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August 2019

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Mary Anne Carter Confirmed as National Endowment for the Arts Chairman

August 1, 2019
Washington, DC —The United States Senate voted today to confirm Mary Anne Carter as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Carter had served as acting chairman of the agency since June 5, 2018 and becomes the Arts Endowment’s 12th chairman since its inception in 1965...

July 2019

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Winners Announced for National Endowment for the Arts' Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

July 18, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts announced today the regional winners of the 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge . A partnership with the the American Theatre Wing, the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge seeks to cultivate the next generation of...
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Celebrating the Arts and Military Families with the Second Lady of the United States at Pearl Harbor National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii

July 1, 2019
Honolulu, Hawaii —Against the dramatic backdrop of Pearl Harbor with the USS Arizona Memorial and USS Missouri Memorial, guests gathered on Friday, June 28 to honor the contributions of military families to the nation’s defense and to celebrate the experiences offered to those...

June 2019

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National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellows

June 18, 2019
Washington, DC —Today the National Endowment for the Arts announced the 2019 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The 2019 recipients are masters of a wide range of folk and traditional art forms: Tejano...
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Michigan Governor Welcomes National Endowment for the Arts

June 13, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Council on the Arts , the advisory body for the National Endowment for the Arts, will gather in and around Detroit, Michigan, for their summer meeting, June 19 to 21, 2019—only the second meeting convened outside of Washington, DC in the past 29...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces $1 Million in Grants to Support Community Reading Programs Nationwide

June 12, 2019
Washington, DC —Through support from the National Endowment for the Arts, 78 organizations across the nation will have the opportunity to come together through the joy of sharing a good book. The latest NEA Big Read grants total more than $1 million and will support community...

May 2019

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Funding and Technical Assistance Available for Rural Communities

May 22, 2019
Jackson, MS —National Endowment for the Arts Director of Design and Creative Placemaking Jennifer Hughes announced today the opening of the 2019 Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design™ (CIRD) with a call for applications to the program. Since 1991, this National Endowment for the...
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2020 NEA Jazz Masters

May 21, 2019
Washington, DC —Today the National Endowment for the Arts announced the four newest recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Innovative jazz musicians Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman, as well as Dorthaan Kirk—who is receiving the A.B. Spellman NEA...
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More than $80 Million in Arts Funding Awarded Across the Nation

May 15, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts announces $80.4 million for 1,114 new awards located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. jurisdictions. This is the Art Endowment’s second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2019, and these awards...
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Museums Nationwide Participate in Tenth Summer of Blue Star Museums

May 9, 2019
Washington, DC —Celebrating the tenth summer of Blue Star Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families announce that museums nationwide have signed on to provide free admission to our nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families this summer...

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