Celebrating the 2020 Poetry Out Loud Champions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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    2020 NEA Jazz Masters to be Honored at Events April 1-3 at SFJAZZ in San Francisco

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    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

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    National Endowment for the Arts Announces Arts Project Grants in All 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

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    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

    President Trump to Award National Medal of Arts

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    The National Medal of Arts, designed by Robert Graham, and awarded by the President of the United States to individuals or groups who are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States.

    National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, October 25, 2019

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    2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge winner Breezy Love seated at the piano with her coaching team Patrick Sulken (left) and César Alvarez (right). Photo by Maloos Photography

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