National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Museum of the City of New York and the city's boroughs, will explore how Soviet policy effected their art and
how their art has changed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. A website will make the field notes and
information on the artists available to the public.
City of East Lansing, Michigan
$35,000 East Lansing, MI
To support the Great Lakes Folk Festival. The festival will showcase significant folk artists from the Upper
Midwest, as well as present a sampling of traditional artists from around the country and world. In addition to
traditional music and dance performances and craft demonstrations, festival visitors will have the opportunity to
participate in organized jam sessions and community sing-alongs. Narrative sessions about traditional arts and
health issues are also planned for the festival.
City of San Fernando, California (aka City of San Fernando)
$57,000 San Fernando, CA
To support the Mariachi Master Apprentice Program. During weekly after-school programs, master musicians
will instruct community youth in playing traditional mariachi instruments, such as the violin, guitar, guitarron,
vihuela, trumpet, and folk harp. In addition to receiving instruction, the students will have the opportunity to
perform with professional mariachi artists and learn recording studio techniques.
City of Tarpon Springs, Florida (On behalf of Cultural and Civic Services Department)
$10,000 Tarpon Springs, FL
To support the Cultural and Civic Services Department's creation of a documentary about the Greek community
in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and related programming. Work will begin on adocumentary film that will present an
insider's view of the Greek community including: music, dance, regional foodways, sponge fishing practices,
religious customs, and rites of passage, such as marriage and death. Other programming will include workshops
about traditional Greek music, as well as weekly Greek dances.
Clifton Cultural Center, Inc. (aka Clifton Center)
$30,000 Louisville, KY
To support the Louisville Heritage Music Festival. A series of events will celebrate the musical traditions of
distinct geographical or cultural regions with concerts, community dances, workshops, film screenings, school
outreach activities, and lectures. As many as four, three-day festivals are planned and will include Kentucky
mountain music, the music of Brazil, music of the African diaspora, and Acadian music from Nova Scotia and
Louisiana.
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Mass (aka CEDC)
$15,000 New Bedford, MA
To support Traditional Arts of the Working Waterfront. A year-long series of exhibits and presentations
celebrating the expressive culture of New Bedford's maritime community will be presented in area schools and
at the New Bedford Heritage Fishing Center. The performances will feature traditional music, storytelling, and
poetry. Exhibits will include the occupational art of making fishing nets, knot tying and a one-day boat model
festival. Additionally, a mini-festival highlighting the traditional arts of New Bedford's Guatemalan Mayan
community is planned.
Company of Folk
$30,000 Chicago, IL
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.