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Philadelphia Freedom: The Arts at Work in the City of Brotherly Love

March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010 Washington, DC Rocco's hitting the road again on Tuesday, this time heading north to visit Philadelphia at the invitation of Jeremy Nowak, president and CEO for The Reinvestment Fund, and Professor Mark Stern, co-director of the Social Impact of the Arts Project. The Chairman's visit...

Art Works in Memphis

January 26, 2010
January 26, 2010 Washington, DC On Friday, January 15, the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman had an opportunity to visit Memphis, Tennesee, a momentous site in Civil Rights history, now home to several cultural revitalization initiatives. He was invited by the...

Joining the U.S. Mayors in Making Vital Communities

January 21, 2010
January 21, 2010 Washington, DC "...art makes communities better: prouder, more cohesive, individuated. We know and recognize cities by their special architecture and parks and sculpture gardens and neighborhood arts fairs. And there's no such thing as just music: there's hip-hop in LA...

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