National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works grant of $20,000 to MEDIATE Art Group for the Soundwave Biennial. 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 the strengthening of communities through the arts.
The NEA contributes to MEDIATE’s mission to present diverse artists, mediums and places to exchange ideas and collaborate. It is continuing the drive to connect new and diverse audiences to experimental arts and visions; and provide an innovative forum and an essential voice for the Bay Area’s progressive ideas to be seen, heard and explored.
“The variety and quality of these projects speaks to the wealth of creativity and diversity in our country,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “Through the work of organizations such as MEDIATE Art Group in San Francisco, NEA funding invests in local communities, helping people celebrate the arts wherever they are.”
Stay tuned for the upcoming season happening this September. See past Soundwave seasons here.