Jane Chu News

The Dallas Opera has announced that it is one of 919 non-profit organizations, nationwide, to be honored with an NEA Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced today that Boise Contemporary Theater is one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. BCT is recommended for a $10,000 grant to support Fata Morgana by Jeni Mahoney (Jan 28 - Feb 21, 2015). Fata Morgana is a thriller that takes place at the edge of a toxic lake in the Mojave Desert, where Tori and Jack have built a quiet new life. But the silence is broken, when the life they left behind comes knocking. This boldly theatrical story features talking crows, brought to life by BCT Associate Artist and Puppeteer, Dwayne Blackaller.

?Founder Aaron P. Dworkin announces that The Sphinx Organization, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts, will host the third annual SphinxCon, one of the nation's leading arts diversity conferences, from January 30 through February 1, 2015 at the Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, 1114 Washington Blvd, in Detroit, Mich.

On Friday, October 31, 2014, COCA Executive Director, Kelly Pollock traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at the invitation of Jane Chu, Chairman of the NEA.

This Friday, October 31, COCA Executive Director, Kelly Pollock, will travel to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) at the invitation of Jane Chu, Chairman of the NEA.

Just yesterday, President Barack Obama presented the National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals in an East Room ceremony at the White House. NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, 'Whether its animation or architecture, writing or music, these artists' creativity and passion have made an enormous impact on our nation. I join the President in congratulating them and celebrating the arts in our country.' The official citations for the 2013 National Medal of Arts recipients are: Julia Alvarez, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Joan Harris, Bill T. Jones, John Kander, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, Albert Maysles, Linda Ronstadt, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, and James Turrell. Check out the ceremony below!

President Barack Obama will present the National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals on Monday, July 28, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. ET, in an East Room ceremony at the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama will attend. The event will be live streamed at WH.gov/Live.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, opening in downtown Kansas City, Missouri on September 16, 2011, announced today its 2011-2012 season, featuring a diverse array of classical, jazz, and pop music, opera, ballet and contemporary dance, Broadway, comedy, lectures, and more.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a new center for music, opera, theater, and dance, opening in downtown Kansas City, Missouri in September 2011 announces the launch of the Open Doors program, a community initiative that will connect kids from throughout the metropolitan area to educational programs and performances at the Kauffman Center.

The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a new center for music, opera, theater, and dance, will open in downtown Kansas City, Missouri September 16-18, 2011 with a weekend of celebration.