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Thomas Bender: “The NEH Began Over 200 Careers in Archives, Libraries, and More”
The last NEH grant that I directed, 25 years ago, was for creating an MA program in archives management in our history department at NYU. More
Norman Rush: “NEA Support Came at Just the Right Time”
The NEA Literary Fellowship in 1986 was instrumental in providing support for the completion of my first novel. More
Lenore Myka: “Art May Not Change the World But It Changes the People Who Can”
People say we live in a culture that doesn't value the arts. But I know this isn't true. More
Angela Davis-Gardner: “The Loss of the NEA or the NEH Would Impoverish Us All”
This country’s artists, historians, and citizens badly need the NEA and the NEH … The loss of the NEA and/or the NEH would impoverish us all. More
James Atlas: “The Award Enabled Me to Just Write”
As for my NEH award, I list it on my CV and consider it a major achievement in my literary career. More
Amanda Vaill: The NEH “Insists on Accountability and Excellence”
Calls to abolish the Endowments don’t even seem like penny-wise-pound-foolishness. They’re more like shooting America in the foot. More
Francoise Massardier-Kenney: “You Want to Keep America Great, Grow the NEH”
It would be unpatriotic to weaken American programs like the NEH. The NEH programs are why we continue to be a thriving democracy. More
Robert Pinsky: The NEA Funded “The Most Significant Public Art Project, Ever”
The FPP has been called the most significant public art project, ever. It was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. More
Wally Lamb: “Art Colors and Illuminates Life”
I was about to give up writing. Life had become too complicated ... the NEA allowed me to continue working on my story. More
DARE To Be Informed
Net neutrality is on the chopping block again, 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree Oleg Sentsov sends a response to his supporters, and more. More
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