The 21 Virginia grants totaling $360,000 are for specific projects and range from performances and exhibitions, to healing arts and arts education programs, to festivals and artist residencies.
"It is energizing to see the impact that the arts are making throughout the United States. These NEA-supported projects are good examples of how the arts build stronger and more vibrant communities, improve well-being, prepare our children to succeed, and increase the quality of our lives," said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. "At the National Endowment for the Arts, we believe that all people should have access to the joy, opportunities, and connections the arts bring."
Barter Foundation, Incorporated State Theatre of Virginia (aka Barter Theatre)
$10,000 Abingdon, VA
Art Works - Musical Theater
To support the premiere of "Madame Buttermilk" by Ross Carter.
Virginia's Heritage Music Trail The Crooked Road (aka The Crooked Road)
$30,000 Abingdon, VA
Art Works - Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Mountains of Music Homecoming.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (aka VCCA)
$10,000 Amherst, VA
Art Works - Artist Communities
To support Collateral Reparations: Military Veterans and the Healing Power of Artists Residencies.
Signature Theatre, Inc. (aka Signature)
$20,000 Arlington, VA
Art Works - Musical Theater
To support the world premiere of "Light Years," a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Robbie Schaefer.
UrbanArias, Inc. (aka UrbanArias)
$15,000 Arlington, VA
Art Works - Opera
To support the premiere of "Florida" by composer Randall Eng and librettist Donna DiNovelli.
University of Virginia
$40,000 Charlottesville, VA
Art Works - Design
To support Design-Manufacture-Build program, which will enhance the STEAM learning and leadership skills of low-income youth through the co-creation of a public housing play structure.
University of Virginia (on behalf of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities)
$25,000 Charlottesville, VA
Art Works - Folk & Traditional Arts
To support the work of a digital media specialist and the state folklorist (director) at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
University of Virginia (on behalf of Virginia Quarterly Review)
$15,000 Charlottesville, VA
Art Works - Literature
To support the "Virginia Quarterly Review."
Folkstreams, Inc. (aka Folkstreams.net)
$25,000 Delaplane, VA
Art Works - Folk & Traditional Arts
To support Folkstreams.net.
Longwood University (on behalf of Longwood Center for the Visual Arts)
$10,000 Farmville, VA
Challenge America
To support an exhibition, workshops, and speaker series featuring a prominent children's and young adult literature author or illustrator.
Arts Herndon Inc (aka Council for the Arts of Herndon or ArtSpace)
$15,000 Herndon, VA
Art Works - Local Arts Agencies
To support Capital Kids BookFest, a free one-day festival celebrating literature, promoting literacy, and strengthening families through reading.
Rappahannock Foundation, Inc. (aka Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts (RFA))
$10,000 Kilmarnock, VA
Challenge America
To support concerts by artists MoZART and Sons of Serendip.
Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center (aka Barrier Islands Center)
$10,000 Machipongo, VA
Challenge America
To support music performances and workshops at the Art and Music on the Farm festival.
Chrysler Museum Inc. (aka Chrysler Museum of Art)
$40,000 Norfolk, VA
Art Works - Museums
To support the exhibition, "Jefferson and Palladio: Designing Young America."
Virginia Arts Festival, Inc. (aka Virginia Arts Festival)
$10,000 Norfolk, VA
Art Works - Dance
To support dance performances as part of the annual Virginia Arts Festival.
Firehouse Theatre Project Inc (aka Firehouse)
$10,000 Richmond, VA
Art Works - Theater
To support the premiere of "To Damascus" by Walter Braxton.
Richmond Ballet, Inc. (aka Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia)
$10,000 Richmond, VA
Art Works - Dance
To support the creation and presentation of dances as part of the New Works Festival.
City of Roanoke, Virginia
$10,000 Roanoke, VA
Challenge America
To support a public art project to be installed near the Memorial Avenue Bridge, along the Roanoke River Greenway.
MVLE, Inc. (aka MVLE)
$10,000 Springfield, VA
Challenge America
To support an inclusive theater production featuring performers with developmental and physical disabilities.
Heifetz International Music Institute, Inc.
$25,000 Staunton, VA
Art Works - Music
To support performance and communication training for musicians.
Tamworth Music Festival
$10,000 Staunton, VA
Challenge America
To support a chamber music festival and associated community outreach activities.
Margaret G. Vanderhye
Executive Director
Virginia Commission for the Arts
1001 East Broad Street, Suite 330
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804-225-3132
margaret.vanderhye@vca.virginia.gov
