National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Community Adolescent Resources and Education Center (aka The Care Center)
$10,000 Holyoke, MA
To support the Readers and Writers Series, developed in collaboration with the Smith College Poetry Center. The
Care Center's services focus on young parents, and its clientele includes predominantly low-income families of
Puerto Rican descent. The project will engage this population by providing books by featured writers and
facilitating book discussions in advance of public readings by each of the guest artists. Guest artists will include
writers and poets Ellen Bass, John Murillo, Marilyn Chin, Lauren Schmidt, Martin Espada, and Ansel Elkins.
Cotuit Center for the Arts (aka The Center)
$10,000 Cotuit, MA
To support My Pet Project, a program culminating in the creation of a public art project to be installed on Cape
Cod. Local artists working with people with disabilities will lead a series of art classes. The students will then
participate in the creation of a mosaic totem sculpture of pet animals. Tessa D'Agostino, professional artist and
mosaic director, will lead the public art project. The completed artwork will be installed at the Massachusetts
Society for Prevention and Cruelty to Animals.
Creede Repertory Theatre, Inc. (aka Creede Rep, CRT)
$10,000 Creede, CO
To support the Young Audience Outreach Tour. A new work by guest artist Mfoniso Udofia, a Nigerian-American
playwright, will be produced and toured to rural and underserved communities in multiple states such as
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Udofia will be involved in the creation of a children's book
to accompany the performance.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
$10,000 Dallas, TX
To support Spring Celebration, a contemporary ballet performance, with associated activities. Guest artist and
Ballet Austin Artistic Director Stephen Mills will choreograph a new work. The piece will be performed by Dallas
Black Dance Theatre, with guest artist dancers from Ballet Austin. Audiences will include the city's African-
American community. Additional project activities will include events such as a question-and-answer session
with the artists and a post-performance onstage dance party.
Davenport Theatrical
$10,000 Davenport, WA
To support the Guest Artist Program, bringing professional theater artists to rural Lincoln County, Washington.
Proposed guest artists include director Lee Mikeska Gardner, costume designer Leslie Stamoolis, and two actors
to be cast. The guest artists will mentor and work alongside local volunteers to present a production of
"Oklahoma." The project will offer theater training for the volunteers as well as theater workshops for the
public.
Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center (aka Barrier Islands Center)
$10,000 Machipongo, VA
To support music performances and workshops at the Art and Music on the Farm festival. The featured musical
artists will represent regional styles such as gospel, bluegrass, traditional Appalachian, and Piedmont blues. The
proposed guest artists include Larnell Starkey and the Spiritual Seven Gospel Singers, Mark Campbell, Robin and
Linda Williams and Their Fine Group, Dale Jett and Hello Stranger, and Gregg Kimball. The musicians will each
provide a mainstage performance and participate in a workshop at the festival, taking place in a rural setting.
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.