TO PREPARE THE ORIGINAL NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA) GRANT

PROPOSAL and begin the actual work once funded, AEN leadership was strategic in gathering diverse voices around the table. A deliberate mix of practitioners, including teaching artists, school-based arts educators, clinicians, art therapists, licensed social workers, community-based social service providers, professional education and curriculum developers, as well as researchers, funders, and administrators from small and large providers of arts, cultural, educational, health, and social services gathered for regular bi-weekly meetings. The meetings created a space for people to explore and pool knowledge about the urgency of concerns about the well-being of Newark’s children.

2017