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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.

MISSOURI

Circus Arts Foundation of Missouri (aka Circus Flora)
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the creation and tour of Ingenioso. The Circus Flora production will be written and directed by Cecil MacKinnon in collaboration with Artistic Director and producer Ivor David Balding, with live music composed by Miriam Cutler.

Circus Day Foundation (aka Circus Harmony)
Florissant, MO
$24,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Circus Harmony, a theatrical circus arts program. Working with professional circus educators, choreographers, costume designers, and musicians, youth will learn theatrical circus skills and perform for the public.

COCA - Center of Creative Arts
St. Louis, MO
$36,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Dance Outreach and Pre-Professional Dance Programs. The activities will provide year-long residencies in elementary schools and intensive dance training for low-income students.

Curators of the University of Missouri at Columbia (Consortium)
Columbia, MO
$33,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the 26th Missouri Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. In collaboration with the Missouri Arts Council, the project will fund master/apprentice partnerships to preserve artistic traditions.

Curators of University of Missouri at St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Public Policy Research Center's Photography Project. The project will provide community members with training in photography and opportunities for exhibiting the resulting work.

Dance St. Louis (Consortium)
St. Louis, MO
$16,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Extended Residency dance program. In partnership with St. Louis Public Schools, professional dancers from Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will conduct three-week residencies in seven schools and community centers.

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support AileyCamp and AileyCamp/The Group. AileyCamp is an intensive summer dance program of jazz, tap, modern, and ballet; The Group is a continuation of the summer training that takes place during the school year.

Metro Theater Company
St. Louis, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a tour of professional productions for young people throughout the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, and rural and urban communities in Missouri and Illinois. The tour will feature Delilah's Wish, a solo performance piece by Mariah Richardson, and Interrupting Vanessa by Colleen Neuman.

Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City (aka Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City)
Kansas City, MO
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Catalyst Project Grants. The program supports nonprofit organizations for arts projects and activities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Mid-America Arts Alliance (aka M-AAA)
Kansas City, MO
$1,426,400
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Missouri State Council on the Arts
St. Louis, MO
$783,800
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Nelson Gallery Foundation (aka Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art)
Kansas City, MO
$80,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support publication of a catalogue on the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art's collection of French paintings (1600-1945). The catalogue will provide a history of French paintings at the museum as well as extensive research and scholarly essays on previously unexamined works.

Pro Musica
Joplin, MO
$5,000
CATEGORY: American Masterpieces   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support an artist residency by the Ying Quartet. The project will highlight repertoire by American composers Richard Danielpour and Jon Novacek, and will include educational outreach events in schools and venues in Joplin.

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (aka The Rep)
Saint Louis, MO
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere of High by Matthew Lombardo.

ReStart, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$30,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Arts at ReStart for Children and Youth. Artists will provide weekly workshops in film, photography, opera, architecture, poetry, visual art, dance, and theater to homeless children and youth.

Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute
Saint Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support the presentation of the 19th annual St. Louis Tap Festival. The festival will include concerts, panel discussions, lectures, archival video showings, and workshops.

St. Louis Black Repertory Company, Inc. (aka The Black Rep)
SAINT LOUIS, MO
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production of The Montford Point Marine, a new work by African American playwright Samm-Art Williams, with accompanying education and outreach activities. The play will explore the story of the Camp Montford Point Marine training facility and the historic role of African Americans in the Armed Forces.

St. Louis Children's Choirs
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Ensemble Training and Performance Program. Students will participate in one of six performing groups, rehearsing weekly and performing throughout the year.

That Uppity Theatre Company
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the development and production of new work in the DisAbility Project, with accompanying outreach and educational activities. Company actors and community members, with and without disabilities, will create and perform original work exploring the culture of disability.

Webster University (on behalf of Community Music School College Prep)
St. Louis, MO
$24,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the Pre-College Student Preparatory Program (PREP) at the Community Music School. Focusing on chamber music, the program includes music instruction, performance opportunities, and artistic mentoring for middle and high school students.


Number of Grants: 20          Total Amount: $2,638,200

 
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