Brown solos on NEA panel. (Trisha Brown, who will soon be replaced, is the only member of the National Council for the Arts who is connected with dance: the NCA makes decisions for National Endowment for the Arts grants)(Brief Article)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: November 1, 1997| Author: Ben-Itzak, Paul; Clarke, Marika | Copyright information

WASHINGTON--Amid the political chaos, business as usual concerning grant-making continues at the National Endowment for the Arts, with the National Council on the Arts (NCA) convening this month. The final step in a multi-tiered process, the decisions that the NCA undertook for the NEA in the past were harshly scrutinized by Congress, in some cases, some say, forcing the council to bend to political pressure and compromise artistic excellence. Has the experience improved with the new ...

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