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IAC Announces Major Grant Recipients
From a musical program for seniors in Marion to a youth chorus performance in Sioux City, the Iowa Arts Council has awarded grants totaling $128,300 to 20 organizations and individuals.
These major grants allow applicants to request up to $10,000, which much be matched dollar-for-dollar with cash or in-kind contributions. Forty-eight applications were received in this latest round with requests totaling $362,999.
“The Iowa Arts Council’s Major Grants fund projects that provide a quality arts experience for the people of Iowa,” said IAC Division Administrator Mary Sundet Jones. “Each of these projects embodies the creativity, capability and commitment to reaching diverse audiences that a quality arts experience requires.”
Deadlines for Major Grant applications only occurs twice per year — October 1 and April 1. A streamlined grant review process and a new grants administrator on staff to handle the details helped speed up the awards process this year.
“We were able to review the applications, set up the panels and make
the funding decisions within 13 working days from beginning to end,” said
Linda Lee, IAC grants administrator. “It’s a phenomenal turnaround
and all IAC staff members can take credit for making it happen so quickly.”
Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc., Indianola: $7,600 for the 2006 Opera Iowa statewide educational tour
VSA Arts of Iowa, Des Moines: $9,300 for the Arts for Children Education program (AFC)
Springville Community School District: $2,000 for a residency with the Daugherty McPartland Group
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls: $4,400 for Danny, King of the Basement
Smart Intermediate School, Davenport: $4,700 for Literature and Lyrics for Reading and Respect
Sasha Ann Waters Freyer, Iowa City: $5,600 for The Heart is Washed in Water Then Weighed
Nathan Morton, Iowa City: $5,100 for a multimedia sculpture
Marion Chamber of Commerce: $5,300 for the Music for Seniors program
Des Moines Public Library: $4,000 for Forrest Spalding: The Not-So-Quiet Librarian
Riverside Theatre, Iowa City: $9,000 for Death of a Salesman
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre: $9,000 for Madame Butterfly
Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City: $7,000 for Children of Uganda
Civic Music Association, Des Moines: $6,700 for a master class and concert performance with Chanticleer
Buffalo Bill Museum, LeClaire: $9,300 for The Arts Come Alive at the Buffalo Bill Museum
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival: $3,500 for the 2006 International Documentary Film Festival
Siouxland Youth Chorus, Sioux City: $3,600 for KIDZSING 2006
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company, West Liberty: $8,600 for the 2005-2006 production season
Siouxland Civic Dance Association, Sioux City: $6,000 for the Iowa Dance Conference
Employee and Family Resources, Des Moines: $9,000 for Thresholds V: Native American Arts and Issues
Woodbury County Com. Action Agency of Siouxland, Sioux City:
$8,600 for Siouxland Cinco de Mayo 2006
View complete listing of major grant recipients and project descriptions »
