American Masterpieces Grants

We are pleased to give you an update on the status of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) initiative, American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. On its own and in partnership with state agencies, the NEA is rolling out this program that received additional funds from the most recent congressional appropriations process.

Deadlines for these grants run early November. For grant guideline information please visit: http://www.arts.gov/national/masterpieces/index.html. The focus of this year's applications will be in four areas: choral music, dance, musical theater, and visual arts.

Choral Music: Support for up to six regional choral festivals with grants of $25,000 to $50,000. Dance: Grants of $10,000 to $100,000 for dance companies and presenters to restage and perform work that is artistically, historically, and culturally significant; grants of $10,000 to $15,000 for colleges and universities to restage, perform, and document significant choreography and provide dance students with access to rich but often inaccessible legacy of American dance history. Musical theater: Up to ten grants of $25,000 to $75,000 to support home-based or touring performances of masterworks; one tour of a masterwork to three to five college or university presenters. Visual Arts: Up to ten proposals for $30,000 to $200,000 will be selected to tour exhibitions that can be shown in two to five venues across the country.