[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]



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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]
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