The Foundation awards project grants annually to nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) status or qualified governmental agencies such as public schools and colleges. Apply HERE by December 2, 2024.
A total of $25,600 in project grants was awarded in 2024 to the following recipients:
Arts & Enrichment Academy; Lakewood, California – A songwriting workshop with a bluegrass emphasis for special needs high school students.
Ashokan Center; Olivebridge, New York – Tiered pricing to full scholarships for the 7th annual Bluegrass Camp, July 29-August 2, with 85-100 participants of all ages.
Bluegrass Ambassadors; Chicago, Illinois – The Celebrating Czech Bluegrass program will provide three days of English language instruction with bluegrass music at two Czech schools taught by the Henhouse Prowlers, a Chicago-based band, in November 2024.
Chamber Dance Project: Ramblin’ Suite and Book of Stones, with the Red Clay Ramblers; Washington, D.C. – This project brought together contemporary ballet, old-time string band, and bluegrass music.
Kentucky Museum at Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green, Kentucky – A new exhibit at the Kentucky Museum on the WKU campus spotlighting bluegrass songs and artists influenced by the Bowling Green region (Arnold Shultz, Bill Monroe, Sam Bush, and New Grass Revival).
Middle Tennessee State University; Murfreesboro, Tennessee – The String Band Summit 2024 program included academic research presentations, panel discussions, live music, and a focus on collaboration among bluegrass, old-time, and Asian music.
Reeves Downtown School of Music; Elkin, North Carolina – The Tunes and Trails Camp Bluegrass Day and Community Concert camp hosted by the local J.A.M. (Junior Appalachian Musicians) program, with a free community concert.
Savannah Music Festival; Savannah, Georgia – Two public performances honored the 100th birthday year of Bluegrass Hall of Famers Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson with stories and songs. “Doc at 100” and “Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam,” included a virtual discussion, a pre-concert talk, and public performances.
Earl Scruggs Center; Shelby, North Carolina – “Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in his own words, 1924-1945,” a new exhibit celebrating the 100th birthday of Earl Scruggs. More than 1,000 local students will visit the exhibit.
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center; Robbinsville, North Carolina – A Stecoah J.A.M. hosted weekend of workshops for students in western North Carolina and beyond, led by professional musicians at the 10-acre art center campus in Robbinsville.
Tellico Plains J.A.M.; Tellico Plains and Madisonville, Tennessee – Afterschool J.A.M. programs in Tellico Plains and Madisonville, Tennessee, teaching traditional Appalachian and bluegrass music to 4th – 12th graders (free to students).
Peter Ward; Palace Green Durham, United Kingdom – Travel assistance for Dr. Ward’s trip from the U.K. to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where he hosted a “Bluegrass in Britain and Ireland” workshop for U.S.-based academics and researchers at the String Band Summit hosted at Middle Tennessee State University in April, 2024. A larger project will research the history of bluegrass in the U.K.
Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival Universities; Westport, County Mayo, Ireland) – A partnership and collaboration of three academic institutions (two from the U.S. and one from Ireland) to research, explore, and promote the deep-rooted cultural connections between bluegrass, old-time, and Irish traditional music, took place during the weekend of the Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival, June 7-9, 2024.
Wintergrass Music Festival; Bellevue, Washington – The youth education “Pay what you can” program helped with participation expenses for JAMz 1 (pre-school), JAMz 2 (elementary and middle school), JAMz3 (high school and college), and Youth Orchestra (high school) programs for young musicians at Wintergrass, February 22-25, 2024.
RETURN to the November, 2024 issue of The Cornerstone: https://mailchi.mp/bluegrassfoundation/the-cornerstone-november2024
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