Washington, D.C. – Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today congratulated the eight Tucson-area recipients of this year’s prestigious National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants. Awards include support for youth arts programs, a music education residency, a visiting artist lecture series at the University of Arizona, and several other cultural programs around the city.

“These grants are an important signal of our country’s unending commitment to artistic and cultural development,” Grijalva said. “It cannot be said often enough that the arts are not a luxury. Without art, music and literature, we’d be a poor nation indeed, and I’m proud to support the NEA and its efforts to support the artists of today and tomorrow.”

This round of awards extends more than $93 million to over 1,200 organizations across the nation, including over $56 million in partnership grants to state and regional arts organizations and $37 million in direct grants. According to NEA information, its grants generate on average seven dollars from non-federal sources for each dollar awarded.

This year’s Tucson recipients are:

Arizona Theatre Company
Theater
$25,000

To support a Theater Education Residency in Santa Cruz and Cochise Counties, AZ.

Contact: Kevin Moore at 602.256.6899
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Arts for All, Inc.
Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
$40,000

To support Out-of-School Time Arts Classes by the Third St. Kids.

Contact: Marcia R. Berger at 520.622.4100
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Drawing Studio, Inc.
Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
$17,000

To support The Art of Summer, a visual arts program for youth and teens.

Contact: Lynn Fleischman at 520.620.0947
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Sonoran Art Foundation, Inc.
Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
$18,000

To support the Youth Glass Arts Education Program.

Contact: David Klein at 520.884.7814
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Tucson Symphony Society
Music
$15,000

To support the “Southern Arizona Residency.”

Contact: Char Ackerman at 520.792.9155
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Tucson Symphony Society
Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth
$14,000

To support the Young Composers Project (YCP).

Contact: Char Ackerman at 520.792.9155
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University of Arizona
Visual Arts
$25,000

To support a visiting artist lecture series.

Contact: Leslie P. Tolbert at 520.626.6000
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University of Arizona
Literature
$15,000

48th Annual Reading Series and 50th Anniversary

Contact: Leslie P. Tolbert at 520.626.6000