National Endowment for the Arts Funds 84 NEA Big Read Projects Nationwide
For their NEA Big Read kick-off event on May 13, 2020, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, Connecticut, hosted author Stephanie Burt—author of Advice from the Lights—in an online conversation with Eric Maroney, English professor at Gateway Community College. Screenshot courtesy of International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative brings communities together around the shared activity of reading and discussing a book. Today, the Arts Endowment is announcing funding for 84 organizations to lead NEA Big Read projects.
National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Fiscal Year 2020 Funding
The Alliance for Media Arts + Culture’s Arts2Work is the first federally-registered national apprenticeship program in media arts and creative technologies. Saki Bowman, pictured above, is the first Arts2Work Apprentice. The Alliance is one of the current Art Works grantees in Media Arts. Photo by Wide Angle Youth Media, with Sakinah Bowman (https://www.selestialdrip.com/)
As a part of its regular grantmaking, separate from grants related to CARES Act funding, the National Endowment for the Arts announces over $84 million for 1,144 new awards to organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and each of the five U.S. territories.
Celebrating the 2020 Poetry Out Loud Champions
The National Endowment for the Arts and Poetry Foundation are recognizing and celebrating the 2020 Poetry Out Loud™ student champions by distributing cash prize awards, sharing videos of poetry recitations by participants across the United States, and announcing the winners of the Poetry Ourselves contest.
Envisioning the Future of Theater for Young Audiences
Recognizing the benefits of theater experiences in developing creative, adept, and resilient young people, the National Endowment for the Arts is releasing Envisioning the Future of Theater for Young Audiences.
National Endowment for the Arts Awards CARES Act Funding to States
Within 18 days of the president signing the CARES Act, the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded almost $30 million to the nation's 50 states, the District of Columbia and several of the territories including Puerto Rico.
Brandon Gryde Joins National Endowment for the Arts as Director of Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities
Photo of Brandon Gryde by Arthur Espinoza
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce Brandon Gryde has joined the agency’s staff as the new director of presenting and multidisciplinary works and artist communities. He started in this position on March 30, 2020.
2020 NEA Jazz Masters Events Postponed
2020 NEA Jazz Masters to be Honored at Events April 1-3 at SFJAZZ in San Francisco
2020 NEA Jazz Masters: Bobby McFerrin (photo by Carol Friedman), Roscoe Mitchell (photo by Ken Weiss), Reggie Workman (photo by Richard Kohler), and Dorthaan Kirk (photo by David Tallacksen, courtesy of WBGO).
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Literature Fellowship Grant Recipients
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Arts Project Grants in All 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
NOMAD's Justice Studio program, a FY 2020 grantee, provides youth in two Florida juvenile detention centers with tools and guidance to express themselves through art-making. Photo by Todd Bates
