National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

project will include visual arts exhibits and demonstrations; Cajun, Zydeco, jazz, bluegrass, country, blues,
gospel, and traditional Native American music concerts; and other diverse artistic expressions. Related outreach
will include an accordion workshop, a Cajun dance class, and a bluegrass lecture-demonstration session with the
bluegrass group the Clancey Ferguson Band.
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Inc. (aka OIGC)
$10,000 Oakland, CA
To support a free gospel concert featuring pianist, composer, and arranger Dr. Edwin Hawkins, with related
outreach. The project, intended to serve economically disadvantaged, primarily African-American residents, will
feature Hawkins, vocalists Calvin B. Rhone and Linda Tillery, and guest choirs from the U.S. and abroad. Hawkins
will also premiere a new composition and conduct a performance by the International Interfaith Gospel Music
Choir. Associated outreach activities will include workshops and panel discussions covering composition, choir
management, organizational growth, board development, and performance techniques for choirs and solo
vocalists.
One Voice Mixed Chorus
$10,000 St. Paul, MN
To support a concert for LGBTQ youth. Primarily serving low-income, ethnically diverse LGBTQ youth, One Voice
Mixed Chorus will partner with nationally recognized string quartet Well-Strung to perform a concert and
premiere a new work highlighting the experience of queer youth for students and families in the St. Paul Public
School District. Choral workshops will be held in St. Paul public schools prior to the concert, where students will
have the opportunity to work with and learn from professional musicians. Well-Strung will also host a questionand-answer
session with students after the performance. Free tickets will be provided for students.
Ozark Foothills Filmfest, Inc.
$10,000 Locust Grove, AR
To support the Ozark Foothills FilmFest, a rural festival that will showcase animation, independent film,
narrative, and documentary films, with related activities. Programs will incorporate question-and-answer
sessions following most film screenings. The project will also feature panel discussions with filmmakers,
including a panel about creating authentic portrayals of the people, places, and practices unique to rural
America.
PHAME Academy (aka PHAME)
$10,000 Portland, OR
To support the development and performance of "In a Single Breath," a multidisciplinary work that will feature
artists with and without disabilities, and related activities. Curated and directed by playwright Matthew Zrebski,
the theatrical production will feature a combination of scenes created by Zrebski and students who participated
in PHAME creative writing, digital photography, visual art, and dance classes. PHAME student performers and
professional actors in Portland, Oregon, will form an integrated cast of performers with and without
developmental disabilities. Tickets will be provided to local organizations who serve people with disabilities.
Post-performance discussions with Zrebski and performers are planned.
Pahrump Visual and Performing Arts Council (aka Pahrump Arts Council)
$10,000 Pahrump, NV
To support Arts Americana, a series of multidisciplinary performances and related activities. The series will
include a variety performances, demonstrations, film screenings, and discussions for the underserved rural
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.