Performing on April 30 celebrating #Jazzday at Art Museum of the Americas with my quartet at 2pm, organized by the Department of State & OAS. Feat: Savino Palumbo - Pia, Luis Hernandez - sxs, Steve Arnold - A.Bass, Yours truly - Perc - FREE

Thanks for tuning into our budget hearing! Up next, we have our reappointment hearings for Commissioners Cora Masters Barry, Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, Gretchen Wharton, and Chairperson Mr. Reginald Van Lee.

Watch the live footage here: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

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Roundtable
- Commission on the Arts and Humanities Confirmation Resolutions DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
* Kymber Lovett-Menkiti
* Gretchen Wharton
* Reginal Van Lee
* Cora Masters Barry

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Thanks for tuning into our budget hearing! Up next, we have our reappointment hearings for Commissioners Cora Masters Barry, Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, Gretchen Wharton, and Chairperson Mr. Reginald Van Lee.

Watch the live footage here: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…

CAH Executive Director Aaron Myers testifies in front of the DC Council. Similar to Chairperson Reggie Van Lee's remarks, he provides a snapshot of how the proposed FY25 budget cuts could severely affect the agency's future abilities to continue to fund DC artists. #TheDCArts

Happening Now:
CAH Chairman Reggie Van Lee provides his formal testimony to DC Council Chairman Mendelson.

Chairman Van Lee highlights the possible challenges with the proposed budget cuts in the FY25 budget.

Tune in to watch the hearing: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…  #TheDCArts

Save the Date!

Here are the upcoming grants webinars for May-June 2024 for Challenge America, GAP for Tribes and Native-serving Organizations, Our Town, and Media Arts.

Visit arts.gov/events for more information and to register.

FY25 Budget: DCRB, OPEB, CAH twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

In 1825, Black residents and the AME Zion Church bought land in Manhattan and began to build the community that would become known as Seneca Village. Despite New York's passage of emancipation laws, African Americans were still treated as second-class citizens.

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day to our lesbian members and friends! You all make the LGBTQ+ rainbow even brighter. #AllAreWelcome #BetterWithTheBand

.Nat'l Endow f/t Arts National Heritage Fellowships recognize artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage.

Nominate a folk/traditional artist as a 2025 #NEAHeritage Fellow by 5/28/24. bit.ly/3zZF9nO

(Quilt: Marion Coleman)

Happy Arbor Day from the Council of the District of Columbia! #ArborDay

Councilmember Zachary Parker poses additional questions in regard to the FY25 budget, most especially on the proposed Art Week event. We are grateful to Councilmember Parker for the chance to further explain this important proposed event in 2025. #TheDCArts

CAH Resource Allocation Officer Brandon Saunders provides additional context to the questions posed by Chairman Mendelson concerning the proposed FY25 budget. Combined with additional comments provided by CAH Chairperson Reggie Van Lee and ED Aaron Myers. #TheDCArts Council of DC

CAH Executive Director Aaron Myers testifies in front of the DC Council. Similar to Chairperson Reggie Van Lee's remarks, he provides a snapshot of how the proposed FY25 budget cuts could severely affect the agency's future abilities to continue to fund DC artists. #TheDCArts

Happening Now:
CAH Chairman Reggie Van Lee provides his formal testimony to DC Council Chairman Mendelson.

Chairman Van Lee highlights the possible challenges with the proposed budget cuts in the FY25 budget.

Tune in to watch the hearing: dc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph…  #TheDCArts

We're proposing a $5.25M investment to support World Pride 2025.

We're already thinking about how we can include DC entrepreneurs, how we're going to include artists, and how we will celebrate across all 8 wards of our city.

Story by Lou Chibbaro Jr. tinyurl.com/ye2yytpe

Join the Nat'l Endow f/t Arts team! We're hiring for the following positions:

Program Support Specialist
usajobs.gov/job/788470300

Grants Management Specialist
usajobs.gov/job/788464000

Application period: 4/30-5/6. Visit USAJOBS for details and to apply.

'I feel like that's where so much of the juice of art work lies...in the tense places, the uncertain places and the shadowy places.'

Next Tuesday, Diana Abu-Jaber, author and 1994 #NEALiteratureFellow , joins us on the Art Works pod!

Sneak Peek: bit.ly/4aU5hBu