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2006 Press Releases

December

19

25 Chosen for NEA Arts Journalism Institute at USC Annenberg School for Communication
 

13

Mayors' Institute on City Design Celebrates 20 Years of Shaping Civic Design
 

12

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants for the First Round of Fiscal Year 2007 Funding
 

11

Dana Gioia Confirmed for Second Term as Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts
 

11

U.S. Senate Confirms Appointment of Six New Members to National Council on the Arts
 

November

16

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at MCAS Miramar, November 16
 

8

President Bush Announces 2006 National Medal of Arts Recipients
 

3

President Bush Nominates Six New Members To National Council On The Arts
 

1

National Endowment for the Arts Releases Study on The Arts and Civic Engagement
 

October

31

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Big Read Grants in Celebration of Great American Books
 

30

National Council On The Arts Convenes for 159th Meeting
 

23

U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey hosts NEA Chairman Dana Gioia for Grants Workshop
 

6

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins Sponsors National Endowment for the Arts at Workshop for Maine Nonprofit Arts Organizations
 

6

Seven Living Legends Of American Music Are Named As New National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters
 

September

27

President George W. Bush Joins in Observing Arts and Humanities Month
 

27

National Endowment for the Arts Chief Information Officer Elected Chair of Grants Executive Board
 

26

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Fourth Annual Poetry Pavilion at the National Book Festival
 

25

National Endowment for the Arts Announces International Literary Exchanges
 

25

25 Fellows Chosen for the Third NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
 

17

NEA Mourns the Passing of Esther Martinez
 

12

National Endowment for the Arts Celebrates the Release of
Operation Homecoming Book

August

30

Eleven Artists to Receive Nation's Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
 

28

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Site Readings: North Carolina in Poetry and Poets and U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor Hosts NEA Grants Workhop.
 

24

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Historic Welty Film to Mississippi Department of Archives and History
 

3

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 14 Fellowships in Literary Translation for FY 2007
 

July

20

National Endowment for the Arts And Library of Congress Host Washington Celebration of the Big Read
 

13

National Council On The Arts Convenes For 158th Meeting
 

12

National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Director of Theater and Musical Theater
 

7

Rep. Ray LaHood Hosts National Endowment for the Arts at Workshop for Illinois Nonprofit Arts Organizations
 

7

National Endowment for the Arts' "Big Read" Literary Guides
Available at July Performances of Fahrenheit 451

 

June

20

National Endowment for the Arts Launches Third Arts Journalism Institute on Classical Music and Opera at the Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism

 

15

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2006 Recipients of Nation's Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
 

9

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Minot Air Force Base, June 9
 

7

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Grand Forks Air Force Base, June 7
 

5

National Endowment for the Arts' National Initiative
Operation Homecoming featured in The New Yorker Magazine

 

2

AMERICA SINGS! Free Concert Celebrates Rich American Choral Tradition
 

May

30

Rep. Christopher Shays Hosts National Endowment for the Arts at Workshop for Connecticut Nonprofit Arts Organizations
 

17

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Winner of National Finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
 

15

Rep. Randy Kuhl Hosts National Endowment for the Arts at Workshop for New York Nonprofit Arts Organizations
 

12

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Hood On May 12
 

12

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, May 12
 

10

National Endowment for the Arts Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Two-Day Symposium
 

10

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Stewart, May 10
 

9

National Endowment for the Arts Launches The Big Read, Nation's Largest Book Club
 

5

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Los Angeles Air Force Base, May 5
 

2

National Endowment for the Arts and National Park Service Host Literary Event
 

2

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Participating Theater Companies for 2006-2007 Shakespeare for a New Generation Program
 

1

National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation Announce The National Finals of Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest
 

April

28

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Albany Marine Base, April 28
 

27

Second Year of American Masterpieces Features Choral Music, Musical Theater, and Visual Arts
 

21

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Polk, April 22
 

21

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Benning, April 21
 

20

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More Than $63 Million in Grants
 

14

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Campbell, April 14
 

13

National Endowment for the Arts Joins Mexican Partners in Launch of Bilingual Poetry Anthologies and Book Tour
 

7

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Sheppard Air Force Base, April 7
 

6

National Endowment for the Arts Statement Regarding the 2007 Venice Biennale
 

5

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Lackland Air Force Base, April 5
 

4

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Randolph Air Force Base, April 4
 

3

National Endowment for the Arts mourns passing of
NEA Jazz Master Jackie McLean

 

March

27

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Grants to Music and Dance Companies to Appear at International Festivals
 

27

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia to Testify at Fiscal Year 2007 House Appropriations Hearing
 

24

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Langley Air Force Base, March 26
 

22

National Council on the Arts Convenes for 157th Meeting
 

18

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices At Fort Knox, March 18
 

17

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices At Eglin Air Force Base, March 17
 

9

NEA Celebrates 40 Years of Literary Fellowships
 

2

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Drum on March 2
 

February

28

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $700,000 in Hurricane Relief Grants to Arts Organizations
 

24

National Governors Association Releases Brief Outlining State Support for Reading Initiatives (PDF)
 

24

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Jackson, February 24
 

23

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, February 23
 

17

National Endowment for the Arts mourns passing of NEA Jazz Master Ray Barretto
 

11

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Offutt Air Force Base, February 11
 

10

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Tyndall Air Force Base, February 10
 

8

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Twentynine Palms, February 8
 

4

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Elmendorf Air Force Base, February 4
 

January

27

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, January 29
 

25

Mrs. Laura Bush to Honor Arts and Education Programs for Underserved Youth
 

25

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Fort Carson, January 25
 

24

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Camp Pendleton, January 24
 

21

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Schofield Barracks, January 21
 

19

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at West Point, January 19
 

18

National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Picatinny Arsenal, January 18
 

11

National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center
Partner to Create NEA Jazz in the Schools, A Web-Based Curriculum Now Going Into Classrooms