ARTreach, a local nonprofit organization that delivers meaningful art programs to the underserved, announced today that it is the recipient of a $10,000 Challenge America grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA awards grants to organizations that reach historically underserved communities with rich and dynamic cultural identities. ARTreach will use the funding for one of its signature programs, Books Alive Literacy Through the Arts, which brings the magic of theater and the gift […]
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Theatre Under The Stars Brings A Brand-New Production Of The Tony-Award-Winning Musical To The Stage
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) introduces the cast of the new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. “South Pacific was not only groundbreaking when it originally opened on Broadway in 1949, but it was a landmark moment for Theatre Under The Stars when we first produced it in 1972,” said TUTS Artistic Director, Dan Knechtges. “I have to think that with that first production of South Pacific Theatre Under The Stars laid down the markers that would be the hallmark […]
Houston Symphony to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The Houston Symphony has been approved for a $15,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support two concerts featuring the Symphony’s Artistic Partner, the renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. The Houston Symphony project is among 1,248 projects across America totaling $28,840,000 that were selected to receive this first round of fiscal year 2022 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects category. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts projects like this one […]