Your tax money supporting the "Arts"

In 2007 alone, Indiana received nearly $1 million in grants and other funding from the NEA.Last week, it announced another $797,100 in grants to Hoosier arts organizations. The NEA awards two rounds of grants per year, in the spring and fall.

Recipients of the latest grants include Indiana Repertory Theatre ($20,000) to stage Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" in partnership with Christ Church Cathedral, and Indiana Symphony Society ($35,000) to help composer Gabriela Lena Frank create an orchestral work for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra based on the experiences of Central American immigrants to Indiana. The largest single recipient of NEA funding in the state is the Indiana Arts Commission, which received $637,100 last year and another $735,900 this year. http://www.indy.com/posts/7752