ACLU-Led Lawsuit for NEA Funding Relief Denied
The court refused to block the NEA from reimposing a restriction on funding for projects deemed to promote ‘gender ideology,’ even as they maintained that the rule likely violates the First Amendment.
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NEA Drops Requirement That Applicants Agree to Anti-Trans Guideline
The move comes just a day after the ACLU filed a suit on behalf of a number of arts organizations, though for now the “gender ideology” language is still part of the grant awarding process.
Artists Mount 1st Amendment Challenge to New NEA Grant Requirements
Filed by the ACLU on behalf of theatre organizations, including TCG, the suit is aimed at a new anti-trans guideline recently added by the endowment.
New NEA Guidelines Require Compliance With Trump’s Anti-DEI, Anti-Trans Orders
Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic ‘America250’ projects.
If You Rebuild It, Will They Return?
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
An Open Letter to the Senators of the 116th Congress: Fund the Arts
The arts are not a luxury but a huge economic engine for America’s cities and towns, and a reflection of our national culture. They deserve your unstinting support.
NEA Announces Plans for $75 Million in Relief to Arts Orgs
Sixty percent of funds will be awarded in the form of direct grants from the NEA, while 40 percent will go to state arts agencies to make awards.
Room for Improvement
Formed to address the needs of a nascent resident theatre movement, TCG has grown, and is still growing, to serve an ever-changing field.
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.
