NEA National Council on the Arts Meeting
Washington, DC--The tri-annual public meeting of the National Council on the Arts takes place on Friday, March 27, 2015, and will be live webcast at arts.gov from 9:00 to 11:15 am EDT. The meeting includes agency business as well as guest presentations. Due to scheduling, a brief public presentation will also be held on Thursday, March 26, 2015—the public is invited to attend the session at the Ritz-Carlton in Arlington, Virginia, but the session will not be webcast. An archived version of the Friday webcast will be available at arts.gov. The scheduled presentations are: Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 10:45 to 11:45 am
- A presentation and discussion with Laura Callanan, senior deputy chairman, NEA; Deborah Cullinan, CEO, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, chief of program and pedagogy, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
- An introduction to the NEA's upcoming 50th anniversary with Jessamyn Sarmiento, director of Public Affairs, NEA.
- A discussion on the impact of NEA Research findings with Sunil Iyengar, director of Research & Analysis, NEA; Arni Fishbaugh, executive director, Montana Arts Council; Ned Canty, general manager, Opera Memphis; and Ellin O'Leary, president & chief content officer, Youth Radio.
Contact
Contact: Sally Gifford, NEA Public Affairs, giffords@arts.gov, 202-682-5606