Guitarist Honored Alongside Nation’s Top Artists
By JUSTIN JOUVENAL The Washington Post ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — To find the guitarist recently honored alongside B.B. King and John Lee Hooker as one of the nation’s greatest traditional artists, bypass...
View ArticleDancers To Perform On Face Of D.C.’s Old Post Office
WASHINGTON (AP) –Aerial dancers are preparing to scale one of Washington’s most prominent buildings on Pennsylvania Avenue in a performance for the Kennedy Center’s citywide street arts festival. On...
View Article1,600 Museums Offer Military Families Free Tickets
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size...
View ArticleArts Endowment Awards Research Grants For First Time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding grants to researchers for the first time to investigate the impact of the arts on different parts of society. The first 15 grants were...
View ArticleMd. Musician Wins U.S. Fellowship Honoring Folk Arts
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A Silver Spring bluegrass and country musician has been named one of nine National Heritage Fellows for preserving the nation’s cultural heritage. On Tuesday, the National...
View Article10 National Heritage Fellows To Be Honored
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Endowment for the Arts is honoring 10 new recipients of National Heritage Fellowships in Washington. The 2012 fellows are chosen for their artistic excellence and their...
View ArticleArts Agency Names 9 New National Heritage Fellows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Endowment for the Arts is honoring nine new recipients of the National Heritage Fellowships. The arts agency says the honorees announced Wednesday were chosen for their...
View Article9 Folk Artists Honored With National Fellowships
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine artists have been given the nation’s highest honor for folk and traditional arts. The National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2016 National Heritage Fellows this week. They...
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