2004 Grant Awards:
Services to Arts Organizations and Artists
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
DANCE
Dance/USA
Washington, DC
$100,000
To support professional development services. The project will
include the Winter 2004 Council Meeting, the Biennial Roundtable
2004, Dance/USA on Tour 2005 planning, and Web site
development.
International Tap Association (consortium)
Boulder, CO
$35,000
To support the National Tap Field Strategic Planning Process. The
project will assess the tap field to ensure the development and
sustainability of the American art form at a critical moment in its
history.
Pentacle (DanceWorks, Inc.)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support an artist mentorship program. The Help Desk provides
technical assistance to emerging and mid-career choreographers.
Philadelphia Dance Projects
Philadelphia, PA
$5,000
To support professional development opportunities, artist services,
and the presentation of dance films and videos. The project will
include classes, low-cost rehearsal space, a contact improvisation
festival, and residencies in public schools.
The Field (Performance Zone, Inc.)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support a series of workshops and residencies. The project will
include the creation of work, group feedback, retreats, a
conference, and a training program for arts managers.
DESIGN
Design Corps
Raleigh, NC
$35,000
To support conferences and a publication focused on providing
quality design services to those not traditionally served by
architects. Community design centers, nonprofit organizations, and
design/build programs will be promoted and discussed.
Municipal Art Society of New York
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a Geographic Information System (GIS) workshop program.
The Community Information Technology Initiative will consist of
training workshops for GIS digital mapmaking technology.
FOLK & TRADITIONAL ARTS
Fund for Folk Culture
Santa Fe, NM
$75,000
To support two gatherings and associated publications. The
gatherings will focus on the internationalization of cultural
resources, networks, and activity for the field of folk culture and
traditional arts.
Northwest Native American Basketweavers
Omak, WA
$25,000
To support the 2004 Annual Gathering of Basketweavers. The regional
gathering will honor 35 Native-American basketweavers, their
apprentices, and families by showcasing their basketry,
demonstrating artistic styles and techniques, and producing a
public art market day.
LITERATURE
Associated Writing Programs
Fairfax, VA
$65,000
To support the production, printing, and distribution of The
Writer's Chronicle and the AWP Job List, continued development of
the AWP Web site, and the 2005 AWP Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
AWP will promote the publications and annual conference through a
200,000-piece direct mail campaign.
Council of Literary Magazines
New York, NY
$45,000
To support new and enhanced services for independent literary
publishers. Scheduled activities include an interactive Web site, a
national conference, and technical assistance workshops.
Poetry Flash
Berkeley, CA
$10,000
To support the publication and distribution of issues of Poetry
Flash, a free tabloid of event listings, readings, workshops, and
literary news. Divided geographically, Poetry Flash lists programs
throughout California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southwest,
and is distributed to 22,000 readers nationwide.
Poets & Writers, Inc.
New York, NY
$75,000
To support the publication of Poets & Writers Magazine
and the continued development and promotion of the Poets &
Writers's Web site. Other project activities will include seminars,
panels, lectures, and pamphlets providing writers with practical
information on the business of writing.
LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES
Bronx Council on the Arts, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$45,000
To support the Cultural Venture Fund. Selected Bronx arts
organizations will be provided consultants and grants to facilitate
the development of arts-related entrepreneurial ventures.
Cultural Development Authority
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the Touring Artists Program. TAP links King County
performing artists with local and regional presenters by providing
marketing assistance for artists and booking resources for
presenters.
Fulton County Arts Council
Atlanta, GA
$40,000
To support ACCESS, an electronic marketing initiative designed to
benefit Fulton County's arts community. Small and mid-sized arts
organizations in metropolitan Atlanta will receive technology
support to allow them to benefit from a newly developed Web portal
that provides unified marketing for the arts.
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the continued development of an electronic marketing
initiative PhillyFunGuide.com, an online regional entertainment
calendar, and PhillyFunSavers, an e-mail program offering last
minute, half-priced tickets provides unified marketing for
southeastern Pennsylvania's nonprofit cultural organizations.
Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support the Local Arts Network. The LAN provides training,
technical assistance, and professional development opportunities
for nonprofit arts organizations across Illinois.
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
Los Angeles, CA
$55,000
To support the Initiative of International Arts Collaborations. The
initiative will provide opportunities for Los Angeles-based artists
and arts organizations to interact with visiting international
artists.
Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies
Ann Arbor, MI
$42,000
To support a series of statewide and regional conferences focusing
on arts management, community development, and leadership
initiatives. MACAA provides direct services to its constituents
that represent more than 3,000 arts and cultural organizations in
Michigan's 83 counties.
National Community Arts Network
(United Statewide Community Arts Association)
$15,000
Rock Hill, SC
To support a mentorship program, professional development training
opportunities, and travel subsidy for attendance at a national
conference. The National Community Arts Network is the national
association of statewide assemblies of local arts
organizations.
South Dakotans for the Arts
Lead, SD
$18,000
To support the Prairie Arts Management Institute. Now in its third
year, PAMI is a one-week residential training program for staff of
small and mid-sized organizations from the prairie states of middle
America.
Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
Madison, WI
$12,000
To support a series of training programs and resources for
community-based cultural organizations. The comprehensive statewide
program is designed to continue to strengthen Wisconsin's arts
infrastructure while providing visibility for the arts.
MEDIA ARTS
Association of Independents in Radio
Brooklyn, NY
$35,000
To support expansion of the publication Airspace and the
association's Web site. The two communication vehicles deliver a
broad range of services to independent radio producers.
Film Arts Foundation (consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the Ninth Street Media Arts Consortium. Four media arts
organizations, housed in the same building, will share resources,
staff, and facilities that serve artists and audiences.
Foundation for Independent Video and Film
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the Information Services Project. The project consists
of the publication The Independent Film and Video
Monthly, the electronic newsletter Splice!, one-on-one artist
advice and referral services, and online directories.
Hollywood Theater of the Ear (consortium)
Los Angeles, CA
$5,000
To support the publication of The Well Tempered Audio
Dramatist. Working with the National Audio Theatre Festivals,
Hollywood Theater of the Ear will provide nuts-and-bolts
instruction on the writing, producing, and directing of audio
drama.
Independent Television Service, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the International Public Television (INPUT) Conference
in 2005. The conference, to be held in San Francisco, will bring
together media artists and public television professionals from
around the world to view productions and exchange information.
National Alliance of Media Arts
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support the Open Knowledge Initiative. Designed to strengthen
the media arts field infrastructure, this Web-based program will
convene artists and arts administrators to exchange information,
build coalitions, develop strategies, and offer support.
National Association of Latino Independent Producers,
Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
$5,000
To support the Latino Media Resource Project. The online database
will provide a one-stop source of information targeted to Latino
independent producers.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Alliance of Artists Communities
Providence, RI
$30,000
To support the development of public outreach activities at
artists' communities. The project will consist of a series of
training workshops and the publication of educational
materials.
Alternate ROOTS, Inc. (consortium)
Atlanta, GA
$35,000
To support the 28th Annual Meeting. The project will offer training
in community-based art practices through residency activities,
workshops, cultural exchanges, and informal discussions.
Appalshop, Inc. (on behalf of American Festival
Project)
Whitesburg, KY
$25,000
To support the Annual Gathering, a national conference organized by
the American Festival Project. The event will explore new methods
to integrate art and civic life.
Artist Trust
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the maintenance and expansion of the Information
Services program. The project provides professional development
information and resources to Washington State artists.
Arts Boston, Inc.
Boston, MA
$15,000
To support the development of Tickets Today. The program will
provide online ticketing services and training to improve Boston's
theater, dance, and music organizations' marketing and sales.
Artspace Projects, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$45,000
To support Articulating Space, a national conference focused on
affordable space for artists and arts organizations. Topics to be
addressed will include planning, development, and preservation of
live and work space projects.
California Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To support the expansion of ArtHouse. The program will provide
technical support, seminars, and Web-based information on how to
develop affordable space to arts organizations in California.
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts (on behalf of
Latino Arts Network)
Richmond, CA
$28,000
To support the Arts and Technology Services program. Consultants
will work with 10 mid-sized California cultural centers to enhance
their technological infrastructure.
Ink People, Inc.
Eureka, CA
$25,000
To support the DreamMaker program. The incubator project will
provide emerging Humboldt County arts organizations with
administrative support, technical assistance, individualized
coaching, and workshops in nonprofit management.
National Association of Latino Arts
San Antonio, TX
$60,000
To support a national conference and leadership institute. The
two-part project will offer Latino cultural organizations
opportunities to develop organizational and leadership skills.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
New York, NY
$30,000
To support a leadership development program. The three-part program
will include a national conference, a series of regional workshops,
and a management-training institute.
National Performance Network, Inc. (consortium)
New Orleans, LA
$45,000
To support the NPN Annual Meeting/Artists Convening. The national
forum for artists and presenters will feature performance
showcases, professional development workshops, and plenary
sessions.
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the NYFA Leadership Initiative. A series of peer
learning groups and workshops will enhance the leadership skills of
administrators from small and mid-sized arts groups.
Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Washington, DC
$15,000
To support a national conference on arts and healing. The
conference will offer artists, arts administrators, and medical
professionals training, experiential sessions, and presentations on
the use of arts in healing environments.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Statewide Service Initiative. The program will
provide pro bono and low-cost legal services to New York state
artists and arts organizations.
MUSEUM
American Federation of Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the Curators Forum and Directors Forum conferences. The
annual, three-day events are designed to provide senior museum
personnel with professional development and networking
opportunities.
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Andover, MA
$25,000
To support efforts to expand an online manual to help museums
preserve art collections in both digital and original form. The
center will join with the Museum Computer Network and the New
England Museum Association in this project.
MUSIC
American Composers Forum
St. Paul, MN
$25,000
To support the expansion of the innova® recording label to
broaden services to composers and performers. The project will
increase the range, quality, and effectiveness of the innova®
distribution network, its user-friendly format, and its marketing
efforts.
American Music Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support American Music Center's Virtual Information Center for
new American music through its NewMusicBox.org and
NewMusicJukeBox.org Web sites. NewMusicBox is a monthly Web
magazine about artists and issues in the new music community, and
NewMusicJukeBox is a searchable, encyclopedic database of
contemporary American composers.
American Symphony Orchestra League
New York, NY
$140,000
To support services designed to strengthen peer-learning networks,
communication, and research within the orchestra field. The project
will help nearly 900 member orchestras of every size and type in
all 50 states.
Chamber Music America, Inc.
New York, NY
$100,000
To support the National Leadership Initiative. Designed to build
leadership skills in the chamber music field, the project will
provide professional services including consultancies, on-site
technical assistance, publications, a Web site, and a national
conference.
Chorus America
Washington, DC
$50,000
To support services and technical assistance to the choral field
through an annual conference, publications, and leadership
development forums for conductors, board members, and managers. The
project will benefit approximately 1,400 chorus members.
Chorus America
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support choral conducting workshops for professional conductors.
Chorus America and Northwestern University will offer a workshop on
orchestral conducting in New York City and a workshop for
children's choir conductors in Evanston, IL.
Early Music America, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support a national conference, including professional
development sessions and an early music marketplace, at the
biennial Berkeley Festival. The conference and a two-day
pre-conference will offer peer forums, workshops, and training
sessions for musicians and managers.
International Association for Jazz Education
Manhattan, KS
$35,000
To support workshops, master classes, panel sessions, artists'
fees, and production costs during the 32nd annual International
Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) Conference and Music
Festival. The January 2005 conference will be held in Long Beach,
CA.
OPERA
Opera America, Inc.
Washington, DC
$100,000
To support information service print publications and online
databases. Nine print and online resources provide pertinent
artistic, financial and programmatic information to the
organization's 117 company members and individual singer
membership.
PRESENTING
Arts Northwest
Port Angeles, WA
$25,000
To support technical assistance and professional training through
On the Road Seminars. The project will target arts administrators
who have fewer opportunities for professional development because
of geographic and budgetary constraints.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Inc.
Washington, DC
$75,000
To support Next Steps, a professional development program. The
project is designed to give mid career artists with a history of
touring, but under-developed managerial and administrative
infrastructure, the tools to develop projects with presenters; as
well as give presenters, artists managers, and agents skills in
building partnerships with artists and other partners.
THEATER
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the Nancy Quinn Fund and the Theatre Leadership
Institute technical assistance programs. The two initiatives
provide management-related technical assistance to small and
mid-size theater companies nationally.
Assitej/USA, Incorporated
Nashville, TN
$25,000
To support the publication and distribution of TYA Today,
the Marquee directory, and the expansion of the Observership
Program. The project will encourage critical development of
professional theatre for young audiences.
Drama League of New York, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the Directors Project. The Directors Project is a
national apprenticeship for young directors that provides
opportunities for them to work with professionals in off-Broadway
or regional theaters.
League of Chicago Theatres Foundation
Chicago, IL
$25,000
To support publication and distribution of Chicagoplays. The
theater program magazine will feature articles, show listings,
maps, and program information for Chicago's theater community.
National New Play Network
Washington, DC
$10,000
To support The Continued Life Fund, an initiative that provides
production stipends to theaters committed to presenting sequential
productions of a new play. The pilot project supported by the fund
will be the world premiere of Permanent Collections, by
Thomas Gibbons, at InterAct Theatre Company.
Non-Traditional Casting Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the Inclusion Project, which includes Artist Files
Online and the National Diversity Forum. The projects are designed
to assist nonprofit theaters in achieving greater diversity.
Theatre Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support components of a major upgrade to the Theatre Bay Area
Web site. A members-only area will be added to increase
professional communication among Bay Area artists and organizations
and the site will be assessed for accessibility.
Theatre Communications Group, Inc.
New York, NY
$125,000
To support professional and leadership development programs for the
nonprofit theater field. The programs are targeted to artistic and
managing leaders, middle managers, and trustees of member theaters,
and are designed to increase organizational effectiveness and
improve management expertise.
VSA arts of Florida
Tampa, FL
$15,000
To support Artists & Audiences: Available for All, a project
promoting increased accessibility to the performing arts for
artists and audience members with disabilities. VSA arts of Florida
will work with a local performing arts center on accessibility
improvements to develop a model that can be replicated by other VSA
arts affiliates.
VISUAL ARTS
Aljira, Inc.
Newark, NJ
$30,000
To support Emerge, a professional development fellowship for
artists. The program seeks to provide advice from professional
artists to the participants and to assist with networking
opportunities.
Chicago Artists' Coalition
Chicago, IL
$30,000
To support a communications upgrade to improve the quality, impact,
and reach of artists services. As the only organization in the
Midwest providing comprehensive services to 2,200 artists and 125
arts organizations, the project will provide new electronic skills
and tools to communicate with members.
Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc. (consortium)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support production and distribution of a report documenting the
findings of the New York State Workspace Consortium. The consortium
is a regional partnership of organizations that explored strategies
for building organizational capacity.
Glass Art Society, Inc.
Seattle, WA
$20,000
To support production of the Glass Art Society Journal,
documenting the events, exhibitions, and proceedings of the
organization's annual conference to be held in New Orleans. The
journal is edited by Suzanne Frantz, a Fulbright Scholar and former
curator of 20th century glass at the Corning Museum.
Printed Matter, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support continued development of a Web-based catalogue raisonne
documenting the history of artists books. While Printed Matter has
been compiling a resource since its inception in 1976, new
technologies have presented opportunities to expand the audience
for the genre.
Total Services to Arts Organizations and Artists Grants:
72
Total Services to Arts Organizations and Artists Dollars:
$2,525,000
National Endowment for the Arts
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