Posted February 14, 2018
JBFC to Receive $30,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Pleasantville, NY – February 7, 2018 —The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) just announced that the Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC), a nonprofit cultural arts center and one of the most successful suburban film houses in the country, was chosen to receive an Art Works grant of $30,000. The grant money will support the Power of Film: Community Engagement and Dialogue initiative, a group of curated film series that bring awareness to issues of local and international significance by integrating special guests and audience engagement. In shedding light on marginalized communities and lesser-known issues, The Power of Film underscores JBFC’s commitment to discussion, discovery, and cross-cultural awareness through five specific series:
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- REMIX: the Modern Black Experience in Film, Media, and Art;
- Community Matters: Local Issues, Discussion, Action;
- Global Watch: Crisis and Social Action;
- Contemporary Arab Cinema;
- Greenhouse: New Documentary Voices from North Africa and the Middle East
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NEA Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. The Art Works category is the NEA’s largest funding category and supports projects that focus on the creation of art meeting the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and/or the strengthening of communities through the arts. [CONTINUED]
