New NEA podcast: A conversation with David Stull, Dean of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Dean Stull talks the latest developments at one of the nation’s outstanding music conservatories.
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces 2010-2011 Shakespeare for A New Generation Grants
April 30, 2010
Forty nonprofit, professional theater companies will receive grants of $25,000 each to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation from June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011
ctor/writer/producer/director John Leguizamo will host the Poetry Out Loud finals tomorrow night at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC
Stereotyping: The Thief of Individuality
April 26, 2010
“People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.” Albert Camus penned these lines in 1956 in The Fall. What misery we propagate when we pre-judge others and curl up in this fake cocoon of superiority. Let’s stop.read more
Podcast with NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones
April 22, 2010
Hank Jones talks about his long career in jazz, including playing with such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and fellow NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald.
Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces the Second Round of FY2010 National Endowment for the Arts Grants
April 21, 2010
Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced the latest round of funding for fiscal year 2010 in the categories of Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, Arts on Radio and Television, and Partnership Agreements (State and Regional)
Gamechangers Ep 2: Fear the NFL Draft
April 20, 2010
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The pride of Mt. Tuskegee State, Willis Jackson, talks about why you should fear the draft and his plans for draft day 2010.
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Art Works Blog
April 16, 2010
This week’s posts covered a lot of ground, including interviews with new NEA Design Director Jason Schupbach and poet Kay Ryan, spotlights on jazz and Jazz Apreciation Month, and highlights from Rooc’s trip to Idaho
NEA Podcasts
April 16, 2010
A free podcast will be posted each Thursday in the Audio section, featuring one-on-one interviews with everyone from NEA Jazz Masters to leading arts experts to National Medal of Arts winners and more.
Work by the recipients of 2009 Literature Fellowships in Poetry has been added to the Writers Corner. In addition to a poem sample, each writer has provided a bio and author statement.