Fiscal Year 2006 / Round II
Iowa Arts Council Major Grant Awards
Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc., Indianola
2006 Opera Iowa Statewide Educational Tour
$7,600
Support for the Des Moines Metro Opera’s eight-member cast and crew for the 13-week
educational tour. They will present 350 classroom workshops and 90-plus performances
of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte and John Davies’ The Three Little Pigs
for K-12 students.
VSA Arts of Iowa, Des Moines
Arts for Children Education Program (AFC)
$9,300
AFC trains classroom educators to use the arts as a vehicle to teach academic
subjects effectively in a setting where students both with and without disabilities
learn together. The program also trains professional artists with disabilities
to follow up teacher training by serving as artist-in-residence in classrooms.
Springville Community School District
Residency with the Daugherty McPartland Group
$2,000
This six-day residency of workshops and performances will involve 4th through
12th grade students in instrumental music, vocal music and history students in
the history and performance of traditional and contemporary jazz. The residency
will culminate in a community performance with students playing with professional
jazz musicians.
University of Northern Iowa
Kaleidoscope – Danny, King of the Basement
$4,400
The goal of this project is to bring 500 middle school students from urban and/or
economically challenged areas to a performance to share insight on how they might
better deal with their ever-changing home life. Written by David S. Craig, this
performance will be held at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
Smart Intermediate School, Davenport
Literature and Lyrics for Reading and Respect
$4,700
This project will expose literature and lyrics to students who are reluctant to
read. Workshops will be provided by Carol Gotman, Dave Moore, and Peter and Bethany
Yarrow. Concerts will be given by Moore and the Yarrows. Community groups will
be invited to participate.
Sasha Ann Waters Freyer, Iowa City
The Heart is Washed in Water Then Weighed
$5,600
Funding supports a 20-minute film project based on the personal experience of
being a mother, artist and human being.
Nathan Morton, Iowa City
Multimedia Sculpture
$5,100
Funding will support an installation composed of canvas and steel. Digital videos
will be projected into the fragmented surfaces, conjoining both in a way that
reinforces the conceptual threads of identity construction and representations
of the military.
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Music for Seniors
$5,300
Music for Seniors brings two weeks of educational chamber music events to the
senior citizens of Marion. The event will be held in venues and facilities where
seniors meet. This underserved population will celebrate eastern Iowa’s ethnic
and cultural heritage through interactive chamber music activities by Iowa Arts
Council rostered artists Jan Boland and John Dowdall.
Des Moines Public Library
Forrest Spalding: The Not-So-Quiet Librarian
$4,000
This one-man play about Forrest Spalding will be performed during the grand opening
of the new Des Moines Central Library in April 2006. The play will be written
by award-winning playwright Cynthia Mercati and performed by Tom Milligan, known
for his portrayals of Henry Wallace and Grant Wood.
Riverside Theatre, Iowa City
Death of a Salesman
$9,000
The production of this famous play by Arthur Miller will highlight Riverside Theatre’s
25th anniversary season. The production will include a number of educational outreach
opportunities, including a collaboration with the local libraries and book clubs.
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Madame Butterfly
$9,000
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre will present two performances of Madame Butterfly.
Funding will also support in-school outreach performances and one free performance
of the children’s opera, Goldilocks, at the Iowa Children’s Museum. Young
artists will take lead roles in Goldilocks and will also supplement the
chorus in Madame Butterfly.
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City
Children of Uganda
$7,000
Children of Uganda will give two performances at Hancher Auditorium for a family
audience and school groups. They will also make an informal appearance at University
of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Hancher will work with Neighborhood Centers of
Johnson County to bring 180 low income parents and children to a performance.
Civic Music Association, Des Moines
Master Class and Concert Performance with Chanticleer
$6,700
With support from Aimee Beckmann-Collier and Barbara Sletto, Civic Music will
work with young local male choirs, including high school and college students
in an educational forum with coaching from Chanticleer’s music director, Joseph
Jennings.
Buffalo Bill Museum, LeClaire
The Arts Come Alive at the Buffalo Bill Museum!
$9,300
This project is a presentation of 25 separate programs featuring professional
storytellers, musicians, puppeteers and one-man dramatic presentations of Mark
Twain and Buffalo Bill. This project will serve 5,000 new audience members over
a six-month time frame.
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
2006 International Documentary Film Festival
$3,500
Independent filmmakers in the United States and abroad are invited to submit films
to a jury of filmmakers recognized for achievement in the genre. Winning entries
will honor a personal esthetic and possess social relevancy/commentary. Regional
viewers of all ages can attend free screenings at the Englert Theatre in downtown
Iowa City.
Siouxland Youth Chorus, Sioux City
KIDZSING 2006
$3,600
Funding supports this choral music festival for children’s choirs. The singers
in attendance will have the opportunity to receive a clinic, perform individually
and in a massed festival choir — all under the direction of a nationally-renowned
conductor/clinician.
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company, West Liberty
2005-2006 Production
$8,600
Funding will create a community puppet production as part of the 2005-2006 season
using professional artists and amateurs in West Liberty and surrounding communities.
It will be developed collaboratively by groups of professional artists, musicians
and a group of dedicated amateur adults. Community members will help make puppets
and props, provide technical and musical support.
Siouxland Civic Dance Association, Sioux City
Iowa Dance Conference
$6,000
Funding will support the Siouxland Civic Dance Association’s statewide dance celebration,
which includes classes by Ventislav Petrov, Frank Hatchett, Germaine Goodson and
others. Also included will be various lectures and discussion panels. A gala performance
of notable Iowa dancers and professional clinicians will also be presented. A
performance stage will provide free public entertainment.
Employee and Family Resources, Des Moines
Thresholds V: Native American Arts and Issues
$9,000
This event will bring together central Iowa’s Native Americans and artists with
prominent, national Native artist Buffy St. Marie, an Oscar-winning singer-songwriter;
visual artist and Dances with Wolves translator Albert Whitehat; Inuit
artist/storyteller Ray Buckley; and Peter, Paul and Mary’s conductor, Robert De
Cormier for performances and discussions.
Woodbury County Com. Action Agency of Siouxland, Sioux City
Siouxland Cinco de Mayo 2006
$8,600
Funding will support Siouxland Cinco de Mayo 2006 in the area’s premier
celebration of Hispanic culture. This year will highlight Mexican Christmas traditions.
Olga Olivares will conduct workshops on how Mexican-Americans blend holiday traditions
from two cultures. Included will be the holiday music of Mariachi Nuevo Guachenango
and the pageantry of Ballet LE Grupo Folklorico Antontonilco.