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Recitations by the Top Three Poetry Out Loud Winners
Selected recitations by Amber Johnson, Ruth Haile, and Nora Sandler, this year's top three winners of the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest.
Amber Rose Johnson is the 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Champion
From a competitive field of more than 320,000 students nationwide, 16-year-old Amber Rose Johnson of Providence, Rhode Island, received the title of 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Champion at the National Finals held in Washington, DC on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
New NEA podcast: A conversation with David Stull, Dean of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Dean Stull talks the latest developments at one of the nation's outstanding music conservatories.
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces 2010-2011 Shakespeare for A New Generation Grants
Forty nonprofit, professional theater companies will receive grants of $25,000 each to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation from June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011
John Leguizamo to Host the 2010 National Finals of Poetry Out Loud
ctor/writer/producer/director John Leguizamo will host the Poetry Out Loud finals tomorrow night at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC
Podcast with NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones
Hank Jones talks about his long career in jazz, including playing with such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and fellow NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald.
Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces the Second Round of FY2010 National Endowment for the Arts Grants
Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced the latest round of funding for fiscal year 2010 in the categories of Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, Arts on Radio and Television, and Partnership Agreements (State and Regional)
Art Works Blog
This week's posts covered a lot of ground, including interviews with new NEA Design Director Jason Schupbach and poet Kay Ryan, spotlights on jazz and Jazz Apreciation Month, and highlights from Rooc's trip to Idaho
NEA Podcasts
A free podcast will be posted each Thursday in the Audio section, featuring one-on-one interviews with everyone from NEA Jazz Masters to leading arts experts to National Medal of Arts winners and more.
Writers Corner Now Features 2009 Literature Fellowship Reicipients in Poetry
Work by the recipients of 2009 Literature Fellowships in Poetry has been added to the Writers Corner. In addition to a poem sample, each writer has provided a bio and author statement.
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Poetry Foundation President John Barr Announce The 2010 National Finals of Poetry Out Loud
On April 26 and 27, champions from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands will showcase their skills in poetry memorization and recitation at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals at the Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC.
Jason Schupbach Names as New NEA Director of Design
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Jason Schupbach will join the NEA as Director of Design at the end of May.
NEA Congressional Budget Hearing
Chairman Rocco Landesman appeared on April 13 before the U.S. House of Representative Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to discuss the NEA's Fiscal Year 2011 funding. The President's FY 2011 budget request to Congress included $161.3 million the agency.
National Endowment for the Arts Announces Upcoming Education Leaders Institute
Rocco Landesman announced the five teams selected for the 2010 Education Leaders Institute at the plenary session of the Arts Education Partnership Spring Forum. Along with U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan, Mr. Landesman also gave a major speech on the importance of the arts and arts education.