Music Haven Receives $25,000 NEA Art Works Grant
We are absolutely thrilled to share with you that the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has designated Music Haven as one of 788
not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations to
receive an NEA Art Works grant! Music Haven has been awarded a
$25,000 grant to support our tuition-free after-school lessons
program and the permanent residency of the Haven String Quartet.
The 788 Art Works grants total $24.81 million and support 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 arts should be a part of everyday life," says NEA Chairman
Rocco Landesman. "Whether it's seeing a performance, visiting a gallery,
participating in an art class, or simply taking a walk around a
neighborhood enhanced by public art, these grants are ensuring that
across the nation, the public is able to experience how art works."
National Finalist Two Years Running!
Music Haven has been recognized as a 2012 National Arts and
Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist by the President's Committee
on the Arts and Humanities. Of 373 nominations, Music Haven's
selection as one of the 50 finalists distinguishes us as one of the
top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country, and the only
finalist from the state of Connecticut.