Co-Director Carol Farrell explains, "The NEA is helping us keep the arts alive in rural Maine communities. In many of the schools where we perform or teach, this grant is what's makes the impossible possible -- it's that simple. And those are the kids who need exposure to the arts the most."

Subsidies are available for '08-'09 on a first-come first-served basis, taking financial need into consideration. So contact Carol at figures@concentric.net. ASAP -- we'll work to make sure you can afford to bring "Artistic Excellence" to your students!

Thank you, NEA, for believing that a great nation's children deserve great art, too!