National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

National Council for the Traditional Arts (aka NCTA)
$50,000 Silver Spring, MD
To support the National Folk Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina. The free public festival will offer
performances of a wide array of traditional music such as blues, gospel, jazz, polka, cowboy, bluegrass, klezmer,
old-time, Cajun, rhythm-and-blues, mariachi, western swing, and zydeco. Additionally, the festival's folklife area
will be devoted exclusively to the traditions of the host city's Piedmont region and will offer music, storytelling,
craft demonstrations, as well as regional and ethnic foods prepared by community members.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Inc. (aka New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation)
$40,000 New Orleans, LA
To support artists fees for the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival. Staged in downtown New Orleans, the festival
will celebrate the blues tradition of Louisiana and the Delta South. In addition to musical performances from
renowned blues artists, such as Little Freddie King and NEA National Heritage Fellow Henry Gray, noted musical
scholars will interview select musicians on the narrative stage.
Obey Foundation, Inc.
$20,000 Charlotte, NC
To support the Drums 4 Life Program. Incarcerated youth will receive instruction in West African drumming
techniques and drum construction, as well as learn about the historical and cultural origin of the various drums.
As a culminating event, the students will participate in a performance and have their drum music professionally
recorded. Upon their release, the participants will receive the drum they assembled and a copy of their
recording.
Pachamama Peruvian Arts (aka Pachamama or PPA)
$20,000 New York, NY
To support master artists providing instruction in traditional music and dance from Peru. Students will learn
dances including the "Zamba Malato" and the "Marinera Nortena," as well as songs in both Spanish and
Qechwa, the language of indigenous Peruvians. Additionally, classes about traditional Peruvian musical
instruments-such as the "cajo" (box drum), the "zampona" (panpipes), and "charango" (a guitar-like instrument)-
will be offered. Instruction will be designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students, and will
conclude with performance opportunities for the students. The project is open to all students, but has a focus
on the youth of New York City's Peruvian immigrant community.
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus (aka Penn State) (On behalf of WPSU)
$10,000 University Park, PA
To support Pennsylvania Legends and Lore, a WPSU broadcast and multimedia project to engage new audiences.
A television program, with accompanying online educational material, will be produced celebrating the state's
traditional textile arts. Artists featured in the broadcast may include Tina Williams Brewer, an African-American
quilter; Antonella DiIanni, an artist specializing in Italian bobbin-lace; and Ukrainian weaver and NEA National
Heritage Fellow Vera Nakonechny.
Philadelphia Folklore Project
$70,000 Philadelphia, PA
To support Folk Arts and Social Change Residencies. A series of exhibits and residences will explore the
transformative role of folk arts in society. The exhibits will feature vernacular expressions of faith. The artist
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.