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N.E.A.

American  
Or NEA

abbreviation

  1. National Education Association.

  2. National Endowment for the Arts.


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During an eight-year legal battle, Finley and her fellow artists were awarded the value of their vetoed grants but lost their broader challenge to N.E.A. policy.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Mr. Moloney was a mentor to many subsequent N.E.A. fellows, including the flutist Joanie Madden, of Cherish the Ladies.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Spellman Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, which the N.E.A. more typically gives to non-musicians.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

The organization designed the People’s Commissioning Fund in part to mitigate the disappearance of N.E.A. support for the creation of new works by individual composers.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2021

Professor Pratt's report is thus seen to be philosophic rather than constructive, and terminology reform will undoubtedly make more immediate progress through the efforts of the N.E.A.

From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

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