WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall today announced that several arts organizations in New Mexico will receive a total of $232,500 in matching grants to support the creation and presentation of artistically excellent works to the public. These grants are funded through the National Endowment for the Arts.
"This is welcome support for artists and producers in New Mexico," said Udall, a member of the Senate Cultural Caucus. "These matching grants will promote local artists and expose our communities to valuable productions and works that both inspire and enrich our lives."
In this first round of grants in the new fiscal year, The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded more than $24 million to more than 850 organizations across the country. These grants generate, on average, $7 from non-federal sources for each dollar awarded.
A complete list of projects is included below:
$30,000 to 516 ARTS in Albuquerque to support the exhibition, Latina/o Visual Imaginary: Intersection of Word & Image
$15,000 to AMP Concerts in Albuquerque to support the Globalquerque! Festival
$10,000 to NewArt New Mexico, Inc. in Albuquerque to support Global DanceFest 2011
$10,000 to Opera Southwest in Albuquerque to support the production of Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Giachino Rossini
$12,500 to Outpost Productions, Inc. in Albuquerque to support the 5th Annual Creative Soundspace Festival
$10,000 to Central Consolidated School District #22 in Kirtland to support the Naturally Native series at the Phil L. Thomas Performing Arts Center
$10,000 to Lensic Performing Arts Center Corporation in Santa Fe to support the 11th annual Nuestra Musica festival
$20,000 to Museum of New Mexico Foundation in Santa Fe to support the touring exhibition, From Function to Fine Art: Native American Baskets
$25,000 to Music at Angel Fire, Inc. to support music from Angel Fire's 28th anniversary Chamber Music Festival
$40,000 to Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival to support the 39th annual Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
$50,000 to Santa Fe Opera to support a new production of Antonio Vivaldi's opera Griselda
