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Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces a Request for Proposals

for a New "Art Works" Logo for the NEA

New logo will embody the three meanings of "Art Works"

February 10, 2010

Wynwood, Miami, Florida -- Today, at a visit to a graphic Contact:

design class at the Design and Architecture Senior High Victoria Hutter
school (DASH) in Miami's Wynwood/Design District, 202-682-5692
Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that the National hutterv@arts.gov
Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a request for
proposals (RFP) for a new "Art Works" logo; the RFP is available at
www.arts.gov/artworksdesign.

At the announcement, Chairman Landesman was joined by DASH principal Stacey

Mancuso, arts advocate and patron Lin Arison, gallerist David Castillo, director of
The Wolfsonian-FIU Cathy Leff, architect Terry Riley, and NEA Senior Deputy
Chairman Joan Shigekawa. The visit to DASH was part of the Chairman's latest stop
on his "Art Works" tour across America; he was in Miami to see the role that
design, architecture, and artists play in creating the greater Miami area we know
today.

When used by the Chairman, the phrase "art works" has three meanings: "art
works" are the plays, paintings, dances, films and the other works of art that are the
creation of artists; "art works" describes the effect of art on audiences and viewers,
art works to transport, transform, inspire, and challenge us; and "art works' is a
reminder that arts workers are real workers with real jobs who are part of this
country's real economy.

While visiting with senior students in a graphic design class at DASH, the Chairman
announced the RFP that invites proposals for a new "Art Works" logo for the NEA. The
proposed logos should incorporate all three of the meanings of "Art Works" and tie
them to the NEA in such a way that the proposed logo might be used alone or in
conjunction with the NEA's current logo.

Chairman Landesman said, "Those two words – "art works" – pretty much sum up
everything we are about at the NEA, and I hope you will see them everywhere. Art,
artists, and arts professionals work to change the communities they inhabit: they are
placemakers and help create livable, sustainable, complete communities. I look
forward to having a logo that conveys that."

Dr. Mancuso said, "We were thrilled that Rocco chose DASH as the location to
announce this RFP. Our students represent the next generation of design
professionals, and it means a lot that the NEA is actively looking to connect with the
future of the field, in addition to their work with emerging and already established
masters."

Complete information about the RFP requirements and instructions for submitting
may be found at www.arts.gov/artsworksdesign. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. EST
on Friday, February, 26, 2010. Potential proposers must direct all inquiries to Latonca
Harris at harrisl@arts.gov or (202) 682-5476.

About the National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting
excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans;
and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an
independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest
annual national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural
areas, inner cities, and military bases. Please visit www.arts.gov.

About the Design and Architecture Senior High

Located in the heart of Miami, Florida's Design District, the Design and Architecture
Senior High is dedicated to educating talented students to become confident and
innovative thinkers through interdisciplinary challenges in the visual arts in
preparation for college and a career in the design world. DASH offers outstanding
opportunities in academics and design at the standard, honors, and advanced
placement levels. Academic programs include college preparatory courses,
professional mentoring, and instruction in the fields of architecture and interior
design, entertainment technology, fashion design, fine arts foundation, industrial
design, and visual communications. Please visit www.dashschool.org.

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