2009 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence

[ March 10, 2008 deadline ]

Dance | Design | Folk & Traditional Arts | Literature | Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts | Museums | Music | Musical Theater | Opera | Presenting
Theater | Visual Arts

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

Presenting

18th Street Arts Complex
Santa Monica, CA
$25,000
To support the 2009 Residency Program. American and international artists will be hosted for periods ranging from one month to one year.

Aaron Davis Hall, Inc. (aka Harlem Stage)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support commissioning, long-term residencies, and presentation of the WaterWorks and Harlem Stride series at Harlem Stage. Commissioned artists will create and perform new works, and other artists will participate in residencies that will advance the development of new works scheduled for production the following season.

Africa International House USA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support the 20th anniversary of the Chicago African Festival of the Arts. Components will include a book fair, film and video screenings, multiple stages set for music performances, a pavilion for folk dance and music, visual arts, and a drum village

Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. (on behalf of River to River Festival)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the River to River Festival. Free outdoor activities in Lower Manhattan will include music performances and film screenings.

Americas Society, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Hispanic Immigration and Integration Cultural Series. Multiple generations of Hispanic musicians and writers will be featured in music concerts, lectures, panel discussions, and poetry and fiction readings.

AMP Concerts
Albuquerque, NM
$15,000
To support the ¡Globalquerque! festival. The multi-day event includes performances; a film series; family-oriented workshops; and a global village of craft, culture, and cuisine.

Anchorage Concert Association, Inc.
Anchorage, AK
$20,000
To support artist residencies and music, dance, and theater presentations at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Activities will include school performances (with accompanying study guides), lectures, and training programs.

ARCH Development Corporation
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support the Social Arts Initiative for the Anacostia neighborhood of the District of Columbia. Projects in the visual, literary, and performing arts will center on themes from the traditional fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
To support the Beyond Series presented at the university's Gammage Auditorium. Artists will participate in performances, workshops, discussions, local school performances, and community events.

Artown
Reno, NV
$20,000
To support the Artown Festival featuring local and touring artists. Activities will include presentations of music, dance, and opera; hands-on arts programs; film screenings; and theater performances.

Asia Society
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a series of presentations celebrating contemporary performing arts of Asia. Outreach activities will include workshops, lectures, school presentations, and demonstrations.

Atlantic Center for the Arts, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
$25,000
To support interdisciplinary residencies for emerging and mid-career artists. Master artists will collaborate with resident artists in the disciplines of visual, literary, and performing arts.

Bard College (on behalf of Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts)
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
$15,000
To support the remounting of choreographer Lucinda Childs' Dance at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. The 1979 collaborative work includes film components by visual artist Sol Lewitt and musical score by composer Philip Glass.

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. (aka BAM)
Brooklyn, NY
$145,000
To support BAM's annual Next Wave Festival. Now in its 27th year, the festival will feature Lipsynch, by Canadian director Robert Lepage, and other contemporary and international work from all disciplines.

Brooklyn Information & Culture, Inc. (on behalf of Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival)
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support the Contemporary Classics series of the Celebrate Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival. Free performances of music and dance will be presented at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

Circuit Network
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the creation and presentation of the LED Kimono Project. Composer Miya Masaoka and media artist Michelle Handelman will create an interactive performance/installation featuring a musical instrument in the form of a kimono -- constructed of thousands of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

City Parks Foundation (aka Central Park Summerstage)
New York, NY
$30,000
To support Arts for All: A Citywide Festival. Free performances will be presented at public parks in New York City.

College of Saint Benedict
St. Joseph, MN
$15,000
To support an artist residency program. The project will include performances by the spoken-word ensemble Universes and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

Corporation of Yaddo
Saratoga Springs, NY
$10,000
To support artist residencies. Artists from various disciplines will receive housing, meals, and a fully equipped studio or workspace.

Cross Performance, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the development of How Can You Stay in the House All Day and Not Go Anywhere? multimedia performance/installation work by Ralph Lemon. The work will involve performers and residents of Bentonia and Yazoo City, Mississippi.

D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center (aka DAC)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support the D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival. The three-day, 30-block festival includes site-specific public art, video screenings and installations, open studios, and projections.

Dance Theatre Coalition
Salt Lake City, UT
$10,000
To support the Proving Ground Artist Development Program. Multidisciplinary artists and artists working in the fields of dance, theater, film, and music will receive technical support and presenting opportunities.

Dartmouth College (on behalf of Hopkins Center)
Hanover, NH
$45,000
To support the Visiting Performing Artist Series at Hopkins Center. Residencies will feature presentations of new and existing works by theater artists, dance companies, choreographers, and musicians from around the world.

DiverseWorks, Inc.
Houston, TX
$35,000
To support DiverseDialogue Residencies. Commissioning and presentation of visual and performing artists will emphasize the importance of creativity and introduce audiences to contemporary works.

Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Woodside, CA
$35,000
To support artist residencies. The project will provide studios, living accommodations, meals, and professional assistance to American writers, composers, choreographers, and media and visual artists.

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of Escape, a site-specific installation by filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer Vijay Iyer. Created for the historic 19th-century prison museum, the work will incorporate virtual reality technology, film, and music to re-create an escape experience in a cell built for solitary confinement.

Electronic Music Foundation, Ltd. (aka EMF)
Albany, NY
$10,000
To support the 2009 Ear Engine Series: The Human Voice in the New World. The series will feature performances by vocal artists who work with technology, visual arts, and science.

Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc. (aka FAWC)
Provincetown, MA
$20,000
To support the Winter Fellowship Program for Emerging Artists and Writers. The program will provide living accommodations, studios, and monthly stipends to selected poets, fiction writers, and visual artists.

FirstWorks (Consortium)
Providence, RI
$15,000
To support the Pixilerations festival of digital arts. In partnership with the City of Providence, the festival will include installations, residencies, performances, and film screenings by artists working with digital media.

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Ltd.
Burlington, VT
$30,000
To support the commissioning and presentation of dance and music works. Each of the performances will be accompanied by related public events such as discussions, lectures, student matinees, master classes, workshops, and open rehearsals.

GALA Inc., Grupo de Artistas Latinoamericanos (aka GALA Hispanic Theatre) (Consortium)
Washington, DC
$20,000
To support the ArteAmericA 2009 series of the GALA Hispanic Theatre. In partnership with the Washington Performing Arts Society, the project will include performances and residencies celebrating Latino cultures throughout the Americas.

Grand Performances
Los Angeles, CA
$45,000
To support The Voice: Universal and Unifying. The project will include free music, theater, and spoken-word events combined with relevant lectures and demonstrations concerning a transcultural exploration of the voice.

Hallwalls, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
To support the Artist in Residence Project, including the creation and presentation of new works. Artists will receive stipends; allotments for materials, fabrication, and workspace; access to equipment and technical support; and opportunities for public presentation and interaction with local artists and community members.

Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Inc.
Rabun Gap, GA
$10,000
To support the New Artist Initiative residency program. While in residence for two to four weeks, artists will receive stipends, private cabin studios, and meals.

Harvestworks, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Creative Residency Program. Artists will be commissioned to create artwork using new and evolving technologies.

Headlands Center for the Arts
Sausalito, CA
$20,000
To support residencies for emerging and mid-career artists. Resident artists will receive monthly stipends, living quarters, meals, travel expenses, and studio space in which to create new work, investigate surrounding communities, and share ideas and their works with other artists.

Immaterial Inc. (aka Cabinet)
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support artist fees and production costs for the art journal Cabinet. The quarterly publication features the work of contemporary artists and essays on art and culture.

Irvine Barclay Theatre Operating Co.
Irvine, CA
$20,000
To support the eighth annual New World Flamenco Festival at The Barclay. Presentations will feature flamenco dancers and musicians, and activities will include workshops, meet-the-artist events, and film screenings.

Jack Straw Foundation
Seattle, WA
$30,000
To support the Artist Support Program. Artists will participate in residencies, workshops, mentorships, and public presentations involving sound art.

Kala Institute
Berkeley, CA
$20,000
To support the Fellowship Residency Program. American and international artists working in the visual arts, video, performance, and digital media will receive stipends, technical support, and access to working facilities.

Kings Majestic Corporation (aka 651 ARTS)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support a series of performances and residencies at 651 ARTS. Artists from the United States and abroad will participate in education and outreach activities that will take place in public schools and community-based organizations.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support performances and related activities of Lincoln Center Festival 2009. The summer festival will feature international performance works, as well as symposia, discussions, and lectures that complement the presentations.

MacDowell Colony, Inc.
Peterborough, NH
$30,000
To support first-time artist residencies. Artists will receive a working studio, stipends, and room and board for as long as two months.

Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the Arts in the Park series and performances by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Activities will include dance and music performances by international artists at Fairmont Park.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc. (aka MASS MoCA)
North Adams, MA
$20,000
To support a series of performances, exhibitions, residencies, and community programs at MASS MoCA. Artists will participate in school presentations, artist talks, and open rehearsals.

Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ
$40,000
To support a series of performances at Peak Performances at Montclair. The series includes works by artists including composers Joshua Fineberg, Christopher Janney, and Liza Lim (Australia), and choreographer Charlotte Vincent (England).

Museum of Contemporary Art (aka MCA)
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support a series of interdisciplinary artist residencies. Artists Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Donna Uchizono, John Jasperse, and Nicole Mitchell will participate in community based residency activities including open rehearsals, performances, workshops, and round-table discussions.

National Black Arts Festival (aka NBAF)
Atlanta, GA
$40,000
To support the Cant's, Don't, Won't Stop Theater Festival of poetry, language, and hip-hop. Artists will perform and participate in residency activities such as workshops and post-performance discussions.

New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Inc.
New Haven, CT
$20,000
To support the Global Identities Series. The project will include commissioning new work and outreach activities such as master classes and post-performance and panel discussions that are designed to engage audiences.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation
Newark, NJ
$25,000
To support the Alternate Routes performance series. Project components will include residency activities, commissioning, and artistic collaborations.

ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support Excavating the Future, a series of theater, dance, and music performances. In celebration of the opening of the new theater, programming will present artists who have had a long relationship with ODC Theater and the community.

On the Boards (aka OtB)
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support the New Performance Series and the Under the Boards outreach programs. Related activities will include master classes for artists, post-performance question-and-answer sessions, online audio interviews with artists, podcast discussions, a performance blog, and workshops.

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Saint Paul, MN
$20,000
To support the Children's Festival of the Performing Arts. Artists from varying cultural backgrounds will perform in a variety of artistic genres in presentations targeted to children and their families.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Philadelphia, PA
$15,000
To support the presentation of works at the Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe festivals. Artists will perform new works and participate in residency activities such as workshops and post-performance discussions.

Portland Concert Association (aka PCA Great Performances)
Portland, ME
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance, music, and culturally specific works. Each of the presentations will be accompanied by public events such as discussions, lectures, workshops, master classes, and open rehearsals.

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, OR
$20,000
To support the Time Based Art Festival and related educational activities. The 10-day festival will feature local, national, and international artists working in dance, theater, music, visual art, film, and multidisciplinary forms.

Red Wing Performing Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the development of Everyday Uses for Sight No. 6: Disfarmer. The project is a theater work by Dan Hurlin, playwright Sally Oswald, and composer Dan Moses Schreier.

Regents of the University of California at Berkeley (on behalf of Cal Performances)
Berkeley, CA
$20,000
To support a series of music, opera, and dance performances at Cal Performances. Artists will perform and participate in pre-performance lectures and student matinee sessions.

Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles (on behalf of UCLA Live)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the International Theater Festival presented by UCLA Live. Performances will feature artists and ensembles that extend the boundaries of theater by using unique combinations of media and innovative approaches to historic literary and dramatic texts.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
$20,000
To support artist residencies at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center. Artists will use the center's facilities to create works investigating the intersection of art, media, technology, and science.

Rhythm Foundation, Inc.
Miami Beach, FL
$10,000
To support the TransAtlantic Festival. Presentations will include the Curated Listening Series, film screenings, and performances by artists who will reinterpret traditional music from the Americas and Europe.

Roanoke Island Historical Association (aka The Lost Colony)
Manteo, NC
$20,000
To support the presentation of the 73rd season of Paul Green's The Lost Colony. The historical outdoor drama will be presented at the Waterside Theatre at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (Consortium)
St. Louis, MO
$15,000
To support the presentation of a series of orchestral works choreographed and performed by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In partnership with Dance St. Louis, the series will feature works by W.A. Mozart, Benjamin Britten, Igor Stravinsky, J.S. Bach, and Leonard Bernstein.

San Francisco International Arts Festival, Inc. (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the presentation of the international collaborative project "Beyond the Mirror" in consortium with the Bond Street Theatre. The play, developed in collaboration with The Exile Theatre of Kabul, will be presented as part of the 2009 festival.

San Francisco Performances, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To support the presentation of chamber music, vocal and instrumental recitals, jazz, and contemporary dance. Related workshops and lectures will help audiences increase their understanding and enjoyment of the live performances.

Scottsdale Cultural Council (on behalf of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts)
Scottsdale, AZ
$10,000
To support the Cultural Heritage Series, presentations of music, dance, and folk arts at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Participating artists will perform and participate in community forums, lectures, and educational programs.

Spoleto Festival USA
Charleston, SC
$25,000
To support the No Boundaries series at the 2009 Spoleto Festival. Artists will perform at non-traditional venues such as outdoor spaces, a black-box theater, hotel rooms, and storefronts throughout the city of Charleston.

St. Ann Center for Restoration and the Arts, Inc. (aka St. Ann's Warehouse)
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support the Avant-America 2009 Initiative at St. Ann's Warehouse. Project activities will include commissioning and production support for music and theater artists.

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
$20,000
To support the Literature and the Performing Arts Residency Project. Stanford Lively Arts will collaborate with Word for Word Theater Company, Making Books Sing Theatre Company, and the José Limón Dance Company in a series of residency activities.

Stern Grove Festival Association
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support a series of free, outdoor music and dance performances. Artists will be presented on Sundays from June through August at the Sigmund Stern Grove amphitheater.

Stuart's Opera House
Nelsonville, OH
$10,000
To support the fifth annual Nelsonville Art and Music Festival. The activities enable an underserved rural community to experience performances by both local and national musicians.

Tigertail Productions, Inc.
Miami, FL
$25,000
To support a series of presentations and outreach activities. Components will include week-long artist residencies, dance and music performances, panel discussions, workshops, and outreach activities targeting Miami's diverse Caribbean, Central American, and South American communities.

University Musical Society
Ann Arbor, MI
$40,000
To support the Celebration of the Arab World series. Artists will participate in performances and educational and community-based activities.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (on behalf of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts)
Champaign, IL
$30,000
To support Icons of American Innovation, a series presented at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Programming will focus on American iconic artists: writer/theater director Anne Bogart, multidisciplinary artist Meredith Monk, visual artist Ann Hamilton, and choreographer Mark Morris.

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (on behalf of Lied Center of Kansas)
Lawrence, KS
$25,000
To support Entering the Transdomain: Interdisciplinary Explorations in Art and Science, a series presented at the Lied Center of Kansas. Programs will explore the influence of science and technology through performance presentations, community conversations, and residency activities.

University of Maryland at College Park (on behalf of Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center)
College Park, MD
$45,000
To support an artist residency program at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and the Kronos Quartet (with pipa player Wu Man) will be in residence to create new works.

University of Washington (on behalf of UW World Series)
Seattle, WA
$25,000
To support performances and educational activities by international artists presented by the UW World Series. Performers from the United States, France, and South Africa will provide audiences with opportunities to experience unique traditions and diverse art forms.

Vermont Studio Center, Inc.
Johnson, VT
$20,000
To support residency programs for emerging artists. Artists will receive living quarters, private studios, meals, stipends, and the opportunity to participate in public presentations.

Walker Art Center, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$50,000
To support Fertile Ground: Creative Residencies/Creative Connections. Large-scale commissioned works will be created on site and presented during the residency.

Wexner Center Foundation
Columbus, OH
$35,000
To support an artist residency program. Artists will receive technical and professional services that will enable them to create, complete, and present works in the performing and media arts.

Works and Process, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a series of performance excerpts and discussions at the Guggenheim Museum. Moderators from their respective art disciplines will engage artists in discussions.

Yerba Buena Arts & Events
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The project will connect the diverse communities of the Bay Area in shared arts and cultural experiences presented by several local organizations.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support Big Ideas, a series of multidisciplinary performances. The programs of film, visual, and performance work will be presented along curatorial themes that aim to contextualize the series.

Youth Speaks, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and presentation of the dance-theater work Bopha. Collaborating artists will include choreographer Robert Moses, composer Ajayi Jackson, dancer Alseny Soumah (Guinea), director Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and writer Hodari B. Davis.

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