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Newsletter: March 26, 2012
 

 
 
In the News Room
 

Michael Orlove will be joining our staff in May as the new director of presenting and artist communities.

This Week's Podcast
Sarah Greenough, editor of My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, Vol 1, discusses the relationship of the two artists.
Make a Nomination!
Nominate an exemplary artist or organization for the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest award in the arts. Don't procrastinate - the deadline March 31st.
 
Art Works Blog
 
Postcard from Arkansas and Kansas, Part One: Rocco talks about all he did and saw on his recent trip to Arkansas.

Art Talk with Marc Smirnoff: The editor of The Oxford American, billed as "the Southern magazine of good writing," dishes on the interplay between words and music, the tantalizing allure of the South, and the serendipitous trouble that initially brought him to Mississippi.
Big Read Blog
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Bookstore Edition: Inspired by a recent Flavorwire post, the staff of the NEA and Arts Midwest describe their favorite bookstores across the globe.

Coming Home with Louise Erdrich: In this audio clip, the Love Medicine author describes the inspiring, influential landscapes of her North Dakota childhood. [2:26]

Drawing Voices at the New York Public Library: As the artist-in-residence for the NYPL, Flash Rosenberg animates conversations and lectures given at the library. Take a look at some of her (incredible) videos, and learn about her creative process.
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The 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert. Broadcast live from the Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 10, 2012, the event celebrated the lifetime achievements of drummer, keyboardist, and composer Jack DeJohnette; saxophonist Von Freeman; bassist, composer, and educator Charlie Haden; vocalist and educator Sheila Jordan; and educator, trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger Jimmy Owens.
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

 
   
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