NEA live webcast 6/25 @ 9AM

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MEDIA AND PUBLIC ADVISORY
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2010
Contact: Victoria Hutter, hutterv@arts.gov , 202-682-5692

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO WEBCAST
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS MEETING
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010 AT 9:00 A.M.

NEA 2010 honorees in heritage, jazz, and opera to be announced;
Research findings on electronic media and arts participation to be released

Washington, DC—The 170th meeting of the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body to the National Endowment for the Arts, will take place on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. EDT.

The public is invited to attend in person or to watch a live webcast at arts.gov.
Among the highlights on the agenda will be the announcement of the recipients of the NEA’s three honorific programs; NEA Jazz Master Fellowships, NEA National Heritage Fellowships, and the NEA Opera Honors. Eighteen artists will receive a total of $450,000 in recognition of their significant contributions to their respective fields.

A second feature of the meeting will be the presentation from NEA Director of Research and Analysis Sunil Iyengar of a new report from the NEA’s Office of Research and Analysis, Audience 2.0: How Technology Influences Arts Participation. The report uses data from the NEA’s Survey of Public Participation in the Arts to explore how technology and electronic media influence arts participation.

Finally, Kathy Roth-Douquet, founder and president of Blue Star Families, will provide an overview of the Blue Star Museums program, a partnership with the NEA to provide free admission for military families to more than 750 museums across the United States this summer.

WHO: NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman

WHAT: National Council on the Arts public meeting

WHEN: Friday, June 25, 2010 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. EDT

WHERE: National Endowment for the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
OR via webcast at arts.gov

WHY: Announcement of the 18 artists who will receive the NEA’s 2010 honorific awards; release of a new NEA research report; and an update on Blue Star Museums.

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