How important is NEA funding to Art:21?
SOLLINS: NEA has played a crucial role in Art:21’s existence and growth. At the earliest stages of development, the NEA provided the seed money that was necessary to kick-start the organization. Since that time, Art:21 has received crucial funding from the Arts on Radio and Television program for the production of the series, and from the Access to Artistic Excellence program for our education and outreach activities. Without this funding from the NEA, or the endorsement that funding implies, Art:21 would simply not exist.
