Tales from La Vida: LatinX Comics Workshop with Frederick Luis Aldama. Sat. April 2, 2PM via Zoom. Contact knoxwrites for more information or get registered at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… NEA Big Read is a program of the Nat'l Endow f/t Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

Today is the official launch of our NEA Big Read celebrating U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and her book of poetry, An American Sunrise. Explore poetry, history, and Native American literature and culture in this community-wide reading initiative: kclibrary.org/BigRead #BigReadKC

Tonight at 7:30! Don't miss our kickoff event for #BigRead Hudson Valley, featuring Sandra Cisneros, author of "The House on Mango Street," live at the Fisher Center. *Free* tickets: ow.ly/HqoT50IC1VW Livestream: ow.ly/b3x950IC1VV #bardcollege NEA Big Read

Meet Circe, our 2022 book selection! We're looking forward to exploring Greek mythology and the Hero's Journey with Madeline Miller's incredible storytelling in Circe. We're also thrilled to share, for the 9th year, we've received a grant from the NEA Big Read!

In partnership w/ Arts Midwest, we're excited to announce the 62 nonprofits that will host an #NEABigRead program in 2022-2023! Find out who they are and what they're reading, and browse the NEA Big Read library here: go.usa.gov/xJUef

In partnership with Nat'l Endow f/t Arts, we're thrilled to announce the 62 communities that are part of this year's NEA Big Read. It's an honor to support these grantees as they bring 15 wonderful books to life through inventive programming. Congratulations to all! go.usa.gov/xJUef

Congrats to the 2022-23 NEA Big Read grant recipients! We are excited that Madeline Miller's CIRCE will be a featured Big Read! Learn more: arts.gov/news/press-rel…

Here's news: We have received an NEA Big Read grant through Nat'l Endow f/t Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. We'll use the grant this fall to promote a love of reading with community-wide events centered on the novel "Infinite County" by Patricia Engel. Stay tuned for more info!

So excited to see @NatalieGDiaz's POSTCOLONIAL LOVE POEM and Ilya Kaminsky's DEAF REPUBLIC among the 2022-23 NEA Big Read titles! Congratulations to this year's grant recipients! arts.gov/news/press-rel…

Congrats to the 2022-23 NEA Big Read grant recipients! We are excited to share that Maryland Public Television Maryland Public Television was awarded $20,000 & will be reading Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude in the coming year! @NEAArts Arts Midwest For more info: arts.gov/news/press-rel…

The Nat'l Endow f/t Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, just announced the 62 communities that are part of this year's NEA Big Read and we're so excited that UNCW was selected for a grant! Learn more about NEA Big Read on their website: bit.ly/3Hxgv16

We're excited to announce that we will be part of the 2022-2023 NEA Big Read! We can't wait to read Circe by Madeline Miller with incarcerated readers at MECC and WERDCC. Our thanks to NEA Big Read and Nat'l Endow f/t Arts for their support! arts.gov/news/press-rel…

This week we're welcoming #NEABigRead author @Sara_Smarsh to the Art Works podcast to talk about her memoir, which tells the story of her family set against the systems & policies that impact & shape the lives of the rural working poor. Listen: go.usa.gov/xSRnE

Using Joy Harjo’s poetry collection An American Sunrise as a starting point, Long Island community members dove into activities exploring Indigenous culture as part of the NEA Big Read. Read more at our website! artsmidwest.org/news/2022/08-2…

Join the #NEABigRead! Applications are now open for grants to support NEA Big Read community reading projects between Sept 2023 and Jun 2024! The Intent to Apply deadline is Wednesday, Jan 18, 2023. More info: bit.ly/3CQCDkN

Applications are now open for our two national grants programs: the NEA Big Read and Shakespeare in American Communities. Visit our website to learn more about these upcoming opportunities for communities and theater companies across the country! artsmidwest.org/news/2022/10-2…

"Our rural and urban landscapes preserve essential stories, and – every single day — Native people are living, creating, and advocating for a more equitable future." Join Illinois Humanities' NEA Big Read, featuring the work of contemporary Native writers: ow.ly/gsPN50LAAVs

Applications are still open for NEA Big Read grants of up to $20k. Hear from some of the authors and submit your intent to apply by January 18 here: artsmidwest.org/get-support/ne…; youtube.com/watch?v=nsApgG…

In partnership w/ Arts Midwest we are pleased to announce grants to 62 nonprofits for#NEABigRead programming in 2023-24, w/ the aim of inspiring meaningful conversations, artistic response, & new discoveries & connections in participating communities. bit.ly/42FgHUP

To mark #DisabilityPrideMonth, we’re revisiting our 2020 conversation with disability advocate Rebekah Taussig who discusses her memoir in essays, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. Listen: bit.ly/3Q2Qih0