Posts Tagged ‘National Endowment for the Arts’

NEA 2011 Funding February 4, 2011 70 Comments

Please take a moment to visit The National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) site on funding and education opportunities. The NEA offers these opportunities to all areas of the arts, including, but not limited to, art education, music, dance, folk and traditional art, and theater. The deadline to apply for this funding is quickly approaching [...]

The Arts Contribute to Local Economies April 1, 2010 No Comments

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman has an idea on how to fix the economy: invest more in arts organizations. After traveling the country on an Art Works Tour, Landesman has seen the positive effect the arts have on the United States. Jacqueline Trescott of the Washington Post says Landesman claims that the [...]

Obama’s 2010 proposed budget gives 4% boost to the National Endowment for the Arts May 8, 2009 No Comments

Under the newly proposed budget, the National Endowment for the Arts would get a 4% increase – from $155 million to $161.3 million. “We are honored that the president recognizes that access to the arts strengthens both the cultural and civic life of our nation,” Patrice Walker Powell, the NEA’s acting chairman, said in a [...]