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FY 2011 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/ 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.

FLORIDA

Broward County Board of County Commissioners (aka Broward County Cultural Division)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the Mini-Grant and Cultural Diversity Programs. These subgranting programs support cultural activities presented by artists and community-based cultural organizations and provide assistance for small, not-for-profit cultural organizations serving diverse ethnicities.

Cathedral Arts Projects, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support weekly after-school classes in dance, music and visual arts for underserved, school-aged children in Northwest Florida. The Duval County School system and other local arts and community partners provide facilities and administrative support.

City of Miami Beach, Florida (on behalf of Department of Tourism and Cultural Development)
Miami Beach, FL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Sleepless Night 2011, a series of performances and exhibitions to take place from sundown to sunrise. Inspired by Paris's Nuit Blanche, the third edition of the citywide celebration will include art installations, performances, exhibitions, architectural tours, and other cultural offerings.

City of Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs, FL
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Gulf Coast Folklife Center's presentation of local, state, and regional traditions through exhibits, festivals, performances, workshops, and other programs. The project will conduct fieldwork to identify and document new folk artists, while established folk artists will be presented in a variety of venues including, exhibits, workshops, and festivals.

Florida Department of State/ Division of Cultural Affairs
Tallahassee, FL
$868,300
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Florida Division of Historical Resources (on behalf of Florida Folklife Program)
Tallahassee, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Florida Folklife Program and an outreach coordinator. Projects of the Folklife Program include a fieldwork survey, an apprenticeship program, festival outreach, and a series of folklife forums.

Florida Grand Opera, Inc. (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$75,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support a production of Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda. A partnership with the SaludArte Foundation, the project will include a dress rehearsal that will attract up to 1,200 students from more than 40 Miami-Dade County public high schools.

Historical Association of Southern Florida, Inc. (aka HistoryMiami)
Miami, FL
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Guayabera Preservation Initiative, a research project on the traditional garment known as the guayabera, or Mexican Wedding Shirt, which is popular in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project will explore the shirt's origins and construction, collect samples, and culminate in an exhibit and a series of programs.

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support artist fees for the Cultura del Lobo performance series and related costs. The project will focus on contemporary work that explores world cultures, with artists such as jazz drummer Terri Lynne Carrington, Pig Iron Theatre Company, John Jasperse Dance Company, and Grupo de Rua/H3 (Brazil).

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the educational outreach program Passport to Music: Porous Borders, using music and storytelling to explore the roots and range of Cuban music. A partnership with  the Cleveland Orchestra, the project will include activities for teachers and students from elementary to high school grade levels.

Salvador Dali Museum, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL
$44,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support conservation of paintings in the museum's permanent collection. Project plans include the conservation of 53 oil paintings by Dali (1904-89), with conservation of larger-scale paintings performed on-site, in the museum's new facility.

Sarasota Opera Association, Inc. (Consortium)
Sarasota, FL
$28,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support workshop activities for the youth opera Little Nemo In Slumberland by composer Daron Aric Hagen and librettist J.D. McClatchy. In partnership with the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre, the two-act, 90-minute opera will incorporate innovative techniques and technologies in production design and will be designed as a vehicle for young voices.

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center (aka The Straz Center) (Consortium)
Tampa, FL
$22,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
To support the Opera Tampa New Artists Professional Training Program. In partnership with VOICE Experience, this program will be housed at the David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts. As many as eight participating students will receive coaching from opera professionals and will have numerous performance opportunities.

Teatro Avante, Inc.
Miami, FL
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the production and presentation of the award-winning XXV! International Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami, with accompanying educational activities. Producing Artistic Director Mario Ernesto Sanchez will direct the festival, which includes multi-lingual productions by internationally renowned companies from Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Thomas Armour Youth Ballet, Inc.
SOUTH MIAMI, FL
$15,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support dance training, primarily in classical ballet. The program will offer free classes to students focused on developing ballet technique and building a repertory.

Tigertail Productions, Inc. (Consortium)
Miami, FL
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support danceAble XII, a series of performances, workshops, panels, and film screenings exploring and promoting dance for people with disabilities in Tampa and Miami, Florida. In partnership with the Florida Dance Association as co-producer, the project will involve AXIS Dance Company (Oakland, CA) in a Tampa residency and a performance of a new work by Marc Brew.


Number of Grants: 16          Total Amount: $1,367,800

 
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