Colorado nonprofits receive NEA funding

The National Endowment for the Arts, in the present round of funding to art nonprofits, will make 1,023 awards totaling $ 74.3 million nationwide.NEA Chairman Jane Chu said “the NEA is committed to advancing learning, fueling creativity and celebrating the arts in cities and towns across the United States, including Colorado …”Included in that amount is over $ 2.5 million to Colorado art projects, according to a recent release from Colorado Creative Industries, which will distribute $ 693,700 to state programs.Grants include: Colorado Creative Industries, $ 693,700; Western States Arts Foundation, with its office in Colorado, $ 1.65 million; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, $ 25,000; Crested Butte Music Festival, $ 10,000; Central City Opera House Association, $ 15,000; Clyfford Still Museum, $ 25,000; Lighthouse Writers Workshop Inc., $ 20,000; Metropolitan State University of Denver, (arts education), $ 10,000; New Dance Theatre Company, $ 20,000; National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, $ 20,000; University of Northern Colorado (arts education), $ 35,000; and Vail Valley Foundation (Vail International Dance Festival), $ 30,000.The NEA promotes opportunities for people across the nation to experience arts and exercise their creativity in partnerships with each state.