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The grants range from $10,000 to $100,000 and support a wide variety of projects in 15 artistic disciplines and fields, the Washington Post reports.
"I encourage everyone to explore these projects and the ways they help provide inspiration, understanding, and opportunities for us to live more artful lives," says Maria Rosario Jackson, the chair of the NEA's board, in a statement.
Among the recipients: Children's Theatre of Cincinnati: $15,000 to produce a play about Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.
The play will tour to schools in the greater Cincinnati region and be made available for virtual streaming.
Currents New Media: $25,000 to support the Currents New Media Festival, connecting public audiences with technology-focused media arts experiences such as immersive and interactive art installations, multimedia performances, and concerts, virtual and augmented reality experiences, artist talks, and free youth education programming.
Gallaudet University: $20,000 to support the development and presentation of a performance piece with an interdisciplinary cohort of electrical engineering and dance students at Washington, DC's Gallaudet University.
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council in Alaska: $60,000...
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The American Academy of Arts and Letters inducted 22 new members Wednesday, including director Francis Ford Coppola, actress Frances McDormand, artist Shirin Neshat, and author Everett Percival, the...more
"There are literally 100,000 new songs being uploaded to Spotify every day that could easily be contenders for a Top 40 chart position if they could only filter through the noise."
That's what...more
An Ohio choir will pay tribute to America's armed forces this Memorial Day weekend.
The Lancaster Chorale will perform "In Memorial," an American Concert Works with Elegies, Spirituals, and a...more
Imagine being able to read and write in your own language.
Then imagine being able to use virtual reality to help you do just that.
That's what two University of Texas at Austin interns did...more
Missouri's Kirkwood School District is hoping a new program will help its struggling middle schoolers catch up, the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Called Kirkwood Compass, the program will...more
If you've ever dreamed of playing the Telharmonium, or any other musical instrument that can produce music without musical instruments, you're in good company.
Three electronic music aficionados...more
The Seattle Center's Artists at the Center program has been offering "emerging artists" the chance to perform for free on the center's campus for the past 20 years, and this year's batch is no...more
The San Francisco Ballet's concertmaster is returning to the stage this weekend, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Vallejo Symphony.
Cordula Merks, 45, learned the 1844 work as a...more
Dinah Gretsch, who has been in the music industry for more than 40 years, is donating $300,000 to help more young people get into the industry, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
"With...more
The Grand Rapids Art Museum's summer art camp for kids ages 4 to 15 is sold out, WOOD-TV reports.
Sessions are $160 per child, and need-based scholarships are available for the limited spots...more
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.