This week, the National Endowment for the Arts NEA) announced more than $30 million will be awarded to nonprofit organizations and individuals across the country for grants in the areas of Art Works, Art Works: Creativity Connects, Challenge America, and Creative Writing Fellowships. Texas organizations received a total of 53 grants totaling $1,610,000. Here is a partial list of Texas grantees (focusing on the visual arts). For a full list of awardees and descriptions of the programs, go here.
Abilene Arts Alliance
$10,000
Austin Film Society
$45,000
Center for Women & Their Work, Austin
$20,000
Fisterra Projects, Austin
$10,000
Fuse Box Austin
$40,000
MINDPOP, Austin
$30,000
Mexic-Arte, Austin
$25,000
University of Texas at Austin
$10,000
VSA arts of Texas, Austin
$10,000
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
$40,000
Aurora Picture Show, Houston
$15,000
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
$40,000
Houston Architecture Foundation
$25,000
Houston Cinema Arts Society
$20,000
The Menil Collection, Houston
$50,000
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
$60,000
Glassell School of Art, Houston
$40,000
Rice University, Houston
$30,000
Artpace San Antonio
$55,000
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio
$25,000
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, San Antonio
$40,000
San Anto Cultural Arts, Inc., San Antonio
$20,000
Smithville Public Library
$10,000
Congrats to all and keep up the good work!