Author: National Endowment for the Arts

Publication Year: 1972

Media Type: Report

Summary:

This booklet is designed to help interested individuals and organizations determine if the National Endowment for the Arts has a program under which they might receive assistance. Included in the Introduction is important information on general eligibility requirements and an explanation of areas not ordinarily funded. The sections of this booklet correspond to the twelve major Program Areas of the Arts Endowment: Architecture + Environmental Arts Program, Dance Program, Education Program, Expansion Arts Program, Federal-State Partnership Program, Literature Program, Museum Program, Music Program, Public Media Program, Special Projects Program, Theatre Program, and Visual Arts Program. Each of these Programs has its own staff and panel of experts and/or consultants.

Abstract:

This booklet is designed to help interested individuals and organizations determine if the National Endowment for the Arts has a program under which they might receive assistance. Included in the Introduction is important information on general eligibility requirements and an explanation of areas not ordinarily funded. The sections of this booklet correspond to the twelve major Program Areas of the Arts Endowment: Architecture + Environmental Arts Program, Dance Program, Education Program, Expansion Arts Program, Federal-State Partnership Program, Literature Program, Museum Program, Music Program, Public Media Program, Special Projects Program, Theatre Program, and Visual Arts Program. Each of these Programs has its own staff and panel of experts and/or consultants. (from How to Use this Booklet)

CONTENTS
Introduction. 
     (Includes history, funding, general eligibility requirements, areas generally not
      funded, how to apply, application review procedure, and resolution on accessibility
      to the arts for the handicapped.)

The Treasury Fund.

Calendar of Application Deadlines.

Architecture + Environmental Arts Program.
     (Includes professional education an development, public education and awareness
      and excellence in federal design.)

Crafts.

Dance Program.
     (Includes touring programs, development of resident professional dance companies,
      and workshops and services.)

Education Program.
     (Includes Artists-in-Schools, and Alternative Education Forms.)

Expansion Arts Programs.
     (Includes community cultural centers, and neighborhoods art service.)

Federal-State Partnership.
     (Includes grants to state and regional arts organizations.)

Literature Program.
     (Includes fellowships for professional writers, poetry in the schools, poets in
      developing colleges, aid to independent presses, and literary magazines.)

Museum Program.
     (Includes purchasing plans, conservation programs, museum training, renovation
      and fellowships.)

Music Program.
     (Includes orchestra, opera, and jazz programs.)

Public Media Program.
     (Includes programming in the arts, regional development, media studies, pilot
      programs, and The American Film Institute.)

Special Projects Program.

Theatre Program.
     (Includes aid to professional and experimental theatres, new play producing groups,
      and playwright development program.)

Visual Arts Program.
     (Includes fellowships to artists and photographers, and artists, critics,
      photographers, and craftsmen in residency programs.)

National Council on the Arts.

List of State Arts Agencies.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Funding