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MISSION
| NEFA builds connections among artists, arts organizations, and funders, powering the arts to energize communities in New England, the nation, and the world.
ABOUT NEFA
NEFA is a nonprofit that operates in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the New England state arts agencies, with additional funding from foundations, corporations, individuals and other government agencies.
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Creative City announces second round of grants to Boston artists
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 Ten Boston artists received Creative City grants totaling $100,000. Grantees will create art experiences that engage public participation and animate neighborhoods and communities throughout Boston, including Mattapan, South End, East Boston, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, and Allston. Read more and learn about grantees at nefa.org. Image: Creative City-supported The Pineapple Diaries: Season Two, by Paloma Valenzuela.
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Native Arts community members convened at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum
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 NEFA partnered with the Northeast Indigenous Arts Alliance (NIAA) to bring the region's Native Arts community together on April 9 at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. Thirty eight artists and cultural organizations gathered for discussion and updates on NIAA activities, including organizational membership and bringing the IFAM(E) (Indigenous Fine Art Market) to the region in May 2016, and NEFA's CreativeGround, and sharing resources in addition to highlighting the need for convenings and professional development.
Images provided by Tailinh Agoygo.
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National Theater Project welcomes new advisors, thanks former advisors
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- Alison Carey, director, American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Patricia Cruz, executive director, Harlem Stage
- Shoshona Currier, director of performing arts, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
- Clyde Valentin, director, Arts + Urbanism Initiative, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University
We would like to express our deep gratitude to the advisors who rotated off earlier this month:
- Lane Czaplinski
- Colleen Jennings-Roggensack
- Mike Ross
- Meiyin Wang
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 NEFA recently awarded grants supporting theater:
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 Upcoming application deadlines: (learn more at www.nefa.org) Grant deadlines are at 11:59PM EST, with staff available until 5:00PM EST.
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NEFA board members attend Wu Man performance at Wellesley
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Image: Cathy Edwards, NEFA executive director; Wu Man; and Lawrence J. Simpson, board chair.
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