Indianapolis, IN — The New Harmony Project has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the 2022 Annual Conference. This project will allow writers from across the country to gather in New Harmony, Indiana to develop their hope-filled stories for the stage and screen. NHP’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across America totaling nearly $27 million that were selected during this second round of Grants for Arts Projects fiscal year 2021 funding.
“As the country and the arts sector begin to imagine returning to a post-pandemic world, the National Endowment for the Arts is proud to announce funding that will help arts organizations such as The New Harmony Project reengage fully with partners and audiences,” said NEA Acting Chairman Ann Eilers. “Although the arts have sustained many during the pandemic, the chance to gather with one another and share arts experiences is its own necessity and pleasure.”
“The New Harmony Project is incredibly grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for their continued and sustaining support,” said Executive Director David Hudson. “The public funding provided by the NEA for so many arts organization in this incredibly challenging time is inspiring, and we cannot wait to return to in-person programming thanks to this grant.”
The New Harmony Project is an arts organization that supports and celebrates writers and their work. For more than three decades, The New Harmony Project has lifted up optimistic, hopeful stories of strength, courage, and the resiliency of the human spirit. We do this because we believe stories driven by hope have the power to grow and uplift communities, transform hearts and minds, and ultimately, change the world.
For more information on the projects included in the Arts Endowment grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.