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Creativity and Persistence: A New Book from the National Endowment for the Arts Celebrates 100 Years of Women's Suffrage

August 12, 2020
“The arts have a unique ability to serve as a rallying cry for change, with the profound power to disseminate complex messages across large audiences in a common, easy-to-understand manner that inspires people in a way few other things can.” — Mary Anne Carter, Chairman, National Endowment for the...
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#FridayMotivation: Regan Linton of Phamaly Theatre Company

August 7, 2020
"In our work as artists, we must continue to interrogate: are humans of all different forms meaningfully included in our spaces, our companies, our communities?" — Regan Linton, Phamaly Theatre Company Hear more from Regan Linton and other artists in our recent feature celebrating the 30th...
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Introducing the Arts Education Data Toolkit

August 6, 2020
Today, the National Endowment for the Arts and Education Commission of the States released a groundbreaking suite of resources as part of the State Data infrastructure Project for Arts Education —an initiative to help stakeholders in the arts extract, analyze and report on data about arts education...
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This is How You Do It: Poetry OUT LOUD

August 4, 2020
Life is full of big questions--What does it mean to love? How do we develop a sense of self worth? What happens when we die?-- and even bigger emotions. And the older we get, the more we start to understand just how much we don't actually know. Perhaps our first inkling of this aspect of the human...
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Art Talk with Conductor Eugene Rogers

July 31, 2020
When conductor Eugene Rogers and I first met over lunch in Ann Arbor, Michigan, several years ago, it was clear that he was someone to watch, a musician who would make a real difference in the choral world and beyond. So it was no surprise when I discovered an incredibly powerful performance he led...
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The Clifton House: A Labor of Love and Legacy

July 30, 2020
When beloved artists pass away they leave behind a legacy of change. Those of us moved by the artists’ work are changed. Those of us who grow wiser from their teachings, richer from their ideas, more empathetic because of their renderings, and more loving because they showed us beauty when we...
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#ThrowbackThursday: The NEA Big Read Meets the Art Works Podcast

July 29, 2020
Just a few more weeks before our newest National Endowment for the Arts Big Read programs will kick off around the nation. Until then, why not get excited by digging into a few of our recent podcasts with Big Read authors? Enjoy! Adrian Matejka “How do you embody someone with such a complex and...
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#TuesdayThought: Public Art as Community History

July 28, 2020
"Artists are visual historians, so public art tells the community what's really happening now. It reflects and preserves the times." — Thomas Wyans aka Detour
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Voices from the Field: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 24, 2020
This Sunday, July 26, marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . This significant anniversary is a time to celebrate, to reflect, and to set goals and expectations for the future. The passage of this legislation in 1990 prohibited discrimination against Americans...
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New Projects that Support Healing

July 23, 2020
When it comes to healing—physical, emotional, social, economic—the arts can be a valuable tool. For example, they can lower the levels of cortisol (the hormone that produces stress), provide people with an alternative form of expression for trauma or pain, give people an appreciation for and...

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