ArtSEA: NEA tells Northwest arts orgs their funding is “terminated”

ArtSEA: NEA tells Northwest arts orgs their funding is “terminated”

Late last week, hundreds of arts organizations locally and nationally received a confounding email from the National Endowment for the Arts. “The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President,” the mass notice read. “Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities.” Sent to NEA grantees (…

NEA cuts funding for Dayton’s Culture Works arts grant program mid-application cycle

An organization supporting Dayton’s arts scene intended to provide philanthropic gifts to promote local culture projects, but due to federal restructuring and a threat of one agency's total elimination, these efforts have been paused.

A brilliant ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Portland Playhouse (even with its NEA grant pulled) • Oregon ArtsWatch

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Every Arts Director At The NEA Resigns

All 10 directors who oversee grants in various disciplines of the arts — such as museums, theater, design, and folk and traditional arts — are leaving the agency, according to a review of emails obtained by The Washington Post. – Washington Post (MSN)