Everyday Arts to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

LOS ANGELES - Feb. 23, 2023 - PRLog -- Everyday Arts is pleased to announce it has been approved by

the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10,000. This grant will support the Everyday Arts Neighborhood Project, a Professional Development initiative for teachers and families of special education students in Los Angeles Unified School District. This grant is one of 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling nearly $28.8 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.

"The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts projects in communities nationwide," said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. "Projects such as this one with Everyday Arts strengthen arts and cultural ecosystems, provide equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, and contribute to the health of our communities and our economy."

The Everyday Arts Neighborhood Project aims to bring culturally responsive arts opportunities to students with special needs in Los Angeles. "COVID-19 has hit the special education population particularly hard, for myriad reasons, including: physical needs that cannot be met through remote learning; medical conditions that impact mask-wearing and the ability to social distance; the high costs of support services; and many more," said Everyday Arts Executive Director Noemy Hernandez. "Through a series of hands-on workshops in three high-needs areas, we will facilitate artmarking opportunities for special education students, as well as provide educators and families with the tools needed to implement visual and performing arts instruction that supports social-emotional growth for years to come. We are thrilled that the National Endowment for the Arts is supporting this urgent and vital project, and look forward to a continued partnership."

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