NEA Chair Jane Chu Is Stepping Down
She will leave the agency in June, at the conclusion of her four-year term.
All Stories About National Endowment for the Arts
Omnibus Spending Bill Raises NEA Funding by $3 Million
Despite threats of total elimination, the nation’s arts and humanities got a small boost today.
National Endowment of the Arts Announces Grant Recipients
Of $25 million in NEA grants this round, more than $2 million goes to 123 theatres across the U.S.
Featured Contributors, Oct. 2017
A Bay Area writer sits down with an outgoing theatre giant, and a historian looks at theatre’s starring role in U.S. arts advocacy.
NEA Announces Theatre Grants Totaling $3.96 Million
Arts Midwest is biggest grantee, with 132 other arts organizations in 30 states and D.C. also receiving grants for theatre projects.
Offscript: Orville Mendoza Revisits ‘Pacific Overtures’
On this week’s podcast, actor Orville Mendoza talks ‘Pacific Overtures’ and working with director John Doyle. Plus the editors discuss arts advocacy and how to talk to your Congresspeople about the NEA.
Offscript: Social Commentary With Martín Zimmerman
In this week’s episode, we welcome playwright Martín Zimmerman. Plus, the editors talk Broadway and the NEA.
Arts and Humanities on President Trump’s Budget Chopping Block
Established by presidential fiat 52 years ago, the NEA and NEH are on a list of dozens of agencies the new president wants to eliminate.
The NEA Is Vital, Democratizing: Teresa Eyring Corrects the Record
A recent NPR interview with theatremaker David Marcus aired several errors and misconceptions.
Offscript: Discovering Cleveland With Robert Barry Fleming
Robert Barry Fleming stops by to talk about why he loves working with resident theatres. Plus, the editors discuss artists’ compensation.
