FY 2006 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence II/Arts on Radio and Television/
Folk & Traditional Arts Infrastructure/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnership Agreements

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

NEW JERSEY

American Boychoir School
Princeton, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support the First Nations Touring Project. Choral performances are planned for six elementary and middle schools on American Indian reservations or at targeted schools with predominately Native American students.

Bayshore Discovery Project, Inc. (Consortium)
Port Norris, NJ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support a consortium project for public workshops and a summer cultural camp for Nanticoke-Lenape Native American youth. In collaborting with the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Cultural Center, the project will culminate with exhibitions featuring works produced in the workshops and camp.

Institute for Arts and Humanities Education
New Brunswick, NJ
$40,000
CATEGORY: Learning in the Arts  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
To support Pixel Nation, a media arts education program. The program is designed to teach at-risk teens all aspects of digital and video filmmaking through an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes hands-on learning and artmaking.

Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the purchase of an upgraded collection management system with online modules, as well as data conversion, staff training, and data entry. The project is part of the museum's 100th Anniversary Permanent Collection Enhancement Project.

Music For All Seasons, Inc.
Scotch Plains, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support interactive music programs primarily targeted to children living in shelters for victims of domestic violence. Two to four professional musicians will be engaged for sites in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and California.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Trenton, NJ
$748,900
CATEGORY: Partnership  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Newark Museum Association
Newark, NJ
$30,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support community outreach activities in conjunction with the exhibition Masters of the 20th-century American Comics. The exhibition will be presented jointly with the Jewish Museum in Manhattan and programming will be shared by the two institutions.

Newark Public Radio, Inc. (aka WBGO)
Newark, NJ
$60,000
CATEGORY: Arts on Radio and Television  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
To support the production of JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, a weekly radio series of jazz concerts. The series is produced by WBGO/Newark and distributed by NPR, reaching nearly 200,000 listeners each week throughout the United States.

Northwest Jersey Folklife Project, Inc. (aka NWJFP)
Phillipsburg, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk and Traditional Arts
To support the Delaware River Cultural Study. The project will identify and articulate the relationship between natural and cultural resources of the river and how this information may be used to strengthen the communities along the river.

Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
To support the Free Access Program for persons with disabilities. Paper Mill Playhouse will provide barrier-free access; discounted tickets; and access services to patrons with hearing, visual, and other physical impairments.

People and Stories Gente y Cuentos, Inc.
Trenton, NJ
$15,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support literary discussion groups and writing workshops in English and Spanish for disadvantaged communities in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Targeted settings include transitional housing programs, correctional facilities, rehabilitation programs, women's shelters, and senior facilities.

Princeton Ballet Society (aka American Repertory Ballet) (Consortium)
New Brunswick, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
To support a consortium project to present a series of performances, an exhibition, and an education and outreach program. American Repertory Ballet will partner with the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University to present A World of Dance: Russian Costume and Stage Design.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden Campus
Camden, NJ
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 19th annual Rutgers-Camden Writers' Conference, a day of free readings and writing workshops for residents of Camden and South Jersey. Proposed workshop leaders include Diana Abu-Jaber, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Beth Kephart, and Jhumpa Lahiri.

Stevens Institute of Technology (Consortium)
Hoboken, NJ
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support a consortium project celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Art and Technology Movement. In partnership with Harvestworks, a conference and workshop will be held to highlight the historical roots of collaboration between artists and engineers.

Number of Grants: 14          Total Amount: $1,001,400

 
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