National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

outside Hawaii, saxophonist Harvey Pittel and percussionist Tim Genis. The commissioned pieces will be created
by local composers. Additional project activities will include a series of clinics, open rehearsals, public
performances, and an opportunity for student musicians on the geographically isolated islands to interact with
world-class guest musicians.
Knoxville Museum of Art (aka KMA)
$10,000 Knoxville, TN
To support the contemporary art exhibition "Jered Sprecher: Outside In" and related educational programs. The
exhibition will showcase the visual artwork of Sprecher, including several new works configured in an informal
manner, designed to reference a domestic living room. Educational outreach components of the project,
including hands-on instruction and lectures with the artist are intended to serve an economically underserved
high school in Knoxville, Tennessee.
La Raza Galeria Posada (aka Latino Center of Art and Culture)
$10,000 Sacramento, CA
To support The Esperanza Project, an artist residency and accompanying exhibition featuring artists Sonya Fe
and Nanibah Chacon. Fe and Chacon will work with low-income youth from Brown Issues, a statewide youth
group, to create portable murals with a focus on the positive aspects of the Latino community and convey a
message of hope and social responsibility. The murals will rotate to up to five Sacramento high schools, as well
as be exhibited at a gallery space and later placed on permanent display at the La Familia Counseling Center's
Maple Community Center located in South Sacramento, California.
Las Vegas Philharmonic (aka LVPhil)
$10,000 Las Vegas, NV
To support the Las Vegas Philharmonic Ensemble Music Community Education. The initiative will bring chamber
groups of Philharmonic musicians to perform for senior communities and engage in question-and-answer
sessions. Up to six performances are being scheduled for the 2016-17 season. Each performance is intended to
serve older adults and residents with disabilities.
Latino Arts, Inc.
$10,000 Milwaukee, WI
To support a 2017 Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration exhibition and associated activities. The
celebration will feature an exhibition of ofrendas, or altars, by visual artists and local school groups; musical
performances; and workshops. The annual event draws a large Latino audience and preserves the community's
cultural heritage. Free tickets to the performances will be provided to area adult day centers for older adults and
people with disabilities.
Learning Lamp, Inc.
$10,000 Johnstown, PA
To support The 9th Annual Children's Book Festival of Johnstown. The festival will connect families of all incomes
with award-winning authors and illustrators of children's literature through interactive presentations. Free to
families, the festival will feature storytellers, live music and theater performances, themed crafts, writing and
illustration workshops, and access to free books. The Saturday Night Author Talk event will also allow aspiring
writers to speak with the festival's headlining authors and an editor from the publishing industry in a questionand-answer
session about children's publishing.
Lincoln Orchestra Association
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.