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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.

MARYLAND

Adventure Theatre (Consortium)
Glen Echo, MD
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the development and co-production of Mirandy and Brother Wind, with accompanying education and outreach activites. Jennifer Nelson will direct the production, with music and lyrics by John L. Cornelius and adaption/libretto by Producing Artistic Director Michael J. Bobbitt from the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award-winning book by Patricia McKissack.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc. (aka Baltimore Symphony Orchestra or BSO)
Baltimore, MD
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support concerts and related educational activities. Two series of concerts, Celebrating Youth and Illuminating the Life of Gustav Mahler, will take place at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore and the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland.

Cambodian-American Heritage, Inc.
Fort Washington, MD
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support dance and music instruction in the Cambodian traditional arts. The project will preserve traditional arts for Cambodian American youth as well as present Cambodian art and culture to the community.

CityLit Project
Baltimore, MD
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 2011 CityLit Festival in downtown Baltimore. CityLit Project will videotape events and broadcast them on its website, as well as YouTube and Facebook.

Dance Exchange, Inc. (aka Liz Lerman Dance Exchange)
Takoma Park, MD
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the creation and presentation of Original Tea, an interactive installation combining dance, media, environment, and conversation by the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The work will premiere at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, and later tour.

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Consortium)
Columbia, MD
$55,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Design
To support the Sustainable Native Communities Initiative. With project partner Architecture for Humanity, the program will focus on environmental and cultural sustainability best practices in selected southwestern tribal communities.

Fell's Point Creative Alliance, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Songs on the Wind - Mexico to Maryland Huichol Songs, Shamans, and Sacred Art. The project will present the cultural traditions of the Huichol people of Mexico through artist residencies, an exhibition, and public programs.

Howard County Arts Council, Inc.
Ellicott City, MD
$12,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Head StART in ART. Building on an ongoing partnership with Head Start programs, up to six teaching artists will conduct residencies in visual and performing arts at two Head Start centers.

Imagination Stage, Inc. (Consortium)
Bethesda, MD
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Project X, a community-based theater program for young people. Conducted in partnership with the African Immigrant Refugee Foundation, the project will use theater as a springboard to investigate issues, share stories, and discover students' individual artistic potential.

Magical Experiences Arts Company, Ltd.
Baltimore, MD
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support workshops and performances for children and adolescents with severe disabilities. A Gift was Given, and Love Poured Forth, by Artistic Director and playwright Joanne Margolius, will provide interactive performances for students residing at the Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents and the Maryland School for the Blind.

Maryland State Arts Council
Baltimore, MD
$863,800
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Maryland State Department of Education (Consortium)
Baltimore, MD
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Fine Arts Summer Camp for Maryland's Gifted and Talented Students. Middle and high school students from around the state will audition to study with artists in a residential setting on the campus of project partner Salisbury University.

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$1,729,000
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Olney Theatre Corporation (aka Olney Theatre Center for the Arts)
Olney, MD
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Olney Theatre Institute education and outreach programs. Artistic Director Jim Petosa and Associate Artistic Director Clay Hopper will lead a regional and national touring program offering students in grades K-12 productions of classic and traditional works, world premieres, and family programming.

Quest:arts for everyone, Inc. (aka Quest)
Lanham, MD
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support training and performances by the Wings Company, a group of emerging deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing performers. Performances, residencies, and workshops will be presented at schools, universities, festivals, and conferences.

Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc.
North Bethesda, MD
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support Interpreting Stravinsky. The project will comprise a multi-faceted re-examination of the musical identity of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.

Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery (aka Walters Art Museum)
Baltimore, MD
$110,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support improvements to the museum's Works of Art website. The project will support significant upgrades and introduce new features to enhance the way online visitors search, navigate, and interact with the museum's world-renowned permanent collection.

University of Maryland at College Park (on behalf of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
College Park, MD
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the American Icons in Translation project at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Participating artists will explore the translation, re-imagining, or restaging of rarely seen classic American works.

Ward Foundation, Inc. (aka Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art)
Salisbury, MD
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support Carving Out Future Decoy Makers at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. The project will work with regional arts organizations and master decoy makers throughout the United States to facilitate the training of aspiring carvers in creating functional hunting decoys.

Writers Center
Bethesda, MD
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the Service to Writers and Readers Initiative. Activities include BookTalk, a free reading group for community members; the "Open Door Reading Series; and free writing workshops for local and visiting armed forces veterans and soldiers.

Young Audiences of Maryland, Inc.
Baltimore, MD
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the expansion of the Access for All Opportunity Program. Performing and visual arts activities will reach youth and families in rural communities across Maryland.


Number of Grants: 21          Total Amount: $3,104,800

 
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