Thomas Branigan Memorial Library and the Branigan Cultural Center are two of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-2022 NEA Big Read grant
Jun 09, 2021
An exhibition of vintage Hmong clothing and 21st-century reinterpretations of traditional Hmong clothing by Hmong designers was part of ArtReach St. Croix’s 2021 NEA Big Read activities around
The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang. Pictured here are Sai Chang and Ashaley Yang, exhibit co-curators. For its 2021-2022 NEA Big Read grant, ArtReach St. Croix will focus on
An American Sunrise. Photo courtesy of Ashaley Yang and ArtReach St. Croix
Washington, DC The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce 61 grants totaling $1,070,000 to support NEA Big Read projects in 2021-2022. These grants, managed by Arts Midwest, will support dynamic community reading programs designed to encourage conversation and discovery, all inspired by a book from the NEA Big Read library.
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Courtesy Stephen Daiter Gallery
The Grand Rapids Art Museum was approved for a $35,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its touring exhibition, Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems: In Dialogue.
The exhibit will be on display next year from Jan. 29 to May 1. It brings together 139 works spanning 40 years by photo artists Bey and Weems.
In Dialogue was among more than 1,100 projects chosen in America during the second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding, which total nearly $27 million. GAP is the principal grant category of the National Endowment for the Arts.
“As the country and the arts sector begin to imagine returning to a post-pandemic world, the National Endowment for the Arts is proud to announce funding that will help arts organizations such as the Grand Rapids Art Museum reengage fully with partners and audiences,” NEA acting chairman Ann Eilers said. “Although the arts have sustained many during the pandemic,