[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26461-26462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12138]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Request for Possible Candidates for Service on Grant Application
Review Panels
The National Endowment for the Arts, an independent agency of the
Federal Government, was created by Congress in 1965 to encourage and
support American arts and artists. Its mission is (1) to foster the
excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in the United States;
and (2) to broaden the availability and appreciation of that
excellence, diversity and vitality. It fulfills the this mission both
by its leadership activities and by awarding grants to nonprofit arts
organizations and agencies and to artists of exceptional talent in all
fields.
All applications for funding to the Endowment receive three
independent levels of review: advisory panels, National Council on the
Arts, and the Chairman. At the first level, the advisory panels,
composed of arts experts and knowledgeable lay persons from all over
the country, review applications and supporting materials, and make
recommendations for funding. At the second level, the Presidentially
appointed National Council on the Arts considers and reviews panel
recommendations in open meeting. Council rejection of applications is
final. At the third level, the Chairman makes the final decision on
applications recommended by the Council for support.
The Arts Endowment has a centralized database (Automated Panel Bank
System) of information on the expertise and arts experience of both
arts experts and knowledgeable lay people who are interested in serving
on an advisory panel. We are seeking to expand this pool of potential
panelists and to facilitate the aesthetic, geographic, racial and
cultural diversity of our panels. The purpose of this notice is to
solicit expressions of interest by individuals who have demonstrated
expertise and ability in artistic genres or arts-related fields and who
desire to serve on an Arts Endowment advisory panel. Persons wishing to
recommend themselves or others should request a Panelist Profile Form
from the Office of Council and Panel Operations by calling 202-682-5433
or by writing to the following address: Office of Council and Panel
Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Nancy Hanks Center, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. A response to this
notice does not guarantee selection for panel service.
DATES: Forms and resumes are being accepted indefinitely.
ADDRESSES: Completed Panelist Profile Forms and resumes should be sent
to the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Endowment for the Arts convenes
more than 100 panels each year to review grant applications in the
areas of dance, design arts, expansion arts, folk & traditional arts,
presenting, literature, media arts, museums, music, opera-musical
theater, theater, visual arts, international exchange, and assistance
to state and local arts agencies and arts education programs. In
addition to artists, arts administrators, scholars, and other such
experts, lay persons with substantial experience in particular artistic
disciplines or fields also serve on the [[Page 26462]] panels. The
Endowment's authorizing statute defines lay persons as ``individuals
who are knowledgeable about the arts but who are not engaged in the
arts as a profession and are not members of either artists
organizations or arts organizations.''
The panels meet at the National Endowment for the Arts, 1100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506-0001. Panel members
receive an honorarium of $100 a day, per diem up to limits set
government-wide, and travel expenses.
Dated: May 11, 1995.
Yvonne M. Sabine,
Director, Council & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 95-12138 Filed 5-16-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7537-01-M
