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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.
UTAH
Bad Dog Rediscovers America
Salt Lake City, UT
$40,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support the Art Apprenticeship Program for teens in urban and rural areas of New Mexico and Utah. Approximately 35 apprenticeships with professional artists in fused glass, comic art, and digital photography will be offered to teenagers from inner-city Salt Lake City, and other communities in rural New Mexico and Utah. Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
$60,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the touring exhibition The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American Art, with accompanying catalogue and educational programs. The exhibition, to be held at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art, will be the first major collective examination of the artistic contributions of American artists John Weir (1803-89) and his two sons, John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926) and Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). Center for Documentary Arts
Salt Lake City, UT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support Exhibits That Teach, an artist-in-residency program. Students will engage in long-term projects that involve the study of the documentary arts genre, explore the cultural contexts that inform the exhibits, and create original artworks. Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation (aka dba Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company)
Salt Lake City, UT
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support dance residency activities and performances at the Del E. Webb Center in Arizona and at the University of Southern Mississippi. The project will include lecture-demonstrations, creative movement classes, teacher workshops, open rehearsals, master classes, parent/child workshops, and performances. Sundance Institute
Park City, UT
$150,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the Feature Film Program. The program offers emerging screenwriters, directors, producers, and composers the opportunity, support, and resources needed to successfully create new work. University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
$70,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts
To support the University of Utah Tanner Dance Program's Side-by-Side Dance Training Residency Program. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade and their teachers will acquire and practice dance skills on a weekly basis through in-school residencies and professional development workshops for teachers. Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$759,100
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Utah Humanities Council
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 14th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival. The festival will take place in 12 different communities around Utah, with each community offering its own workshops, readings, and discussion opportunities. Utah State University (on behalf of Mountain West Center for Regional Studies)
Logan, UT
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a folklorist position at Utah State University. The folklorist will document the traditional arts of the increasingly diverse population of the region and develop public programs to increase understanding among the various ethnic, occupational, religious, and other groups.
Number of Grants: 9 Total Amount: $1,169,100
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