The Style Blog: National Endowment for the Arts


Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 04/26/2012

The NEA distributes new funds to regional groups
By Jacqueline Trescott
The federal agency announced Wednesday its latest round of $77.17 million in funds to groups across the country, including ones in the District, Virginia and Maryland

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  11:30 AM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National Endowment for the Arts, grants for Washington, Maryland and Virginia groups

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 03/30/2012

NEA study finds arts engagement helps low-income youth
By Jacqueline Trescott
While many studies have found that arts engagement helps all young people in many aspects, the National Endowment for the Arts looked closely at existing studies of low-income youth.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  10:49 AM ET, 03/30/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National Endowment for the Arts, NEA study on low income youth and arts, Rocco Landesman, James S. Catterall

Posted at 03:48 PM ET, 03/22/2012

Stanley Tucci, breaking from ‘The Hunger Games,’ pleads for arts funding
By Jacqueline Trescott
While the crowds are lining up for his new movie, “The Hunger Games,” actor Stanley Tucci visited Capitol Hill to plead for more funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  03:48 PM ET, 03/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Stanley Tucci, Deborah Tannen, arts funding, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Hunger Games

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 02/14/2012

President Obama requests $857 million for the Smithsonian
By Jacqueline Trescott
In the fiscal 2013 federal budget request, the Smithsonian Institution is requesting funds for the old and the new.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  11:06 AM ET, 02/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  President Obama, federal budget 2013, arts funding, Smithsonian Institution, National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, Rocco Landesman, Donald Trump, National Gallery of Art

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 01/20/2011

Conservative Republicans pledge to eliminate cultural funding
By Jacqueline Trescott
To no one's surprise, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities have been targeted for zero funding by a group of conservative Republicans. The Republican Study Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), unveiled...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  06:00 PM ET, 01/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 01/07/2011

NEA plans to webcast jazz concert
By Jacqueline Trescott
On Tuesday night, the National Endowment for the Arts, will broadcast the ceremony and concert of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters on its website. The ceremony will take place at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York but the NEAhttp://www.nea.gov/...

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Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott, Jacqueline Trescott, Jacqueline Trescott | Tags:  David Liebman, Hubert Laws, Jazz Masters, Jazz Masters concert, Johnny Mandel, Marsalis Family, National Endowment for the Arts

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 12/09/2010

President nominates Dworkin to National Council on the Arts
By Jacqueline Trescott
In his first appointment to the National Council on the Arts, President Obama nominated violinist Aaron P. Dworkin, the founder and president of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization. Violinist Aaron Dworkin. (AP) The council is the advisory body to the National...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  03:00 PM ET, 12/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott | Tags:  Aaron P.Dworkin, National Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, President Obama

Posted at 08:59 AM ET, 09/23/2010

A free evening with Heritage pioneers
By Jacqueline Trescott
Nashville's in the house! The foot-stomping spot on Friday night will be the Music Center at Strathmore, where the 2010 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows will perform and talk.

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  08:59 AM ET, 09/23/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Jacqueline Trescott | Tags:  Del McCoury, Heritage Fellows, National Endowment for the Arts, Yacub Addy