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Pasadena Playhouse to receive National Endowment for the Arts Grant
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The Pasadena Playhouse is among four Pasadena recipients of major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law on February 17, 2009. The other recipients include The Armory Center for the Arts, Art Center College of Design and the Pasadena Arts Council. The funding is to support the preservation of jobs that are threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn.
Of 631 arts agencies to receive this funding nationally, 99 California-based organizations have been designated as recipients, and four in Pasadena. The Armory Center for the Arts will receive $50,000 in the Visual Arts category; Art Center College of Design will receive $50,000 in the Design category; Pasadena Playhouse will receive $50,000 for Theater, and Pasadena Arts Council will receive $25,000 in the Local Arts Agencies category.
“I am so pleased that the Pasadena Playhouse is among the esteemed arts institutions that have been chosen for this special recognition and support from the NEA,” comments Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps. “Beyond the much-appreciated financial assistance that this grant brings our way, it also recognizes the vitality of the work that is on our stage as well as all of the programs that we do to serve our community. This is an exciting time for the Playhouse because of the strength of our programming, as well as the wonderful addition of Stephen Eich to our staff as executive director. The NEA grants are one of the sure signs that the arts in Pasadena are being recognized and rewarded for all of our achievements.”
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