The NEA's FY2000 budget is $97.6 million with $79.6 million designated for grantmaking. The 820 awards will allocate 25% of the Endowment's FY2000 grant funds.

Nonprofit organizations across the country will use the C&P and P&S grants to commission new plays, musical compositions, sculptures and other works of art; to present touring dance performances, art exhibitions, symphonies and operas; to fund literary fellowships and publications; to stage jazz, folk and theater festivals; and to support new technology as a tool for the creation and distribution of art.

Forty-one Literature Fellowships of $20,000 each, totaling $820,000, will be awarded to writers and translators of prose.

CREATION & PRESENTATION (C&P)

In C&P, 709 grants totaling $16.9 million were approved for organizations. The Endowment received 1,183 applications, up 20% from the previous year. C&P grants help foster the creation of new works including those in music, dance, visual arts, theater, literature and film through commissions, workshops, production assistance and artist residencies.

Among the music grants, the American Composers Forum, (St. Paul, MN) will receive $32,500 to support nationwide performances, radio broadcasts, commissions, and a compact disc recording of the SONIC CIRCUITS ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL as well as $45,000 to support 20TH CENTURY SNAPSHOTS. The Women's Philharmonic (San Francisco, CA) will receive $35,000 to support the broadcast and dissemination of the AMERICAN WOMEN MASTERS SERIES, a compilation of defining compositions by women composers in the 20th century.

In dance, the National Performance Network (New York, NY) will receive $70,000 To support 42 dance residencies and related educational and outreach activities in up to 25 states, and Dance Theater Foundation (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York, NY) received $80,000 to support a United States tour in 2000.

In the visual arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego will receive $85,000 To support ULTRABAROQUE: ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART, a traveling exhibition. The Henry Gallery (Seattle, WA) will receive $65,000 to support a traveling exhibition of work by contemporary American artists exploring ongoing developments in the area of biotechnology.

In presenting, Haleakala, (The Kitchen, New York, NY) will receive $25,000 to support a consortium project with Mass MoCA involving the commissioning and presentation of seven interdisciplinary projects. Artists will have access to both organizations' facilities (in New York City and North Adams, Massachusetts), allowing a choice between city and rural environments.

Among theater grants, Theatreworks/USA Corporation (New York, NY) will receive $50,000 to support the touring of two new musical adaptations and the development of one dance-theater performance piece. Indiana Repertory Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) will receive $20,000 to support the development of a co-commissioned play in collaboration with the People's Light & Theatre Company of Malvern, Pennsylvania.

In Literature, Copper Canyon Press Port (Townsend, WA) will receive $55,000 to support the publication and national distribution of books of poetry by poets at critical stages of their careers. CALYX (Corvallis, OR) will receive $22,000 to support CALYX Journal's New Writers, New Readers.

In film, the New York Foundation for the Arts (Fiscal Agent for African Film Festival, New York, NY) will receive $25,000 to support the exhibition and tour of a series of films from Africa. The centerpiece of this two week event will be AFRICAN WOMEN IN THE MEDIA - FROM GRIOT TO FILMMAKER. The Ann Arbor Film Festival, (Ann Arbor, MI) will receive $12,000 to support the 38th Ann Arbor Film Festival and its national tour.

Among other recipients of C&P grants are:

• Albany Symphony Orchestra (Albany, NY) $10,000 to support COMPOSING THE FUTURE: AN AMERICAN ORCHESTRA BUILDING THE AMERICAN CONCERT REPERTOIRE, the first of a three-year celebration of American composers and their music.

• American Indian Film Institute (San Francisco, CA) $15,000 to support the 2000 annual American Indian Film Festival and the quarterly film journal INDIAN CINEMA ENTERTAINMENT.

• Anyone Corporation (New York, NY) $25,000 to support the publication of a book noting the 10th anniversary of a conference series and to support the last conference in the series. The publication and conference will investigate the condition of architecture at the end of the millennium.
• ArtLies (Houston, TX) $7,500 to support the exhibitions section of ARTLIES, a quarterly publication that covers the visual arts in Texas.
• Atlanta Art Papers (Atlanta, GA) $12,000 to support reviews of contemporary artists' work in the bi-monthly journal ART PAPERS. The reviews section will include critical writing from less established writers, many of whom will be publishing for the first time.
• Chicago New Art Association (Chicago, IL) $18,000 to support the exhibition review section and color reproductions of art work in the NEW ART EXAMINER.
• International Sculpture Center (Hamilton, NJ) $12,500 to support the second phase of Finding Common Ground: Connecting Artists and Audiences, a project designed to examine issues in public art.
• Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (Fiscal Agent for Kaya Press New York) $7,500 to support the publication and promotion of books by Asian American performance artists published by Kaya Press.
• Dance Films Association (New York, NY) $5,000 to support the 28th international dance film festival -- DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL 2000
• East Bay Center for the Performing Arts (Richmond, CA) $15,000 To support a consortium project for an AFRICAN CHOREOGRAPHERS' FORUM.
• Dartmouth College (University Press of New England, Hanover, NH) $15,000 to support the acquisition and publication of contemporary Israeli fiction in translation through Brandeis University Press's Tauber Institute Series.
• Franklin Furnace Archive (New York, NY) $10,000 to support THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT 2000, a series of ten residencies in live art netcasts in collaboration with Pseudo Online Network.
• Metropolitan Opera Association (New York, NY) $100,000 To support the 1999 world premiere of THE GREAT GATSBY by John Harbison and the Metropolitan premiere of THE MERRY WIDOW by Franz Lehar in the year 2000.
• New York Foundation for the Arts, (Fiscal Agent for Only Child Motion Pictures) $10,000 to support the production of a documentary film by Ira Wohl. KEEPING THE FAITH is about an Orthodox Jewish community in the state of Mississippi that is struggling to survive.
• Ploughshares (Boston, MA) $12,000 to support the publication and national circulation of two issues of PLOUGHSHARES to 6,000 readers across the country. The winter 2000-01 and spring 2001 issues will feature new work by 70 poets and 12 fiction writers.
• Printed Matter (New York, NY) $30,000 to support development of a curated index of artist books available on Printed Matter's newly designed Web site. A curator will select works by approximately 2,000 artists from Printed Matter's extensive inventory of over 7,500 titles by more than 4,000 artists.
• Seattle Symphony Orchestra (Seattle, WA) $60,000 to support FOCUS ON AMERICAN MUSIC, a presentation project exploring American, European, and Pacific Rim influences on American music and composers.
• Spaces (Cleveland, OH) $15,000 to support a tri-state exhibition entitled GREAT LAKE ERIE: IMAGINING AN INLAND SEA. A collaborative effort between Spaces, Hallwalls, and the Detroit Artists Market, the exhibition will feature work by artists whose work is informed by the lake and its impact on the social and visual culture of the of the region.
• Temple University (Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA) $20,000 to support ART WORKS IN DIFFERENT PLACES, the commissioning of up to 11 works.
• University of Missouri at Columbia (The Missouri Review, Columbia, MO) $17,500 to support publication, promotion, and related expenses for issues of THE MISSOURI REVIEW.

Visit http://www.arts.endow.gov/learn/00grants/C-P.html for a more complete list of this round of C&P grants.

PLANNING AND STABILIZATION

In the Planning and Stabilization category, 70 grants will be awarded totaling nearly $2.2 million. These grants strengthen arts organizations by funding long-range planning, financial assessments, the establishment of cash reserves, or other activities including marketing or audience development.

For example, the Alliance of Artists' Communities (Portland, OR) will receive $22,000 to support conferences focusing on professional development and public visibility for artist communities. Atlatl (Phoenix, AZ) will receive $30,000 to support Native Arts Network Consortium. Craft Emergency Relief Fund (Montpelier, VT) will receive $25,000 to support completion of a strategic plan which includes development of an interactive Web site and the enhancement of the framework through which the Fund provides financial assistance. Dance/USA (Washington, DC) will receive $50,000 to support two conferences to provide professional development sessions, networking, problem-solving tools, and a broad range of resources to representatives in the dance field.

Other P&S Grants in this round include:

• American Music Center, Inc. (New York, NY) $20,000 to support NEWMUSICBOX, a Web magazine for new music.
• Americans for the Arts (Washington, DC) $100,000 to support the development and convening of BUILDING CREATIVE ALLIANCES BETWEEN THE NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ARTS IN AMERICA, a series of national forums and a one-day summit.
• Arts & Business Council of Chicago $50,000 to support audience development and marketing programs for arts organizations.
• Arts Resources and Technical Services, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) $10,000 to support the consortium project ARTS LINK LA, a coalition of greater Los Angeles community arts resource and service groups.
• Asian American Arts Alliance (New York, NY) $15,000 to support Publications Program 2000 in developing and expanding circulation. The project is designed to raise awareness of Asian American cultural diversity and to engage the interest and participation of the general public in Asian American arts and cultural activities through the national circulation of Calendar & News and Dialogue magazine.
• Associated Writing Programs (Fairfax, VA) $40,000 to support the production, printing, and distribution of THE WRITER'S CHRONICLE and the AWP Job List.
• Association of Hispanic Arts (New York, NY) $40,000 to support the Technical Assistance Program and a series of Web-based activities focusing on audience development and on-line services.
• Foundation for Independent Video and Film (FIVF, New York, NY) $15,000 to support a consortium project for implementation of a series of regionally-based forums. FIVF and the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers will form The Media Arts Environmental Scanning Tour of Regional Organizations (MAESTRO) to bring together media artists and administrators for focus groups, informal dialogues, screenings, and workshops addressing issues affecting the professional needs of those working in the field.
• National Association of Artists' Organizations (Washington, DC) $30,000 to support the Peer Arts Service Organizations Partnership Project (PASO) and the Co-Generate Project.
• OPERA America (Washington, DC) $90,000 to support Phase II of OPERA America's Field Services Program in 2000-2001. The Field Services Program is a coordinated and facilitated effort to connect more than half of the professional opera companies in the United States with national resources, technical assistance, and important peer networks.
• Poets & Writers, Inc. (New York, NY) $75,000 to support the publication of POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE the continued development of Poets & Writers' Web site; and LITERARY HORIZONS, a series of seminars, panels, lectures, and pamphlets providing writers with practical information on the business of writing.
• South Dakotans for the Arts (Deadwood, SD) $60,000 to support professional development and technical assistance programs.
• Western Public Radio (San Francisco, CA) $10,000 to support the expansion of Radio College, an on-line training and resource

LITERATURE FELLOWSHIPS

The 2000 Literature Fellowships -- this round in Creative Writing Fellowships/Fiction and in Translation -- recognize the writers and help recipients to write, conduct research, and otherwise advance their art form. Each grantee will receive $20,000.

Recipients include Mark Thomas Brazaitis, (Washington, DC) Wendy Brenner, (Wilmington, NC) Susan Choi, (Brooklyn, NY) Charlotte M. Choyt, (Lee, NH) Lawrence Coates, (Cedar City, UT) Gary W. Hawkes, (Williamsport, PA) Rachel Kadish, (Cambridge, MA) Marilyn Krysl, (Boulder, CO) Linda Mannheim, (Miami, FL) Ben Marcus, (Providence, RI) Stephen Daniel Marion, (Dandridge, TN) Lee Martin, (Denton, TX) Nicola Faith Mason, (Baton Rouge, LA) Peter Najarian, Peter (Berkeley, CA) Mark Slouka, (New York, NY) and Lynn M. Stegner. (Santa Cruz, CA)

Visit http://www.arts.endow.gov/learn/00grants/Lit.html for a more complete list of this round of Literature grants.

Source:

"National Endowment for the Arts To Fund Nearly $20 Million In New Grants Nationwide" NEA WEBSITE -- http://www.arts.endow.gov/endownews/news99/Announce12-99.html
The Arts Endowment cautions that some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

In tandem with advocating partnerships with for-profits, Ivey stressed the importance of linking "diversity, creativity and art with our nation's political and economic strength". Emphasizing that artists and arts professionals can build partnerships that engage the agendas of communities, governments, and organizations and connect them with artistic vision, heritage, and culture, he pointed to programs like YouthARTS which supported after-school arts programs in partnership with the Department of Justice, three local arts agencies, and Americans for the Arts.

"And, when someone in our Administration or Congress suggests that more money for the NEA is less important than money for defense or for the environment, well, I say: no, actually we're more important," Ivey stated. "We're internal defense. We're cultural environment..."

Source:

Remarks by Bill Ivey, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts at the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Annual Conference, Louisville, KY
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS WEB SITE -- http://arts.endow.gov

COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION 88TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

New York City, with its diverse array of cultural attractions, provides the background for the College Art Association's (CAA) annual gathering of artists, art historians, critics, museum curators, arts administrators, educators, and others interested in the visual arts -- who will convene at the New York Hilton in February for new scholarship, innovative art, and discussions about the state of the visual arts and culture today.

The keynote speakers will be Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working together since their first collaboration, DOCKSIDE PACKAGES (1961) in Cologne Harbor. They will illuminate their creative partnership in a talk about their current projects: "Two Works in Progress: THE GATES, Project for Central Park, New York City; and OVER THE RIVER, Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado."

The convocation and speech will be immediately followed by a gala reception at The Museum of Modern Art.

Beginning on Thursday morning, the Conference itself will include over 160 program sessions in all areas of studio art and art history, ranging from panels in which artists and scholars will present their most current work, to roundtable discussions organized around the most compelling issues of the moment, to practical applications and special sessions.

Two themes focus many of this year's panels. THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF ART HISTORY, the subject of the thematic sessions in art history, examines the rich legacy of the art-historical record; the studio art theme, MODELING NATURE, concerns the relationships between art, science, and technology as we enter the twenty-first century.

Four SPEAKOUTS! will provide the opportunity to dialogue informally with CAA's Board of Directors and to and give input on the development of CAA's strategic plan and how the organization can better serve members' needs.

This year's Trade and Book Fair, which will include over 160 exhibitors displaying new publications, artists' materials, digital resources, and other innovative products of interest to artists and scholars.

Career Opportunities will take place at the New York Hilton, beginning on Tuesday evening with Orientation for interviewers and candidates and continuing through Saturday noon.Candidates and interviewers are urged to attend Orientation, a session, which has been organized to benefit all participants in the placement process. The panel for this year's meeting will include Michael Aurbach, Vanderbilt University, and other speakers to be announced. Seasoned veterans will give helpful advice on how to conduct your job search.

For more information, visit the College Art Association web site at http://www.collegeart.org

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART'S TEACHER INSTITUTE: THE BEAT GENERATION AND BEYOND: AMERICAN ART OF THE 1950S

The National Gallery of Art's Teacher Institute is a six-day, interdisciplinary art program designed for the educator as an adult learner. The institute provides information about art in its cultural context and techniques for incorporating art in the classroom. Educators of all subjects and administrators, K-12, are encouraged to apply. Applicants may choose to attend either as members of a teaching team or as individual participants.

This year's institute -- THE BEAT GENERATION AND BEYOND: AMERICAN ART OF THE 1950S-- focuses on American art of the 1950s and 1960s, as represented in the Gallery's permanent collections. It addresses the emergence of New York City as a center of artistic innovation and the influential role played by Europe's avant-garde; examines key artistic developments, including abstract expressionism, color field painting, op, pop, and conceptual art; offers connections to literature, language arts, history, and film; provides suggestions for ways to incorporate twentieth-century American art into interdisciplinary teaching; identifies teaching resources on modern American art and ways to support art education in the schools.

The program comprises slide lectures, teaching methodology sessions, discussions relating works of art to the humanities, and visits to other museums, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Speakers include National Gallery staff as well as guest scholars.

Activities are designed to meet educators' personal and professional enrichment needs. Curriculum applications are discussed, but specific applications should be developed by participants on their own, or as part of the credit assignment.

Unlike school or university-based programs, the Gallery's Teacher Institute offers educators the chance to learn about art in a museum setting. Through lectures, discussions, and direct encounters with great works of art, the institute aims to rekindle curiosity and the love of learning while helping teachers strengthen their knowledge of art and its history.

All participants must be preregistered. Registration must be postmarked by April 3, 2000. Teachers of all subjects and grades, K1-12, as well as principals and school administrators, are eligible. The fee for the institute is $200. Limited financial assistance is available.

For registration details and more information, visit THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WEB SITE at http://www.nga.gov

Art In Motion is presented by the USC School of Fine Arts and co-sponsored by: The USC Annenberg School for Communication; College Broadcast; Southern California in the World/The World in Southern California and Intelefilm. For more information, visit http://www.usc.edu/go/aim

Admission to the festival is free, but to ensure your seat please contact the festival to reserve a place: tel: 213-821-1620 email aim@usc.edu

Following is a small sample from the searchable database of current funding opportunities for artists and arts groups available in Arts Wire's MONEY conference to Arts Wire subscribers. To add your listings to MONEY send email to randi@artswire.org Please mention Arts Wire when you apply. MONEY is compiled by Randi Goldman.

ARTS PRESENTERS DANCE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM supports travel to the performances and residencies of U.S.-based troupes, preferably single-choreographer contemporary companies. Only non-profits with at least two years of experience in presenting dance may apply. For guidelines, contact: Arts Presenters Travel Assistance Program, 1112-16th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 833-2787. Fax: (202) 833-1543. Email: hvu@artspresenters.org or sblake@artspresenters.org Applications may be downloaded from http://www.artspresenters.org

Deadline: January 28, 2000. The travel dates for this program are March 1st through July 31st, 2000

IN THE PUBLIC REALM is an opportunity for emerging artists to develop and site experimental public art in New York City. This program is designed to stimulate the exploration of art and various social issues through temporary, visual and multi-media installations in the public sphere. Artists are encouraged to investigate the physical, social and psychological nature of the urban environment and the diverse neighborhoods that make up New York City. Open to artists living or working in New York City and New York State. Deadline February 4th. For application and more information, contact Public Art Fund, One East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022, (212) 980-3942, fax (212) 980-3610.

SMIt about the work(s) submitted. All media are included. The work must NOT have been exhibited at the Mills Pond House Gallery before. For more information, call (516) 862-6575. Please indicate Impressionism Into the Next Century on the envelope, and send to STAC, Mills Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780.

WRITER'S DIGEST 69TH ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION More than $25,000 in prizes awarded. Original and unpublished manuscripts may be entered in the following categories Inspirational Writing, Memoirs/Personal Essay, Feature Article, Genre Short Sstory, Mainstream/Literary Short Story, Rhyming Poetry, Non-Rhyming Poetry, Stage Play, Television/Movie Script, and Children's Fiction. There is no limit to the number of manuscripts a writer may submit, but there is a reading fee poems are $10 for the first entry, $5 for each additional; all other entries are $10 per manuscript. Deadlines for entries is May 31, 2000. For complete rules and official entry form, send a #10 SASE to Writer's Digest Writing Competition, Dept. PR, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207. Or, FAX your request for information to (513) 531-0798.