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NEA Announces Second Round of FY12 Art Works and Arts in Media Grants and Funding to State Arts Agencies

by Laurie Baskin

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The NEA has announced the second round of funding for FY12 totaling $77.17 million to support 928 grants to not-for-profit organizations nationwide. These grants support exemplary projects in arts education, dance, design, folk and traditional arts, literature, local arts agencies, media arts, museums, music, opera, presenting, theater, musical theater, and visual arts, and provide support [...]

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Leveraging Federal Policy: Successful Case Studies from the Field

by TCG News

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Registration for TCG’s Leadership Teleconference on federal level advocacy is now open! We hope you will join us! Leveraging Federal Policy: Successful Case Studies from the Field Teresa Eyring, executive director, TCG, Moderator Theatre leaders around the country have successfully navigated federal policy and appropriations opportunities to the benefit of their theatres. TCG’s executive director, [...]

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Arts Advocacy Day in Washington – April 16 & 17 – A Recap

by Laurie Baskin April 19, 2012 Advocacy
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Arts Advocacy Day 2012 was a great day for the arts on Capitol Hill. TCG participated as a National Co-Sponsor as we have for many years. Joining TCG staff for Hill visits was a seasoned and robust group of advocates including Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director, Geva Theatre Center, Rochester, NY (TCG Board Member); Heather Randall, [...]

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Teresa’s Weekly Update: Agony and Ecstasy Edition

by Teresa Eyring March 30, 2012 Activism
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“But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” -Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie “And tonight—we know the truth.” Mike Daisey, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs When we asked Mike Daisey to [...]

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Eye on Washington

by Laurie Baskin March 29, 2012 Advocacy
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As we move into this year’s appropriations cycle and gear up for Arts Advocacy Day, April 16 & 17, it is important to note some immediate policy challenges in Washington. There are a number of threats to charitable tax incentives, including the President’s proposed cap at 28% on the charitable deduction. I participated in a [...]

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NEA Posts FY13 Grant Guidelines

by Laurie Baskin February 2, 2012 Advocacy
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The NEA recently posted its FY13 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines. As first reported in November, the NEA has confirmed that it will no longer be accepting consortium applications for FY13 grants. In the past, an organization could apply up to two times – once on its own, and a second time in partnership with [...]

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