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Montgomery, Ala. -- The Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) awarded 137 grants totaling $504,245 at its Council meeting in Montgomery on December 10, 2017. This round of grants will support arts in education, folk art, community, literature, performing, and visual arts programs January 1, 2018 – September 30, 2018. Also included in this round of awards are 17 Folklife apprenticeship grants.
The
Council makes grants to non-profit organizations, schools, universities, cities,
and a wide range of community groups. ASCA funds are matched by contributions
from businesses, individuals, local government and earned income by the
grantee. Arts programs, assisted by Council grants, have a track record of
enhancing community development, education, cultural tourism and overall
quality of life in virtually all regions of the state. These recent grants are in
response to applications submitted under the September 1, 2017 deadline and
represent the third round of grants awarded in the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The
15-member board is appointed by the Governor to help promote the arts
statewide. A primary responsibility of the Council is to make decisions about
grants awarded to support art programs and arts education throughout the state.
Board members are selected from all regions of the state in order to strive for
a geographic spread representing all areas of the state. Dora
James, Chairman of the Council emphasized, “Our state is fortunate to have
so many programs that support and enhance education for students and improve
the quality of life for all citizens. A vibrant arts environment helps to draw
new industry and investment to Alabama.”
The next deadline for the
submission of grant applications is March 1, 2018 for Fellowships, and Art
& Cultural Facilities Grants, covering activities taking place between
October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019.
The agenda of the December
meeting, in addition to the awarding of grants also included the announcement
of three new appointments to the Council by Governor Kay Ivey for six year
terms beginning January 1, 2018. These new appointments are John C. Coleman of
Dothan; Warren Duncan of Tuskegee; and Lynne Berry Vallely of Huntsville. In
another action by the Governor, former Council member Lisa Blach Weil of
Montgomery was reappointed to fill the remaining two year term of William
Sellers resigning to assume a Governor’s appointment to the Alabama Supreme
Court.
Commenting on Council
appointments, Al Head, Executive Director of the Council said, “These
three newly appointed Council members bring outstanding backgrounds of
service to the arts and their level of expertise and leadership will
contribute significantly to the mission of the Council. The newly appointed members
represent awareness of the arts from diverse geographic regions of the state
and a track record of support for enhancing the quality of life in Alabama,” Head emphasized.
John C. Coleman, Dothan
is executive vice-president and general counsel for Coleman World Group, LLC, a
transportation company with 250 million in annual revenue and operating in
nineteen U.S. States and one U.S. Territory. Mr. Coleman manages all
regulatory, compliance and legal issues for the company. Mr. Coleman is a past
board member of Southeast Alabama Community Theatre and is an active
participant in its productions. He has also been a financial partner of
education programs at the Wiregrass Museum of Art.
Warren Duncan, Tuskegee is the MVA Chair, and Head of Fine
& Performing Arts at Tuskegee University. Mr. Duncan has been
at Tuskegee since 1972, and served as Director of Bands from 1976 to 2015. Mr.
Duncan is a member of several fraternal and music oriented organizations
including Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Phi Omega. Under his
direction, the band has won several awards and recognition for their
excellence in performance, timing and presentation.
Lynne Berry Vallely, Huntsville is the former Director
for Advancement at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville. Prior
to HudsonAlpha, Berry was the founding executive director of the Community
Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County. She has service experience on a
number of important boards, including Leadership Alabama, the Public Affairs
Research Council of Alabama, the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the Alabama
Shakespeare Festival, the Blackburn Institute at the University of Alabama, and
the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Program.
The Council elected a new slate
of officers for two-year terms through 2019. Joel T. Daves IV of Mobile, as Chairman;
Jim Harrison III of Tuscaloosa as Vice-Chair and Dr. Henry Panion of Birmingham,
as Secretary of the Council.
Rebecca T. B. Quinn of Huntsville
and Elaine Johnson of Dothan rotated off the Council board after twenty-years of
distinguished service. Both served in numerous capacities while on the board.
Ms. Quinn served as Chairman from 2006-2007.
Final action at the December
meeting was the presentation of a token of appreciation to Dora James as she
completes her 2-year term as Council Chairman. Mr. Head, making the special
presentation to Mrs. James commented, “Dora represents a dedication to supporting
the arts and her state with honor and distinction. She deserves a place in the
Council’s Hall of Fame because her contributions are significant and
long-lasting.”
For
more information about a particular grant listed below, contact Barbara Reed,
Public Information Officer at 334-242-4076, ext. 223.
County
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Grantee
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City
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Description
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Discipline
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Grant
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Autauga
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Prattville Creative and Performing
Arts Council
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Prattville
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Festival Coordinator Position
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Community Arts
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$2,550.00
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Prattville Creative and Performing
Arts Council
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Prattville
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Celebration of the Arts/Festival
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Community Arts
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$10,000.00
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Barbour
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Eufaula Heritage Association
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Eufaula
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Music for the 53rd Eufaula Pilgrimage
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Community Arts
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$3,250.00
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Bibb
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City of Brent
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Brent
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Jazz in the Park
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Community Arts
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$1,000.00
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Bullock
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Tourism Council Bullock Co-Red Door
Theatre
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Union Springs
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Present 3 plays at the Red Door
Theatre.
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Community Arts
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$4,500.00
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Chilton
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Chilton County Arts Council
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Clanton
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March Gourd Madness Festival, 2018
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Community Arts
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$2,650.00
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Coffee
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Foundation154
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Elba
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Artistic Director Salary
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Community Arts
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$2,400.00
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Colbert
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City of Sheffield
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Sheffield
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SummerStock at the Ritz/Les
Miserables
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area
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Florence
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Muscle Shoals Music Makers
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Folklife
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$2,800.00
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Oka Kapassa Festival, Inc.
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Tuscumbia,
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Oka Kapassa--Sharing the Legends
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Community Arts
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$3,500.00
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Tennessee Valley Art Association
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Tuscumbia
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Aaron Tennessee Benson' Ceramics
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Visual Arts
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$3,000.00
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Tennessee Valley Art Association
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Tuscumbia
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SummerStock at the Ritz/Les
Miserables
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Covington
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Andalusia Ballet Association
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Andalusia
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Ballet Concert with Alabama Ballet
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Performing Arts
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$5,310.00
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Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
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Andalusia
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"Our Story, Our Song"
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Folklife
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$3,500.00
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Dale
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Dale County Council of Arts &
Humanities
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Ozark
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Quilts of Many Colors - Past and
Present
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Folklife
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$1,130.00
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Dallas
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Arts Revive-CDC
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Selma
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Administrative salary support
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Blackbelt Benefit Group
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Selma
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Play Selma in the Street
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Community Arts
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$1,000.00
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Downtown Selma Assoc./Main Street
Selma
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Selma
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Elementary Art in Downtown Windows
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Community Arts
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$4,500.00
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Selma Art Guild
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Selma
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Part-time staff position
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Visual Arts
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$1,100.00
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DeKalb
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Mentone Area Arts Council
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Mentone
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Summer Music Series 2018
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Community Arts
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$1,000.00
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Mentone Area Arts Council
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Mentone
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Alabama Shakespeare Festival
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Arts in Education
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$1,000.00
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Gary Waldrep
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Albertville
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Old-Time/Bluegrass Music
Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Etowah
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Gadsden Symphony Orchestra
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Gadsden
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GSO Winter Classics/Spring Pops
Concerts
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Fayette
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Fayette County Board of Education
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Fayette
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BES Arts in the School Project 2018
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Arts in Education
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$2,000.00
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Greene
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Annette Jordan
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Eutaw
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Pine Needle Basketry Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,000.00
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Odessa S Rice
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Eutaw
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Pine Needle Basket Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,000.00
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Hale
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The Newbern Library, Inc.
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Newbern
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Taking a Second Look: following the
path
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Community Arts
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$2,600.00
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Henry
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Sherry Burkhalter
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Newville
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Quilting Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Houston
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Wiregrass Blues Society
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Dothan
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2018 Wiregrass Blues Fest
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Folklife
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$6,000.00
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Wiregrass Museum of Art, Inc.
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Dothan
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Art Education Technology
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Arts in Education
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$5,000.00
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Jackson
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Redemption Town Partners
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Scottsboro
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Pictures of Hope
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Community Arts
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$4,000.00
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Jefferson
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Alabama Asian Cultures Foundation
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Birmingham
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Alabama Asian Cultures & Food
Festival
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Alabama Dance Council, Inc.
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Birmingham
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Alabama Minority Choreographers
Festival
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Alabama Folklife Association
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Birmingham
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Common Threads: Sewing Our Stories
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Folklife
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$1,400.00
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Alabama Moving Image Association
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Birmingham
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20th Anniversary Sidewalk Film
Festival
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Visual Arts
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$4,500.00
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Ballard House Project, Inc
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Birmingham
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Cooking Samba Project
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Performing Arts
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$5,220.00
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Better Basics, Inc.
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Birmingham
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Ruth and the Green Book
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Arts in Education
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$2,000.00
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Bib & Tucker Sew-Op
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Birmingham
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QUARK: Quilting Activity Resource Kit
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Visual Arts
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$5,200.00
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Birmingham Chamber Music Society
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Mountain Brook
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SÅ Percussion Concert & Outreach
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Performing Arts
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$3,870.00
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Birmingham Chamber Music Society
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Mountain Brook
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center
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Performing Arts
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$4,000.00
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
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Birmingham
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Foot Soldiers Portraits Exhibition
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Visual Arts
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$4,500.00
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Jason Burns
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Birmingham
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Musical Instrument Making and Repair
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Foundation for Arts and Cultural
Connections
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Birmingham
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Imagination Festival
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Community Arts
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$3,050.00
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Bob Friedman
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Birmingham
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Gospel Quartet Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,000.00
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Gardendale Magnolia Festival, Inc.
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Gardendale
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Jugtown Pottery Demonstration and
Class
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Community Arts
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$1,150.00
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Girls Rock Birmingham
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Birmingham
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Girls Rock Birmingham Camp Workshops
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Community Arts
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$1,250.00
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Nathifa Dance Company and Outreach
Inc.
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Irondale
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NDC 25th Anniversary "The
Journey"
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Norwood Resource Center
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Birmingham
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"Oh Happy Day!" Celebrating
50 years
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Community Arts
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$2,800.00
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PaperWorkers Local
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Birmingham
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Printmaking workshops and exhibitions
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Visual Arts
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$6,500.00
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Sanspointe Dance Company
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Birmingham
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2018 Summer Tour: Have Dance Will
Travel
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Performing Arts
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$3,780.00
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Sloss Furnaces Foundation
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Birmingham
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Summer Youth Apprenticeship
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Visual Arts
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$6,500.00
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Space One Eleven
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Birmingham
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Women's Exhibition-Emerging Artists
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Visual Arts
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$4,500.00
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Space One Eleven
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Birmingham
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Summer Art Camps
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Visual Arts
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$6,500.00
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Barry Taylor
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Birmingham
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Gospel Quartet Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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The Exceptional Foundation
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Homewood
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Art Program Enhancement
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Community Arts
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$2,500.00
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UAB's Alys Stephens Center
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Birmingham
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UAB's ASC Presents Ronald K. Brown
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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UAB's Alys Stephens Center
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Birmingham
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UAB's ASC Presents
ThirdCoastPercussion
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Vulcan Park and Museum
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Birmingham
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Birmingham History on the Road
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Arts in Education
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$3,000.00
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Lauderdale
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Kennedy-Douglass Ctr. for the Arts
Volunteers
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Florence
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Arts Alive 2018 - Visual Arts
Festival
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Shoals Symphony Orchestra
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Florence
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Honor Orchestra for High School
Players
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Performing Arts
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$2,100.00
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Shoals Symphony Orchestra
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Florence
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Disney Live: Ratatouille
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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University of North Alabama --
Writer's Series
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Florence
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Performance by Joy Harjo
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Literary Arts
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$5,225.00
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Lawrence
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Community Information & Education
Radio
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Moulton
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Downtown Live! 2018
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Community Arts
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$1,000.00
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Lee
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Auburn University
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Auburn Univ
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Out of the Box Artist Lecture Series
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Visual Arts
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$4,500.00
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Lee
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City of Auburn
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Auburn
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Adventures in Art 2018
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Arts in Education
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$4,000.00
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The Arts Association of East Alabama
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Opelika
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East Alabama Arts Performance Series
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Community Arts
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$7,500.00
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Macon
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Tuskegee University
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Tuskegee
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M.U.S.I.C. for the Masses
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Madison
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Alabama Educational Theatre
Association
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Madison
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2018 Alabama Thespian Festival
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Performing Arts
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$2,400.00
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Alabama Orchestra Association
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Huntsville
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Alabama All State Orchestra Festival
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Performing Arts
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$4,540.00
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Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre
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Huntsville
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The Dance Connection
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Performing Arts
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$3,870.00
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Ars Nova Incorporated
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Huntsville
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2018 Season of Operas, Recitals &
Tours
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Performing Arts
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$12,000.00
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Loretta Bennett
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Huntsville
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Quilting Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Community Ballet Association, Inc.
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Huntsville
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Consolidated Spring/Summer
Performances
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Community Ballet Association, Inc.
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Huntsville
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Public Relations/Development
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Huntsville Chamber Music Guild
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Huntsville
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Presentation of chamber music
concerts
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Huntsville Community Drumline
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Huntsville
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Travelling Drums Percussion Program
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Huntsville Literary Association
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Huntsville
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American Shakespeare Center on Tour
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Huntsville Youth Orchestra
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Huntsville
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Tennessee Valley Music Festival
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Independent Musical Productions, Inc.
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Huntsville
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Shrek the Musical
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Lyrique Music Productions
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Madison
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Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Sacred Harp Musical Heritage
Association
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Huntsville
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1942 Alan Lomax Sacred Harp
Recordings
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Folklife
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$5,000.00
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Tennessee Valley Jazz Society, Inc.
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Huntsville
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The Evolution of African-American
Music
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Marengo
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Estelle Jackson
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Demopolis
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White Oak Basketry Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Marion
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City of Winfield Pastime Theatre
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Winfield
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Salary for Event Coordinator/Manager
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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City of Winfield Pastime Theatre
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Winfield
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2018 four-performance concert series
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Community Arts
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$6,000.00
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Jeff Wilburn
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Hamilton
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Folk Pottery Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,000.00
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Marshall
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Mountain Valley Arts Council
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Guntersville
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Spring and Fall Concert Series 2018
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Community Arts
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$1,750.00
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Mobile
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Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz
Festival
|
Mobile
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Jazz Music Appreciation
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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History Museum of Mobile Board
|
Mobile
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African American Music Festival
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Community Arts
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$1,200.00
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Mobile Assoc. for Retarded Citizens
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Mobile
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Art Education to Enhance Lives
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Visual Arts
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$3,250.00
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Mobile Medical Museum
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Mobile
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Commissioned works by April
Livingston
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Visual Arts
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$2,000.00
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Mobile Museum of Art
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Mobile
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Posing Beauty in African American
Culture
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Visual Arts
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$6,500.00
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Charlie Tran
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Irvington
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Traditional Lion Dance Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Monroe
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Coastal Alabama Community College
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Monroeville
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21st Annual Alabama Writers Symposium
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Literary Arts
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$3,950.00
|
Montgomery
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Alabama Alliance for Arts Education
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Montgomery
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Bicentennial Youth Art: People
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Arts in Education
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$5,000.00
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Alabama Dance Theatre
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Montgomery
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RDA/SERBA Dance Festival
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Alabama Institute for Education in
the Arts
|
Montgomery
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ACES for Students 2: Arts Connections
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Arts in Education
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$5,000.00
|
Montgomery
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Alabama Music Teachers Association
|
Montgomery
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Alabama Music Educators Conference
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Performing Arts
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$1,000.00
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Alabama Shakespeare Festival
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Montgomery
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2018 Alabama Bicentennial Plays
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Auburn-Montgomery Southern Studies
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Montgomery
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Southern Studies Artist Exhibition
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Visual Arts
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$1,000.00
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Booker T. Washington Magnet H.S.
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Montgomery
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Collaborative Residency
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Arts in Education
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$5,000.00
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Capri Community Film Society, Inc
|
Montgomery
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First Lady of the Revolution
Screenings
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Visual Arts
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$2,650.00
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ClefWorks, Inc.
|
Montgomery
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Westerlies Festival - Schools &
Concerts
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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DesignAlabama, Inc.
|
Montgomery
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DesignPlace
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Faith Crusade Ministries
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Montgomery
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Art On the Square: More To The Story
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Community Arts
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$3,000.00
|
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Friends of the Archives
|
Montgomery
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Alabama Quilts: Wilderness Through
WWII
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Folklife
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$6,000.00
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Jubilee Community Center
|
Montgomery
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Discover India through Dance
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Folklife
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$2,450.00
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Montgomery Civic Chorale
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Montgomery
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Cultural and Artistic Exchange Tour
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
|
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Montgomery Symphony Association
|
Montgomery
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Alabama Bicentennial Jubilee Concert
|
Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Montgomery Symphony Association
|
Montgomery
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MMP Summer Camp
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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The Arts Council of Montgomery
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Montgomery
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Aces
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Community Arts
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$3,550.00
|
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The Cloverdale Playhouse
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Montgomery
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3 productions, 2018 Mainstage Season
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Performing Arts
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$12,000.00
|
Morgan
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Princess Theatre Center for Performing
Arts
|
Decatur
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Administrative support Programs
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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Pike
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Brundidge Historical Society
|
Brundidge
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Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival
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Folklife
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$2,800.00
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Pioneer Museum of Alabama
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Troy
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Spring Plantin':New Beginnings, Old
Ways
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Folklife
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$2,080.00
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Troy Arts Council of Troy, Alabama
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Troy
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2018 Performing Arts Season
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Community Arts
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$3,700.00
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Troy-Pike Cultural Arts Center, Inc.
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Troy
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ArtBridges Teacher Development
Workshop
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Arts in Education
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$5,000.00
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Randolph
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Deborah Traylor
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Woodland
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Rag Rug Apprenticeship
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Folklife
|
$2,000.00
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Shelby
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Shelby County Arts Council
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Columbiana
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Fine Folk Art Event and Exhibition
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Community Arts
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$1,900.00
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University of Montevallo Foundation
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Montevallo
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, an
Opera
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Performing Arts
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$1,000.00
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D. Jan Walker
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Alabaster
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Chair Weaving Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,500.00
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Sumter
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Sumter County Fine Arts Council
|
Livingston
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Legacy Concert: The Rhythm of Life
|
Community Arts
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$500.00
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Sumter County Fine Arts Council
|
Livingston
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Community Unity Concert
|
Community Arts
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$500.00
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The University of West Alabama
|
Livingston
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The Sucarnochee Folklife Festival
|
Folklife
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$2,220.00
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Voices of Triumph, LBT
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Aliceville
|
Voice of Triumph Celebration of the
Arts
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Community Arts
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$4,000.00
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Talladega
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Alabama Institute for Deaf &
Blind Foundation
|
Talladega
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Deaf.Blind.Limitless: Art Unlimited
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Community Arts
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$5,000.00
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Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall
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Talladega
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"Sense of Place: Past"
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Visual Arts
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$5,200.00
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Tuscaloosa
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Alabama Blues Project
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Northport
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Summer Blues Camp
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Folklife
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$2,200.00
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Sharon W. Bounds
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Northport
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Old-Time Fiddling Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Kentuck Museum Association
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Northport
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Kentuck Education and Events 2018
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Visual Arts
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$3,500.00
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Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
Association
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Tuscaloosa
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Dancing Musical Characters
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Performing Arts
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$6,000.00
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UA Theatre and Dance
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Tuscaloosa
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Separate and Equal
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Performing Arts
|
$6,000.00
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University of Alabama
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Tuscaloosa
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TREE ARMY: The CCC Project
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Performing Arts
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$3,000.00
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Wilcox
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Claudia Pettway Charley
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Boykin
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Quilting Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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China Pettway
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Boykin
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Quilting Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$1,000.00
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Stella Pettway
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Boykin
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Quilting Apprenticeship
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Folklife
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$2,000.00
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Winston
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Meek High School
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Arley
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Meek High Visits Shakespeare Festival
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Arts in Education
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$1,700.00
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TOTAL
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$504,245.00
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The Alabama State Council on the Arts is the
official state arts agency of Alabama. The staff of the Council, directed by Al
Head, administers the grants programs and provides technical assistance in arts
planning and programming. The Council receives its support through an annual
appropriation from the Alabama Legislature and funding from the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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