2003 Grant Awards: State Listings
Creativity/Organizational Capacity/Literature Fellowships
Leadership Initiatives
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change,
contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
OREGON
CALYX, Inc.
Corvallis, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
To support publication and promotion of issues of Calyx,
a journal of art and literature by women. The journal will increase
honoraria to writers and artists, launch a direct mail subscription
campaign and coordinate a reading series for emerging Calyx
authors.
Eugene Symphony Association, Inc.
Eugene, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the 10th anniversary performance of John Adams'
Violin Concerto and educational activities associated with
the project. The concert will feature the violinist for whom the
work was written, Jorja Fleezanis, and will include string and
composition workshops, a new music recital and a lecture.
Imago, The Theatre Mask Ensemble
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$12,000
To support the creation and production of a new original work.
Squid will be developed by a team of performers, designers,
fabricators and musicians in an experimental laboratory.
Millar, Joseph Hamilton
Eugene, OR
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).
Mountain Writers Series
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$30,000
To support readings, residencies and special events throughout
the Pacific Northwest region. Proposed authors include Alice
Fulton, Robert Hass, Jane Hirshfield, Yusef Komunyakaa, Li-Young
Lee, W.S. Merwin, Sharon Olds, Carl Phillips and Sherman
Alexie.
Northwest Film Center (Portland Art Museum)
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Media Arts
$40,000
To support the Northwest Film and Video Festival and its tour
throughout the Northwest. The festival showcases new work by media
artists living in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
Ashland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$55,000
To support two concurrent world premiere productions.
Daughters of the Revolution and Mothers Against, by
Tony Award-winning British playwright David Edgar, will be directed
by Tony Taccone of Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Oregon Symphony Association
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$15,000
To support the performance and recording of orchestral works by
American composers. The Oregon Symphony will premiere a commission
by composer John Peel and record John La Montaine's Wilderness
Journal and Andre Previn's Piano Concerto.
Portland Center Stage
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$20,000
To support a playwright residency and the development and
production of a new play. Itamar Moses will be in residence at
Portland Center Stage to develop Outrage, a satire about
personal beliefs in contemporary society.
Portland Opera Association Inc.
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Opera
$20,000
To support the west coast premiere of A View from the
Bridge by William Bolcom. Adapted from the play by Arthur
Miller, the opera's libretto is by Mr. Miller and Arnold
Weinstein.
Portland Taiko
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$10,000
To support ArtExplosion 2003, a showcase for Portland's
Asian-American performing artists. In addition to supporting two
days of performances, ArtExplosion 2003 will commission new
multidisciplinary and collaborative works.
White Bird
Portland, OR
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$15,000
To support the presentation of dance companies as part of The
White Bird/Portland State University Dance Series. The series will
include workshops and a co-commissioned work.
Total Dollars Awarded: $267,000
Total Grants Awarded: 12
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