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.

MONTANA

Alberta Bair Theater
Billings, MT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Celtic Fusion: Music for the Heart, Mind, and Soul, a two-concert series of Irish and Scottish music. Featuring Solas, a Celtic band, and Ensemble Galilei, a chamber quintet, the concerts will include both traditional and new Scottish and Irish music, as well as provide a new way to appreciate Celtic music through a multimedia presentation.

Archie Bray Foundation
Helena, MT
$15,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
To support a residency program for ceramic artists. During the month-long residency artists Brad Schwieger, Christa Assad, Matthew Metz, Liz Quackenbush, Cristina Cordova, and Matt Long will receive studio space, housing, an honorarium, a materials budget, and transportation; they will participate in public demonstrations, lectures, and workshops culminating in an exhibition of representative work at the Bray's North Gallery Exhibition space.

Billings Symphony Society (aka Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale)
Billings, MT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support Classical Music/World Class Artists, a concert series featuring guest artists with musical roots in Ireland, Serbia, and Mexico. Proposed guest artists include Canadian fiddler Sierra Noble, Serbian-born marimba player Nebojsa Zivkovic, and Mexican American pianist Gustavo Romero.

Great Falls Symphony Association, Inc.
Great Falls, MT
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Challenge America
To support a concert featuring harpist Debra Henson-Contant and related outreach. Additional activities with the artist will include an open rehearsal for local music students, workshops at area high schools, and a preview broadcast on Great Falls Public Radio.

Number of Grants: 4          Total Amount: $45,000

 
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