Grants for Arts Projects: Media Arts Applicant Q&A Session

03:00 pm ~ 04:00 pm

Grants for Arts Projects Application Guidelines for Media Arts Webinar

03:00 pm ~ 04:00 pm

Sneak Peek: Matthew Gardiner

Jo Reed: Another program you have is “Monday Night New Play Readings” which gives so many opportunities to DC playwrights.

Matthew Gardiner: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So on three Monday nights during the season we are committed to highlighting the work of D.C.  area playwrights. And this has been going on at Signature also for the past I would say for the past 7 or 8 years. And many of these readings that we do end up having full productions on Signature stage. So we are very much committed to not only new musical theater but new work in general. And Signature always likes to begin in our own backyard, whether that is writers or designers or actors. As you probably noticed in "Into the Woods," the vast majority, almost, I mean, 95 percent of that cast are local D.C. actors. So it's really important to me that we look here first and we look at the people that are creating art within our community first. And there are some really remarkable playwrights that are working here. So it's an exciting opportunity on three Monday nights throughout the season to just see what some of the most exciting voices are working on here in the District.

Seven Things You Might Not Know About It's a Wonderful Life

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Title card of It's A Wonderful Life via Wikimedia Commons

Some fun facts about the perennial holiday favorite It's a Wonderful Life.

National Field Meeting for the Independent Media Arts Group (IMAG)

Join us for the first field meeting of 2023!
03:00 pm ~ 04:30 pm

ARP Grant Spotlight: Girls Write Nashville (Nashville, TN)

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Girls Write Nashville aims to build confidence and community among middle and high school girls in Nashville through their weekly writers guild meetings.

Today's blog post spotlights Girls Write Nashville, a free songwriting mentorship program for young, female-identifying and nonbinary artists.

American Artscape Notable Quotable: Vanessa Sanchez of La Mezcla

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Vanessa Sanchez of La Mezcla. Photo by Danica Paulos, courtesy of Jacob's Pillow

In this excerpt from the new issue of American Artscape, dancer and choreographer Vanessa Sanchez talks about how her heritage informs her work.

NEA 2023 Grant Opportunities Now Available

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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce that grant guidelines and application materials are now available for Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects (GAP). These grants to organizations support specific projects in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.

Artful Experiences During the Holidays: An NEA Crowdsourced Post

For this crowdsourced post, we asked NEA staff to share what artful experiences they are looking forward to during the holiday season.

FY 2024 Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Webinar

03:00 pm ~ 04:00 pm