WTJU 91.1 FM to receive $20K grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
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WTJU 91.1 FM has been approved for a $20,000 Arts Education grant to support the development of an online jazz history curriculum.
Adapted from WTJU’s
Jazz at 100 radio series, this project will creatively engage students around the unique story and passion of jazz music.
WTJU’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across America totaling nearly $27 million that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding.
WTJU May 12th, 2021 | By WTJU
WTJU 91.1 FM has been approved for a $20,000 Arts Education grant to support the development of an online jazz history curriculum. Adapted from WTJU’s
Jazz at 100 radio series, this project will creatively engage students around the unique story and passion of jazz music.
WTJU’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across America totaling nearly $27 million that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding.
“As the country and the arts sector begin to imagine returning to a post-pandemic world, the National Endowment for the Arts is proud to announce funding that will help arts organizations such as WTJU engage fully with partners and audiences,” said NEA Acting Chairman Ann Eilers.
Tantrum Theater to receive $10,000 in grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Photo by Jason Hornick Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton
Tantrum Theater, Ohio University’s professional theater, has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support a Tantrum Theater Community Commission.
This project supports the commission of a play to be written by playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton in collaboration with the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society and Tantrum Theater.
The work will center on the historical experience of living within the Black community of Athens in Southeastern Appalachian Ohio. Tantrum Theater’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across America garnering support totaling nearly $27 million that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding. Tantrum Theater also received $2,300 in fundi
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Cornelius Eady (center) performs at the Rubin Museum of Art with the Cornelius Eady Trio. Photo by Karin Kolheimeier
As a former professional singer, I’ve sung a lot of poetry set to music over the years. And I’ve sung jazz standards in more than a few smoky bars, too. But I’m new to the world of jazz poetry. The significant jazz poet, Cornelius Eady an NEA Literature Fellow was generous to teach me about this art form during a recent interview, and now I’m totally hooked! It is my pleasure to share what he taught me.