AYPO Awarded Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

CONTACT: Dr Graham Elliott
 
Annandale, VA—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 The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras for support of the Chamber Music Program. 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.
 
“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 The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras in the National Capital Region, NEA funding invests in local communities, helping people celebrate the arts wherever they are.”
 
Dr Graham Elliott, Executive Director of AYPO, said “I am delighted that the NEA is going to support us in the 2018/19 season. This grant is the largest they have given to us, and it reflects our policy of giving greater access to gifted young musicians to the AYPO program of five orchestras and six instrumental ensembles. Alumni of AYPO are found in major orchestras all over the country; we are proud of the 54 year history of achievement and we aim to continue the standard of excellence for which AYPO is renowned, and to extend life-changing opportunity to more children whose innate abilities might not otherwise be discovered and nurtured."
 
For more information on projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.