2003 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access; Arts on Radio & TV; Arts Learning; Folk Arts Infrastructure; Heritage/Preservation; State & Regional Partnership Agreements

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

UTAH

Logan

Bear River Association of Governments
Logan, UT
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$35,000
To support fieldwork to document the folk arts of the Idaho portion of the Bear River Heritage Area. Fieldwork will take place in Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin and Oneida counties and will result in public programs, a cultural tourism Web site and a guide.

Moab

Moab Music Festival, Inc.
Moab, UT
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
$10,000
To support the September season of the Moab Music Festival. The 2003 festival will present 11 chamber music concerts by world-class musicians and will take place in the remote town of Moab in southeastern Utah.

Salt Lake City

Bad Dog Rediscovers America
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$23,000
To support in-school cultural activities and arts-in-education programming for Guadalupe School. The project will include arts programming for pre-school and K-third grades, and weeklong summer camps for 3- to 9-year-olds.

Children's Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Arts Learning FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
$45,000
To support the Side-By-Side Teacher Training Residency. The program has been developed to help students and teachers incorporate dance, music and creativity into the classroom.

Repertory Dance Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Heritage/Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$20,000
To support the reconstruction, performance and documentation of Steps of Silence, a work created in 1968 for Repertory Dance Theatre by choreographer Anna Sokolow. The project will enhance future study and appreciation of Sokolow's influence in modern dance.

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Dance
$30,000
To support residency activities. The company will travel to St. Bonaventure, N.Y. and the underserved communities of Billings, Ronan and Helena, Mont.

Salt Lake Art Center
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Access FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
$24,000
To support the ArtWORKS program. The program offers at-risk high school students an opportunity to express themselves through the creation, discussion and exploration of art.

Utah Arts Council
Salt Lake City, UT
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
$589,500
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

West Valley City

West Valley City
West Valley City, UT
CATEGORY: Folk Arts Infrastructure FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
$25,000
To support a folklorist position and related costs. Activities include identifying and documenting traditional artists, technical assistance, program development, and coordinating and promoting cultural events.

Utah Total Dollars Awarded: $801,500
Utah Total Grants Awarded: 9

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