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Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts to receive National Endowment for the Arts grant to support performance, residency by Netta Yerushalmy in October 2019

Middletown, Conn.—National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has announced that Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts is one of the 977 nonprofit organizations nationwide approved to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Center for the Arts is recommended for a $15,000 grant to support the presentation and residency activities of dance artist Netta Yerushalmy, who will perform the work "Paramodernities" on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 7:30pm in the CFA Theater.

“These awards, reaching every corner of the United States, are a testament to the artistic richness and diversity in our country,” said Mary Anne Carter. “Organizations such as Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts are giving people in their community the opportunity to learn, create, and be inspired.”

"Support from the National Endowment for the Arts is central to our ability to fulfill our mission to be a vibrant center for dance in the state, and to bring contemporary dance to audiences who might not otherwise be able to access it," said Sarah Curran, Director of the Center for the Arts at Wesleyan University. "We are grateful for the vote of confidence that this grant implies."

The Performing Arts Series at the Center for the Arts, entering its 9th season at Wesleyan University in 2019-2020, features cutting-edge choreography, world-renowned dance companies, and companies pushing the boundaries of the art form, as well as a wide array of world-class musicians, and groundbreaking theater performances and discussions. Past dance companies that have been featured on the Performing Arts Series include Camille A. Brown and Dancers, CONTRA-TIEMPO, Darrell Jones, Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, Le Patin Libre, Raphael Xavier, Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group, and Urban Bush Women.

The NEA has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019. Art Works is the NEA's principal grantmaking program. The agency received 1,592 Art Works applications for this round of grantmaking, and will award 977 grants in this category.

About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America.

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