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The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. It was created by the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its chairman is poet Dana Gioia and has its offices in the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C.
The NEA mission is "to enrich our Nation and its diverse cultural heritage by supporting works of artistic excellence, advancing learning in the arts, and strengthening the arts in communities throughout the country."
Between 1965 and 2003, the agency has made more than 119,000 grants. Congress granted the NEA annual funding between $160 and $180 million from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. However, in 1996, Congress slashed NEA funding to $99.5 million (see Chronology of Federal Support to the NEA) as a result of increasing pressure from conservative groups such as the American Family Association, who have criticized the agency for using tax dollars to fund highly controversial artists such as Robert Clark Young, Andres Serrano, Robert Mapplethorpe, and the so-called "NEA Four." Since 1996, the NEA has rebounded somewhat with a 2004 budget of $121 million. *
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National Endowment for the Arts Launches Art Works Blog - http://tinyurl.com/yhpdjh8
endowment1441 (endowment) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:10:47 -0000
National Endowment for the Arts Launches Art Works Blog - http://tinyurl.com/yhpdjh8
National Endowment for the Arts - http://tinyurl.com/yhlqqts
endowment1441 (endowment) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:08:33 -0000
National Endowment for the Arts - http://tinyurl.com/yhlqqts
Congress approves $12.5 million increase for National Endowment for the Arts for FY 2010, bringing NEA appropriations to $167.5 million.
haatx (HoustonArtsAlliance) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:06:26 -0000
Congress approves $12.5 million increase for National Endowment for the Arts for FY 2010, bringing NEA appropriations to $167.5 million.
using the gifts we've been given; Bettye Kimbrell, national endowment for the arts recipient http://ow.ly/zyg3 (video)
spottedturkey (Lynn Wilkins) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:42 -0000
using the gifts we've been given; Bettye Kimbrell, national endowment for the arts recipient http://ow.ly/zyg3 (video)
House and Senate each approved $12.5 million increases for the National Endowment for the Arts http://tinyurl.com/yz5dsd6
illumination1 (Mel Ahlborn) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:45:27 -0000
House and Senate each approved $12.5 million increases for the National Endowment for the Arts http://tinyurl.com/yz5dsd6
Glenn Beck: National Endowment for the Arts Now Barack Obama's Propaganda Arm [2/3] - http://tinyurl.com/yfpbx88
endowment1441 (endowment) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:03 -0000
Glenn Beck: National Endowment for the Arts Now Barack Obama's Propaganda Arm [2/3] - http://tinyurl.com/yfpbx88
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - Information on the agency's programs, forms to apply for grants, updates to current NEA events, annual reports and other agency resources. NEA's mission is to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in the United States, and to broaden public access to the arts.
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