
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Shakespeare Alive! educational tour, with accompanying outreach activities. Producing Artistic Director Anthony Patton and Education Director Pamela DiPasquale will lead a program dedicated to serving the Appalachian Kentucky community with theater performances and educational workshops in elementary schools.

Louisville Orchestra, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support MetroMUSIC, an educational outreach program. Plans include after-school residencies for youth and adults with special needs, a chamber concert series, and community concerts.

Louisville Orchestra, Inc. (Consortium)
Louisville, KY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Changing Education Through Music Integration. In partnership with the Kentucky Center for the Arts, teaching artists, music specialists, and elementary classroom teachers will participate in year-round professional development learning to integrate music throughout the school curriculum.

Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation
Highland Heights, KY
$48,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the African Art Institute for Teachers. The project will present a nine-day institute at Northern Kentucky University for Kentucky art teachers and art educators, and will repeat the program at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas.

Pioneer School of Drama Pioneer Playhouse (aka Pioneer Playhouse)
Danville, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Northpoint Performance and Workshop Project. Pioneer Playhouse Executive Artistic Director Holly Henson will collaborate with award-winning playwright Elizabeth Orndorff and master instructor Curt Tofteland to enable the incarcerated reintegrate into society.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
Cumberland, KY
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support Portraits and Dreams. The project, building upon seminal work done in the late 1970's, will involve both a residency and documentation of work undertaken in Appalachia by photographer Wendy Ewald.


Number of Grants: 13          Total Amount: $1,203,600

 
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