Fiscal Year 2005 / Mini Grants: March
Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Sioux Center
James Buswell, Violin, and Carol Ou, Cello in Concert
$1,500.00
The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra (NISO) with Iowa Arts Council support for
artist fees, presents James Buswell, violin, and Carol Ou, cello, in concert April
26, 2005. These artist-educators, based at the New England Conservatory of Music,
will extend both NISOs concert season and its educational mission.
Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City
Dialogo della Musica Antica et della Moderna II
$1,500.00
Community organizations will provide musician fees for educational visits, concerts
and the recorder workshop. There are many donations in time, lodging, and media
promotion for our project. We are asking the IAC to provide essential funding
by helping with the musicians' travel expenses from Italy to Iowa.
Family Museum of Arts & Science, Bettendorf
Arts Infusion Workshops for Teachers
$1,500.00
Arts Infusion Workshops for Teachers is a one day pilot workshop for classroom
teachers in which visual artist Ralph Laccarino, Language arts Specialist, Bruce
Bufe and Dancer, Jennifer O'Neil will conduct arts-across-the-curriculum methodologies
and kit-building, with emphasis on language, visual and performing arts aimed
at supporting literacy standards.
Pella Shakespeare Festival, Pella
Pella Shakespeare Festival 2005
$1,500.00
Pella Shakespeare Festival 2005 will provide more levels of artistic growth and
educational opportunities surrounding the production of a Shakespeare play. The
performances for cast and audience will be enriched by engaging vocal coach Ann
Wilkinson in residency. Noted Shakespeare scholar Dr. Walter Cannon will engage
the audience in conversations about the play, historical period and language of
Shakespeare.
Kenneth Bichell, Dubuque
Wood Kiln Firing
$1,500.00
Ken Bichell will fire a wood fired kiln in preparation for a series of international
expositions and symposiums. IAC funding will cover the expenses of the firing
process including firewood kiln rental and payments to assisting artists Julie
Miller, Tom Kean, Bruce Brillhart, Tony Fernandez and Gary Carstens.
Lake City Library Foundation, Lake City
Students Lake City History Project
$1,350.00
Singer/songwriter James Hersch will spend a week as artist-in-residence at the
Southern Cal Elementary Schools, working with students to write, perform and record
songs celebrating the upcoming sesquicentennial of Lake City, Iowa.