National Endowment for the Arts Announces $105,000 in Grants to Five ACSO Organizational Members and Awards $15,000 to the Association for its Service to the Field
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $15,000 to the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO).
“The variety and quality of these projects speaks to the wealth of creativity and diversity in our country,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “Through the work of organizations such as the Association of California Symphony Orchestras, NEA funding invests in local communities, helping people celebrate the arts wherever they are.”
“We are thrilled to have the endorsement of the NEA. The federal government is not only investing in ACSO, but investing in our members.” Said ACSO Executive Director Mitch Menchaca.
The Art Works category is the NEA’s largest funding category and supports projects that focus on the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and/or the strengthening of communities through the arts.
In addition to ACSO’s funding, five organizational members were awarded grants. ACSO members include:
Berkeley Symphony
$20,000 Berkeley, CA
To support the Music in the Schools initiative.
Mainly Mozart Inc.
$15,000 San Diego, CA
To support the 30th annual Mainly Mozart Festival.
Ojai Music Festival
$15,000 Ojai, CA
To support the world premiere of a new work by American composer Michael Hersch at the Ojai Music Festival.
Philharmonic Society of Orange County
$10,000 Irvine, CA
To support an artist residency project featuring the Czech Philharmonic.
San Diego Youth Symphony
$45,000 San Diego, CA
To support expanded access to music education for public school students.
For more information on projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.