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New National Council Members Appointed

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Dramatic Online, 06 November 2006,USA

US President George Bush has appointed six new members to the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts. The appointments are:

  • Ben Donenberg, theater producer and arts educator, Los Angeles, CA
  • Chico Hamilton, NEA Jazz Master percussionist, New York, NY
  • Joan Israelite, local arts agency executive, Lee's Summit, MO
  • Charlotte Kessler, arts patron, New Albany, OH
  • Bret Lott, author, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Frank Price, film industry executive, Pacific Palisades, CA They replace Don V. Cogman, Mary Costa, Katharine Cramer DeWitt, Teresa Lozano Long, Maribeth Walton McGinley, and Deedie Potter Rose. "The National Council on the Arts provides important and invaluable advice and counsel to the Arts Endowment," said NEA Chairman Dana Gioia. "The President has appointed a group of artists and patrons who bring the passion, expertise, and commitment necessary to perform this duty on behalf of the American people. The entire NEA staff looks forward to working with all of our new Council members." For more information, CLICK HERE

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