tricentenary of Louisiana and its French, Creole, and African- American cultural heritage, including research on Louisiana composers and an orchestral concert and recording of their works, as part of the state-wide FrancoFete. Education & Access: 1), a national conference, Public Art 101, examining current issues and models in the public art arena and providing technical assistance to municipal and community arts organizations; 2) launch of the Dakota Children's Theatre Company tour to elementary and middle schools throughout South Dakota; 3) convening the 1999 Revival-Design Camp Meeting in South Carolina, a week-long workshop in design of home furnishing prototypes using recycled materials, conducted for college students by nationally known design and craft artists. Planning & Stabilization: 1) a professional development initiative to cultivate strong leadership among the administrative, governance, and artistic personnel of 834 U.S. orchestras; 2) establishment of "creative aging institutes" in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York, to aid development of arts programs for the elderly; 3) augmentation of an endowment for The Kenyon Review, the distinguished literary magazine founded in 1939 by poet John Crowe Ransom. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Primary criteria by which all applications are assessed are artistic excellence and artistic merit. (See Grants to Organizations Guidelines and
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