The Alaska State Council on the Arts awarded over $44,900 in grants to Alaska artists and arts organizations in its third funding quarter of the year.
The Alaska State Council on the Arts is funded by the Alaska State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, with support for arts education grants from the Rasmuson Foundation. All grant funding is contingent on the State of Alaska’s appropriation.
A complete list of the projects and grants by community is posted at: http://education.alaska.gov/aksca/
COMMUNITY ARTS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Artchange, Inc., $2,500, Sitka
Cyrano's Theatre Company, $4,000, Anchorage
Institute of the North, $2,000, Anchorage
Kachemak Bay Writers Conference,$4,000, Homer
Kodiak Arts Council, $4,500, Kodiak
Performing Arts Society, $2,750, Kenai
Valley Arts Alliance, $4,000, Palmer
CAREER OPPORTUNITY GRANTS
Christine Byl, $900, Denali Park
Linda Ketchum, $900, Anchorage
Enzina Marrari, $900, Anchorage
Melissa Mencini, $900, Anchorage
Rebecca Poulson, $600, Sitka
WALKER ARTS GRANTS
Alaska Theatre of Youth, $1,000, Anchorage
Kenai Performers, $860, Kenai
MASTER ARTIST AND APPRENTICE IN TRADITIONAL NATIVE ARTS GRANTS
Jennifer R Olney-Miller (apprentice)/ Nicholas Lee Galanin (master),$2,000, Sitka
Vaughn Eide (apprentice)/Nathan Jackson (master), $2,000, Ward Cove/Saxman
ARTIST IN SCHOOLS GRANTS
Gustavus School, $1,820, Gustavus
Kasuun Elementary PTA, $2,490, Anchorage
Nikiski Middle and High School, $1,860, Nikiski
K-Beach Elementary School, $1,550, Kalifornsky Beach
St. Paul and St. George/Pribilof School Distric, $3,390, St. Paul & St. George
