Green Day, Thanks to NEA

Good news out of Washington: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett announced this week that Austin artists and agencies will receive a total of $891,200 in the latest round of federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The recipients include:

Texas Folklife Resources, which received $20,000 to support a folklorist position with duties including fieldwork and planning with African-American and Hispanic organizations in Brazoria and Hidalgo counties;

Pro Arts Collective, which received $10,000 to support outreach activities and the eighth annual African American Festival of Dance

Junebug Productions, which received $15,000 to support the documentation and collection of stories from the civil rights movement, which will be used to formulate future theatrical work;

Creative Opportunity Orchestra, which received $20,000 to support Circle of Light, a weeklong residency in elementary schools where students participate in workshops relating to holiday traditions and practices;

Austin Symphony Orchestra, which received $20,000 to revitalize Austin public high school orchestral programs; and

Conspirare, which received $15,000 to support choral performance touring and residency activities.