HERMITAGE RECEIVES $15,000, 2018 GRANT FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS

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HERMITAGE RECEIVES 2018 GRANT FROM

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS

Sarasota, FL—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu recently approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $15,000 to the Hermitage Artist Retreat for artist residency support. This money will cover the cost of supporting three six-week residencies or eighteen single weeks of artist residencies.

We are very grateful to the NEA for appreciating the important work done by and at artist retreats,” remarked Bruce E. Rodgers, Hermitage executive director. “Their support is not only a welcome monetary award but also an endorsement of our contribution to the arts in America. Our community programs introduce fine arts, new music and literary works to the public at no cost. Therefore, our residencies benefit our communities as well as our artists. There is huge competition for these federal dollars and we are honored to be among those organizations who have been given this grant.”

The Art Works category is the NEA’s largest funding category and supports projects that focus on the creation of art that meets 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.

It is energizing to see the impact that the arts are making throughout the United States. These NEA-supported projects, such as this one to the Hermitage Artist Retreat are good examples of how the arts build stronger and more vibrant communities, improve well-being, prepare our children to succeed, and increase the quality of our lives,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “At the National Endowment for the Arts, we believe that all people should have access to the joy, opportunities and connections the arts bring.”

The Hermitage is a not-for-profit artist retreat located at 6660 Manasota Key Road in Englewood, FL. It invites accomplished painters, sculptors, writers, playwrights, poets, composers and other artists from all over the world for residencies on its beachfront historic campus. Many of these artists are Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, Grammy and MacArthur “Genius” Award winners. Artists are asked to interact with the community during their stay and as a result, Hermitage artists touch thousands of Gulf Coast community residents with unique and inspiring programs each year. Hermitage community programs are sponsored in part by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes), and the Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues. In addition, the Hermitage awards and administers the prestigious Greenfield Prize, an annual $30,000 commission for a new work of art, rotating among visual art, music and drama. The Hermitage also partners with the Aspen Music Festival and School to award the annual Hermitage Prize to a composition student during the Festival. For more information about The Hermitage Artist Retreat, call 941-475-2098, ext. 5, or visit the website at www.HermitageArtistRetreat.org. For more information on projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.

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