FY 2012 Grant Awards: State Listings

Art Works II/Arts in Media/Partnerships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

OKLAHOMA

Allied Arts and Humanities Council of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
$50,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support the creation and presentation of the Osage Nation Historical Ballet, a contemporary ballet. Choreographed by Roman Jasinski of the Peoria-Shawnee tribes and Jenna Smith of the Osage Nation, the new work will incorporate classical ballet and pay homage to Osage traditional dance and music, as well as display the beauty of renowned Osage ribbon-work textiles in its costuming.

Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
$39,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
To support Tulsa Mosaic, an artist residency program led by photographer Eyakem Gulilat, with related exhibition and educational programs. Curated by Shannon Fitzgerald, the exhibition will be a creative response to the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and include a newly created large-scale photomontage created by Gulilat, as well as a screening of the documentary Living Legacy and a performance of an original score, Tulsa Race Riot Suite, performed by the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Inc.
Oklahoma City, OK
$10,000
CATEGORY: Art Works   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support a production of Call Me Madam, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The musical is based on the life of Pearle Mesta, an Oklahoma native who became a famous Washington, DC socialite and U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1947-53.

Oklahoma Arts Council
Oklahoma City, OK
$720,800
CATEGORY: Partnership   FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Number of Grants: 4          Total Amount: $819,800

 
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