NEA EVENT TODAY WORKSHOP OFFERS APPLICATION TIPS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - Arts groups hungry for funding are invited to attend a free workshop with the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. at 10 a.m. today. The NEA NEA abbr. 1. National Education Association 2. National Endowment for the Arts NEA (US) n abbr (= National Education Association) → Verband für das Erziehungswesen will hold its first-ever public meeting in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, to discuss federal funding available to nonprofit arts and community organizations as part of the agency's outreach to California. The meeting will be held in Langley Hall This article is about the Langley Hall located in Loddon, Norfolk. For the University of Pittsburgh, see Langley Hall (University of Pittsburgh). Langley Hall is a red-brick building in the Palladian style, located in Loddon, Norfolk. at CalArts. The local workshop was arranged through the efforts of U.S. Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and Eileen B. Mason, senior deputy chairman of the NEA. McKeon is a member of the National Council on the Arts, which reviews applications for NEA grant funds. Areas eligible for funding include those that provide hands-on learning in the arts for children (pre-K to grade 12) in schools, arts organizations and community centers; preservation of cultural traditions through documentation, publications, exhibits, apprenticeships and conservation; or enabling access to the arts in underserved communities and those groups involved in the creation or presentation of works of art, including performances, exhibitions and festivals. Last month, the NEA announced $4.7 million in new grants to California arts organizations. Local arts and community groups also received $962,600 in NEA funding through a partnership with the California Arts Council The California Arts Council is a state agency governed by an 11-member council appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature to advance the state through the arts and creativity, with an emphasis on children and under-served communities. . The NEA is the largest public agency that funds the arts and each year awards more than 2,200 matching grants matching grant Academia Non-peer-reviewed funding in which a commercial enterprise, foundation, or philanthropy, federal government, contributes a sum of money that 'matches' a financial contribution made by an institution, university or hospital. to nonprofit organizations nationwide, including school districts, faith-based and community groups, performing arts organizations, galleries and museums. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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