2003 Press Releases

December

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $25.3 Million in Grants for the First Round of Fiscal Year Funding
 

National Endowment for the Arts Selects American Architectural Foundation As Administrator of Mayors' Institute on City Design
 

November

National Endowment for the Arts Awards Challenge America Grants
 

National Endowment for the Arts Expands the NEA Jazz Masters Program
 

President Bush Announces 2003 Medal of Arts Recipients
 

National Council on the Arts Convenes for 150th Meeting
 

October

Laura Bush, President's Committee on the Arts and
the Humanities, and Three Federal Cultural Agencies
Honor 18 Youth Arts and Humanities Programs
For Excellence
 

Members of Congress Take the Stage and Steal the Show in Promoting National Endowment for the Arts' Shakespeare in American Communities
 

House-Senate Conferees Give National Endowment for the Arts Additional $6.7 Million
 

The National Endowment for the Arts Releases Further Details of Jazz Musicians Study
 

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 11 Literature Translation Fellowships
 

U.S. Representative Cass Ballenger Welcomes Shakespeare in American Communities to North Carolina
 

Rep. Chris Chocola Hosts National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia at Workshop for South Bend Area Nonprofit Arts Organizations
 

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

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Star-Studded "Players' Guild" for Shakespeare in American Communities
 

Unprecedented Partnership Between Department of Defense and National Endowment for the Arts Sends Shakespeare to American Military Bases
 

September

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Tony Chauveaux to Serve as Deputy Chairman
 

The Poetry Pavilion Debuts at National Book Festival
 

Despite Hurricane Isabel, The Show Goes On for Folk Artists
 

The National Endowment for the Arts Kicks Off
Largest Tour of Shakespeare in U.S. History
 

The National Endowment for the Arts Announces
Support for Orchestras in Underserved Communities
 

National Endowment for the Arts' Research Report
Offers New Information on Dance
 

Arts Endowment Announces Annual Free Concert to Celebrate the 2003 National Heritage Fellows
 

2003 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows Honored in Capitol Hill Ceremony
 

President Bush Announces Nomination of Writer and Musician
James McBride to Serve on the National Council on the Arts
 

August

Arts Endowment Announces $1.5 Million in New Technology Grants
 

Arts Endowment Releases New Book to Provide Guidance on Accessibility
 

Arts Endowment Hits the Road with Grant Workshops for Local Non-Profit Arts Organizations
 

House Votes to Increase NEA Budget by $10 Million: Added Funding Would Increase Grants for Arts Projects Throughout the Country
 

More Than 80 Millon Americans Report Attending Arts Activities in 2002 NEA Survey, Up Five Million From 1992
 

National Council on the Arts July Session to Feature Presentation on Leadership Initiatives Including National Endowment for the Arts American Jazz Masters
 

The Arts Endowment Issues Report Calling for Greater Involvement of the Arts in Health Care
 

"Can the National Endowment for the Arts Matter?" Chairman Dana Gioia's Speech at the National Press Club
 

Sizzling Opening Night for NEA National Heritage Fellows from Appalachia Evening Concert Series
 

Arts Endowment Presents Evening Concert Series, "NEA National Heritage Fellows of Appalachia"
 

Arts Endowment Announces the 2003 Recipients of the Nation's Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
 

Arts Endowment Chairman Dana Gioia to Give Luncheon Speech at National Press Club
 

Arts Endowment Announces Jeff B. Speck as Director of Design
 

Arts Endowment Awards More Than $66 Million in Spring Grants
 

National Endowment for the Arts Launches Largest Tour of Shakespeare in American History
 

Five New Members of National Council on the Arts Welcomed by National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia
 

National Council on the Arts Convenes Under NEA Chairman Dana Gioia's Leadership
 

Chairman Dana Gioia's Testimony Before U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
 

Felicia K. Knight Appointed as Director of Communications for the National Endowment for the Arts
 

President Bush Announces 2002 Medal of Arts Recipients
 

Dana Gioia Sworn In As Chairman of the Arts Endowment
 

President Bush Announces Choices to Serve on the National Council on the Arts
 

Dana Gioia Confirmed as NEA Chairman
 

NEA Survey Finds Jazz Musicians Are Well Educated But Underpaid And Lacking Benefits