NEA Funding Provision Threatens Queer Art and Free Expression

NEA Funding Provision Threatens Queer Art and Free Expression

At the beginning of this year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal agency that provides grants to arts organizations nationwide, imposed a new requirement on grant applicants to certify that they will not use federal funds to “promote gender ideology” and banning any projects that appear to from receiving funding. The ACLU sued, and the NEA claims it has shifted its policy over the course of our litigation, but at its core, the …

Revisiting the NEA Four: Free Speech Battles in the Arts

Hibah Ansari At the beginning of this year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal agency that provides grants to arts organizations nationwide, imposed a new requirement on grant applicants to certify that they will not use federal funds to “promote gender ideology” and banning any projects that appear to from receiving funding. The ACLU sued, and the NEA claims it has shifted its policy over the course of our litigation, but at i…