FY 2012 Grant Awards: State Listings
Art Works I | Challenge America Fast-Track Grants | Literature Fellowships (Prose)
Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company (aka The Rep)
Little Rock, AR
$20,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of William Inge's A Loss of Roses, directed by Austin Pendleton. One of Inge's rarely-produced works, the play tells the story of a young man's coming of age in America's heartland during the Great Depression. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Society, Inc.
Little Rock, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support performances and workshops featuring the work of composer Michael Torke and percussionist Alexej Gerassimez. Torke's Mojave Concerto for Marimba will be the featured presentation during the performances to take place at the Robinson Center Music Hall in Little Rock. Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas
Pine Bluff, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support an exhibition and residency program, Painting Your Way Out of a Corner: Using Life Struggles to Create Art, featuring the work of Mary Lovelace O'Neal. O'Neal will conduct lecture-demonstrations for area high school and University of Arkansas Pine Bluff students. John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Giving Voice: A Festival of Writing & the Arts. High school students and community members, as well as university students and faculty, will participate in workshops and readings presented by nonfiction writer Brian Doyle, fiction writer Kevin Brockmeier, poet Gwen Hart, and songwriter Traci Rae Letellier. Oxford American Literary Project (aka The Oxford American)
Conway, AR
$30,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of the literary magazine The Oxford American, which explores the complexity and vitality of the American South. The magazine's website features SoLost, an artistic video series on such topics as bluegrass music in Arkansas and cheesemaking in Alabama. Ozark Foothills Filmfest, Inc.
Locust Grove, AR
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the 11th Ozark Foothills Film Festival. Programs include independent films, foreign works, documentaries, classics, and animation.
Number of Grants: 6 Total Amount: $90,000
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