National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, March 31, 2017
Washington, DC—The spring meeting of the National Council on the Arts takes place on Friday, March 31, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET in Conference Rooms A -C at the Constitution Center, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20506. The meeting includes agency business as well as guest presentations about arts education. In addition, the meeting will be live webcast. To register for the webcast, please go to the NEA website. An archived version will be available at arts.gov a few days following the meeting.
The agenda is: 9:00-9:30 am Opening Business Jane Chu, chairman Voting on Recommendations for Funding and Rejection & Guidelines Carol Walton, senior advisor for programs & partnerships Jillian Miller, director of guidelines and panel operations Updates from the chairman Jane Chu, chairman9:30-10:00 am Presentation on The Right Brain Initiative Marna Stalcup, director of arts education Lily Van Oss and Madeline Hui, student filmmakers
10:00-10:30 am Presentation on Architecture Resource Center Anna Sanko, executive director
10:30-11:00 am Presentation Paper Mill Playhouse and their theater program for autistic children Mark Hoebee, producing artistic director Lisa Cooney, director of education
11:00-11:30am Presentation and Performance by Project STEP Gabriella Sanna, executive director Javier Caballero, artistic director Amir Ali, student violinist
11:30 am -12:00 pm Presentation and Performance by Adventure Theatre MTC Michael Bobbitt, artistic director Suzan Jenkins, CEO Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD Student ensemble
12:00 pm Adjournment About the National Council on the Arts The National Council on the Arts is convened three times per year to vote on funding recommendations for grants and rejections; to advise the chairman on application guidelines, the budget, and policy and planning directions; and to recommend to the President nominees for the National Medal of Arts. Including the chairman there are 18 members of the National Council on the Arts: Bruce Carter, Ph.D., Aaron Dworkin, Lee Greenwood, Deepa Gupta, Paul Hodes, Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D., Emil J. Kang, Charlotte Kessler, María López De León, Rick Lowe, David "Mas" Masumoto, Barbara Ernst Prey, Ranee Ramaswamy, Diane Rodriguez, Tom Rothman, and Olga Viso. Ex-officio members from Congress are Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Patrick J. Tiberi (R-OH).
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