National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, October 25, 2019
Washington, DC—The public is invited to the 198th meeting of the National Council on the Arts, which takes place on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 9:30 AM to noon ET at the Phillips Collection, located at 1600 21st St NW in Washington, DC. The meeting includes agency business as well as guest presentations about how the arts bring meaning to leadership programs, transform communities, and change lives through workforce development programs for young people. The meeting will be live webcast on arts.gov, and an archived version will be available a few days following the meeting.
Meeting Agenda:
9:30-10:00am Opening Business
Mary Anne Carter, Chairman
Voting on Recommendations for Funding and Rejection
Tom Simplot, Senior Deputy Chairman
Updates from the Chairman
Mary Anne Carter, Chairman
10:00-10:20am Presentation from the Boch Center Joe Spaulding, President and Chief Executive Officer, Boch Center
10:20-10:30am Performance by Deniece Woodard, former Boch Center student
10:30-10:50am Presentation from the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture Wendy Levy, Executive Director, the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture
10:50-11:10am Presentation from Roundabout Theatre Company Julia Levy, Executive Director, Roundabout Theatre Company
11:10-11:30am Remarks from Breezy Love, 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Winner, and her mentors César Alvarez and Patrick Sulken
11:30-11:40am Performance by Breezy Love
11:40-12:00pm Closing Remarks Mary Anne Carter, Chairman National Council on the Arts members
12:00pm Adjourn 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, and to advise the chairman on application guidelines, the budget, leadership intitiatives and partnership agreements with other agencies, and policy and planning directions. Including the chairperson 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 Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
10:00-10:20am Presentation from the Boch Center Joe Spaulding, President and Chief Executive Officer, Boch Center
10:20-10:30am Performance by Deniece Woodard, former Boch Center student
10:30-10:50am Presentation from the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture Wendy Levy, Executive Director, the Alliance for Media Arts + Culture
10:50-11:10am Presentation from Roundabout Theatre Company Julia Levy, Executive Director, Roundabout Theatre Company
11:10-11:30am Remarks from Breezy Love, 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Winner, and her mentors César Alvarez and Patrick Sulken
11:30-11:40am Performance by Breezy Love
11:40-12:00pm Closing Remarks Mary Anne Carter, Chairman National Council on the Arts members
12:00pm Adjourn 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, and to advise the chairman on application guidelines, the budget, leadership intitiatives and partnership agreements with other agencies, and policy and planning directions. Including the chairperson 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 Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
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