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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.

VIRGINIA

Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division
Arlington, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
$20,000
To support a public art project documenting the daily lives of citizens in Arlington County. Using small video cameras mounted on the participants, video will be projected at seven public outdoor sites and streamed live on the Web.

Associated Writing Programs
Fairfax, VA
CATEGORY: Organizational Capacity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$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 2003 AWP Conference in Chicago, Illinois. AWP will promote the publications and its annual conference through a 200,000-piece direct mail campaign.

Barter Theatre
Abingdon, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
$15,000
To support the development and production of a new theater work. Keep on The Sunny Side, by writer Douglas Pote, will feature the story and songs of the Carter Family.

Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$35,000
To support the touring exhibition Gustave Doré: Works from North American Collections, with accompanying catalog.

Dungy, Camille
Lynchburg, VA
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$20,000
To support the re-mounting and tour of two musicals for family audiences. Sing Down The Moon and Perseus Bayou will be remounted in the 1,900-seat Concert Hall at George Mason University's Center for the Arts and sent on tour in repertory.

Hesperus
Arlington, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Multidisciplinary
$10,000
To support the Robin Hood Project. The project components include a concert, film screening, play and lecture designed to deepen the public's understanding of Medieval and Renaissance music and culture.

Richmond Ballet
Richmond, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$25,000
To support the Studio Theatre Series. The program will present works by emerging choreographers for a total of 40 performances.

Shaw, Angela
Arlington, VA
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
$20,000
Recipient, 2002 Creative Writing Fellowship (Poetry).

Signature Theatre, Inc.
Arlington, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Musical Theater
$30,000
To support the re-creation of an original 1960s musical theater work. Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer will direct and collaborate with Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt to create a new production of the 1962 musical 110 In The Shade.

Virginia Arts Festival, Inc.
Norfolk, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$12,500
To support the 2003 Virginia Arts Festival. Performances range from jazz and gospel to contemporary chamber music.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Vienna, VA
CATEGORY: Creativity FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
$20,000
To support commissioning and artist fees for STREB and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. The ensembles will perform as part of Face America 2003, a series celebrating America's National Parks.

Total Dollars Awarded: $312,500
Total Grants Awarded: 13

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