NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, The Western States Arts Federation(WESTAF), AND TOURWEST GRANTS
Celebrating the Western Imagination through the Arts

In 2011, the IWVCA applied for and was selected to receive two 2011-2012 Grants Under the TourWest Grants Program and WESTAF, organizations that work with state arts agencies and support the performing arts and presenters.

The first 2011-12 grant, #TW20110004 is for $2,500 and will support the October 4, 2011 concert and Student Outreach Program by Quarteto Vivace Brasil. Specific information on Quarteto Vivace Brasil can be found at the Season Schedule Page of the IWVCA Website.


The second 2011-2012 grant, #TW20110081is for $2,000 and will support the February 2, 2012 concert and Student Outreach Program by Moscow Nights/Golden Gates. Specific information on Moscow Nights/Golden Gates can be found at the Season Schedule Page of the IWVCA Website.


There will be a Student Education Outreach Program from each of these artists, same date and place as the evening concerts, 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., free for all public, private, and home-schooled students in the Indian Wells Valley area. These Concerts and Student Outreach Programs will be supported by a Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, and TourWest Grants.

The IWVCA is most appreciative and grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, and Tour West for these two Grants and knows that our audiences will be delightfully entertained and culturally enriched by both of these outstanding artistic groups.

In 2010, the IWVCA applied for and was selected to receive a $2,500.00 grant from The National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF and Tour West.
The $2,500 Grant received by the IWVCA was used to help fund the costs of presenting Misty River in concert on Monday, 18 April 2011. The music of Misty River has been described as "Where Folk, Country, and Bluegrass Converge into Americana." The four-woman band MISTY RIVER has earned a reputation as one of the finest, most entertaining musical groups in the Pacific Northwest. The four members support their beautiful blend of harmonic voices with unique combinations of fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, accordion, and upright acoustic bass. MISTY RIVER blends folk, bluegrass, country, Celtic, and original music into a seamless and highly distinctive Americana sound that has entranced thousands of fans, including our audience here in 2004.

There was a Student Education Outreach Program same date and place, 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., free for all public, private, and home-schooled students in the Indian Wells Valley area. This Concert and Student Outreach Program was supported by a Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, and TourWest Grants.

The IWVCA is most appreciative and grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, and Tour West for this $2,500 Grant, and knows that our Association membership was thoroughly entranced and enriched by the unique acoustic sounds of Misty River.

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