'It's a big loss': Tucson Meet Yourself faces funding cut after NEA revokes $45K grant

'It's a big loss': Tucson Meet Yourself faces funding cut after NEA revokes $45K grant

The Southwest Folklife Alliance, which produces the Tucson Meet Yourself festival, recently learned its $45,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was revoked. The funding loss represents about 9% of the festivals total budget.If you've never produced an event, you don't realize what goes into it in terms of labor and cost, said Kimi Eisele, a folklorist with the Southwest Folklife Alliance.For the past decade, NEA support has …

NEA withdraws $60K in funding for Sitka Fine Arts Camp

The NEA told the Sitka Fine Arts Camp that its project no longer “aligned with the priorities of the President,” which include celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and “fostering AI competency.” The camp serves roughly 800 students from 43 communities around Alaska each summer. It has received NEA funding almost every year since 2004. (KCAW file photo)The National Endowment for the Arts notified the camp on May 2 …

WMass arts organizations ‘undeterred’ after NEA cuts

A venerable publication based in Western Massachusetts, The Massachusetts Review, was among hundreds of nonprofit arts organizations across the country to lose backing from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Feds Pull Funding for Shakespeare in the Park

Last Friday, on May 2, 2025, the National Endowment for the Arts cancelled scores of grants to arts organizations across the country. The Actors’ Gang was among the many organizations who suddenly lost crucial funding ...

On the NEA Cuts and Ensuing Chaos

One positive thing I can say about the financial health of JazzTimes: It is not reliant on funding from the National Endowment for the Arts … Read More "On the NEA Cuts and Ensuing Chaos" The post On the NEA Cuts and Ensuing Chaos appeared first on JazzTimes.