Maine Arts Commission Grants
Fiscal Year 2006 (2005-2006)

Grant Program Guidelines, Applications and Forms

The Maine Arts Commission provides grant support for artists, school districts, community organizations and art institutions through a variety of specialized grant programs. The Maine Arts Commission draws on its state appropriation and federal funds through the National Endowment for the Arts, in addition to tapping into other public and private resources, to make awards across the entire state.

Discovery Research Grants

Brunswick Area Arts & Cultural Alliance
Brunswick
support to redesign the agency's website
$4,500

Dyer Library Association
Saco
support to implement a regiona; cultural plan
$4,500

Kennebec Valley Art Association
Hallowell
support to provide mentoring for the Kennebec Corridor Project
$1,800

Kennebec Valley Art Association
Hallowell
support for the Augusta region Discovery Research
$15,000

L'association Culturelle & Historique
Lille
support to plan a USDA Rural Enterprise grant application
$1,500

Maine Acadian Heritage Council
Madawaska
support to interview St. John Valley artists for a cultural tourism audio CD
$4,500

Museum of African Culture
Portland
support for the Black Artists Forum Discovery Research
$15,000

University of Maine
Orono
support for Discovery Research activities with the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy
$15,000

Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance
Portland
support for the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance Discovery Research
$15,000

Western Oxford Foothills
Lovell
support to print a regional cultural map
$2,800

Western Oxford Foothills
Lovell
support to update the agency's website
$3,000

Good Idea Grants

Jeff Badger
South Portland
support to purchase equipment
$1,000

Thomas Birtwistle
Harmony
support to purchase photography equipment
$500

Lucinda Bliss
Bath
support to purchase of birch flat file
$493

Monica Chau
Warren
support to purchase a digital camera
$500

Amy Stacey Curtis
Gray
support to purchase of materials for an exhibition
$500

Emilia Dahlin
Portland
support to purchase reel-to-reel tape
$250

Lynn Duryea
Deer Isle
support for the production and installation of a national exhibition
$1,000

Lauren Fensterstock
Portland
support to curate and produce an exhibition
$500

Carolyn Gage
Portland
support for a series of readings
$1,000

Gary M. Green
Portland
support to purchase a high-quality photographic scanner
$250

Kehben Grier
Machias
support to compile a digital video archive
$1,000

Sean Alonzo Harris
Portland
support to develop a website for First Families
$500

Sarah Haskell
York
$500 - support to explore advanced work in Japanese textile technique

Imatani^Garrick and Hung Tran
South Portland
$1,000 - support for Victory Under the Stars

Jabar^Elizabeth A.
Portland
$700 - support for a Head of A Falls-Fragile Bridge

Kanazawa^Mia
Harborside
$1,000 - support to create a puppet for performance

Kievitt^Joe
Portland
$500 - support to work with Adobe Illustrator

Leavitt^Nancy Ruth
Stillwater
$500 - support to attend and exhibit at the Guild of Book Workers conference

Lowe^Allen
South Portland
$500 - support to create of a music CD

Marasco^Rose
Portland
$700 - support to print digital photography

Marchesi^Mark
South Portland
$700 - support to shoot, print and catalogue photographs

Morris^Elke
Lewiston
$500 - support to expand and promote Domicile

Nesbitt^Kelly
Portland
$1,000 - support to purchase equipment to produce tour

O'Rorke^Patrick R.
Portland
$311 - support to purchase equipment to create new work

Oyuru^Baraka
Waterville
$500 - support present after school programs

Parker^Greg
Portland
$500 - support to develop photographic print media

Paterak^Jeanne E
Westbrook
$700 - support to develop botanically inspired enamel works

Paterno^Ernest
Portland
$700 - support to purchase and install a glass working station

Pope.L^William
Lewiston
$1,000 - support to tour the installation Black Factory

Rath^Tina
Portland
$500 - support to purchase a Dirston rolling mill

Reifer^Jackie
Pownal
$500 - support to purchase of an audio sound system

Robinson^Amy L.
South Portland
$500 - support to purchase of three portable DVD players

Van Aken^Sam
Bangor
$1,000 - support to participate in the exhibition Currents

Violet^Bonnie
Limerick
$250 - support to purchase new weaving materials and photograph work

Warren^Dana Rae
Searsmont
$1,000 - support to take a class in digital video

Wittner^Gary
Raymond
$1,000 - support to study African & Afro-Cuban styles

Individual Artist Fellowships

Edmands^Lance
Kennebunk
$13,000 - support for an Individual Artist Fellowship

Hall^Meredith A.
Pownal
$13,000 - support for an Individual Artist Fellowship

Sulzer^Andrea M.
Woolwich
$13,000 - support for an Individual Artist Fellowship

Partnership Agreements

Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Rockport
$10,000 - support for an Arts Service Organization Partnership Agreement

Maine Alliance for Arts Education
Augusta
$10,000 - support for an Arts Service Organization Partnership Agreement

Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
Portland
$10,000 - support for an Arts Service Organization Partnership Agreement

New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston
$20,000 - support for partnership activities

VSA arts of Maine
Portland
$10,000 - support for an Arts Service Organization Partnership Agreement

Partners in Arts & Learning Grants

Acton School Department
Acton
$2,250 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Auburn School Department
Auburn
$7,997 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Biddeford School Department
Biddeford
$6,651 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Lewiston School Department
Lewiston
$10,184 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #17
Oxford
$8,199 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #43
Mexico
$3,692 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #44
Bethel
$2,475 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #52
Turner
$4,883 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #55
Hiram
$2,936 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #57
Waterboro
$8,384 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #58
Phillips
$2,250 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #6
Bar Mills
$9,081 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #60
North Berwick
$500 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #72
Fryeburg
$2,250 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

MSAD #9
New Sharon
$5,780 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Old Orchard Beach School Department
Old Orchard Beach
$2,288 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Sanford School Department
Sanford
$8,422 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

School Union #30
Lisbon Falls
$4,052 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

School Union #37
Rangeley
$2,250 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

School Union #7
Saco
$4,856 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

University of Southern Maine
Portland
$10,000 - support for EarlystARTS

York School Department
York
$4,745 - support for Partners in Arts & Learning

Special Project Grants

Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Littleton
$3,000 - support NECAP and Teaching Artist Certificate Program

Harries^Mags
Cambridge
$15,000 - support for work for the Portland Ocean Gate public project

Maine Alliance for Arts Education
Augusta
$8,000 - support to administer Poetry Out Loud

Maine College of Art
Portland
$800 - support for artist exchange with Amori, Japan

Opera House Arts
Stonington
$20,000 - support for the Jane's Trust cultural revitalization project

Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants

Brown^Erica
Lewiston
$3,000 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Griffith^Aron
Houlton
$3,000 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Larock^Cynthia
Lewiston
$3,250 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Maine Acadian Heritage Council
Madawaska
$3,000 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Protsik^Douglas M.
Woolwich
$3,000 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Theriault^Brian J.
Fort Kent Mills
$3,300 - support for a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship

Maine Arts Commission Grants Fiscal Year 2006 (2005-2006)