Pro Musica to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Pro Musica has been approved for a $10,000 Challenge America grant to support the second half of Pro Musica’s 40th Season. This project includes concerts featuring the Horszowski (piano) Trio, the Jupiter & Jasper (string) Quartets, and the Brubeck Jazz Quartet. Overall, the National Endowment for the Arts has approved 1,187 grants totaling $27.3 million in the first round of fiscal year 2020 funding to support arts projects across the country. Pro Musica is one of 145 Challenge America grants included in this announcement.

The Challenge America funding category offers support primarily to small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to populations that have limited access to the arts due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Each grant is for a fixed amount of $10,000 and requires a minimum $10,000 cost share/match.

“The arts are at the heart of our communities, connecting people through shared experiences and artistic expression,” said Arts Endowment chairman Mary Anne Carter. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support projects like Pro Musica’s 40th Season – A Special Encore Performance Season.”

Deborah Billings, Pro Musica’s Executive Director, said “We are so honored to be chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive this award. Awards like this allow us to continue our mission of ‘fostering interest in, appreciation for, and enjoyment of world-class live classical music in Joplin and the four-state area’.”

The Horszowski (piano) Trio will present a public performance on Thursday, February 20th, at Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School Auditorium. The concert starts at 7:00 PM and is open to the public at no charge. Additional information is available on this website and Pro Musica’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pg/ProMusicaJoplin

For more information on projects included in the Arts Endowment grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.