The US president has announced that he is proposing the appointment of Maria Rosario Jackson as head of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This Californian doctor, teacher and administrator will become, after validation by Congress, the 1time African-American woman, of Mexican origin, appointed president of the agency that allocates federal endowments ($ 162 million in 2020) in the artistic sector.
Maria Rosario Jackson:“President Joe Biden Shows Deep Commitment to the Arts”
Originally from California where she graduated (doctorate – PhD- in urban planning and masters in public administration) Maria Rosario Jackson quickly specialized in the field of cultural policy. A teacher in several large institutions, she has also joined many arts organizations as an administrator or advisor and was appointed in 2013 by President Barack Obama to the National Arts Council which oversees and advises the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Maria Rosario Jackson made a point of thanking President Joe Biden in a statement ” who has demonstrated a deep commitment to the arts ”, and added ” Our art, culture and creativity are among our country’s most precious resources. They testify to our humanity, our ability to learn from our examined experience and our ability to imagine and innovate. (…) I am honored and delighted to help shape the essential role of the agency in the years to come ”.
President Joseph R. Biden today nominated Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Jackson has served on the National Council on the Arts since 2013.
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— Nat’l Endow f/t Arts (@NEAarts) October 5, 2021
Joe Biden proposed 25% increase in NEA budget in 2022
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency tasked with assisting artists and cultural institutions in the United States. The various NEA programs make it possible to distribute, in particular, grants, grants to artists and aid to local cultural agencies. In the field of music, in 2020, the National Endowment for the Arts supported and subsidized more than 60 orchestras and as many local initiatives.
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Last May, the Biden administration proposed, in its 2022 provisional budget (currently being voted), to allocate to the agency the sum of $ 201 million (162 in 2020). Since 2019 the NEA has been headed by Mary Anne Carter (appointed by Donald Trump), who will therefore succeed Maria Rosario Jackson. Joe Biden also proposed the appointment of Shelly Lowe, a Native American and citizen of the Navajo Nation, as head of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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