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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.

KENTUCKY

Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of Roadside Theater)
Whitesburg, KY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Roadside Theater's Thousand Kites community residencies. This nationwide program will interface live theater with new media to encourage ongoing learning and the development and performance of new plays.

Appalshop, Inc.
Whitesburg, KY
$38,000
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.

Kentucky Arts Council
Frankfort, KY
$788,600
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Kentucky Historical Society
Frankfort, KY
$50,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Kentucky Folklife Festival, a three day event that will present the state's diverse folk cultures. Proposed festival themes include the folklife of western Kentucky, the centennial celebration of bluegrass music founder Bill Monroe, and traditional arts apprenticeships across Kentucky.

Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Louisville, KY
$35,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support Building Connections through Craft Art, with related public programming. The project will draw on craft traditions from Caribbean, Cuban, Haitian, and Latin American cultures and will feature exhibitions, lectures, and art-making workshops.

Lexington Arts & Cultural Council (aka LexArts)
Lexington, KY
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the implementation of a public art commission for downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The work will be selected from one of five finalists identified through a jury selection process that included local community involvement.

Lexington Children's Theatre, Inc.
Lexington, KY
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support Shooting Stars Youtheatre's Arts Programming. Funding will assist in the dissemination of arts curriculum, workshops, in-school residencies, and productions by the Shooting Stars Youtheatre.

Louisville Orchestra, Inc.
Louisville, KY
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support education and community outreach programs. Plans include the Heuser Hearing & Language Academy Residency for pre-schoolers with hearing impairments and the MakingMUSIC Partnership for fourth- and fifth-grade students.

Pioneer School of Drama (aka Pioneer Playhouse)
Danville, KY
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the Northpoint Performance and Workshop Project, led by Executive Artistic Director Holly Henson in collaboration with award-winning playwright Elizabeth Orndorff and Curt Tofteland. The project will take place at Northpoint Education Center, a medium security prison, and employ theater professionals who have been trained to work with the incarcerated to stage a production of Moliere's Tartuffe and present talk back discussion sessions and one-on-one workshops to enhance communication and life skills.


Number of Grants: 9          Total Amount: $1,016,600

 
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