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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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Final Contest for the Title of 2019 National Poetry Out Loud Champion on May 1, 2019

May 1, 2019
WHAT: Nine student finalists representing high schools from Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Vermont match their skills in reciting classic and contemporary poetry in a contest for the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud National...

April 2019

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New Report Reveals Findings on Artists and Other Cultural Workers

April 24, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts is releasing the third in a series of research reports describing the arts ecosystem in the United States. Available today, the Office of Research & Analysis (ORA) at the Arts Endowment presents Artists and Other Cultural...
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Poetry Out Loud 2019 National Finals in Washington, DC, April 30-May 1, 2019

April 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 53 high school students who advanced from poetry recitation competitions in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will gather to match their skills in reciting classic and contemporary poetry...
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High School Students Nationwide to Compete in Poetry Out Loud National Finals

April 3, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation will welcome high school students from across the country to Washington, DC, April 30-May 1, 2019 to compete in the national finals of Poetry Out Loud and the chance to win a grand prize of $20,000...

March 2019

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National Council on the Arts Public Meeting to Take Place on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 28, 2019

March 21, 2019
Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 196th National Council on the Arts meeting on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Capitol Hill at the Russell Senate Office Building, Room SR-485. The National...
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Latest Data Shows Increase to U.S. Economy from Arts and Cultural Sector

March 19, 2019
Washington, DC —The arts and cultural sector contributed $804.2 billion or 4.3 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016. This represents an increase of .1 percent from 2015 when economists reported that the sector added 4.2 percent or $763.6 billion to the U...

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