Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Releases Statement Regarding Dallas-Area National Endowment for the Arts Grants

WASHINGTON, DC - (Wednesday, May 11th, 2016) - Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement regarding three grants awarded to the Dallas area through the National Endowment for the Arts:

“I want to congratulate the city of Dallas and our arts community on being the recipient of three grants that will enhance the city’s exposure to the arts. The arts are an integral component of the diverse and vibrant life that Dallas citizens enjoy. We owe serious gratitude to the National Endowment for the Arts for their work in helping to enhance the culture of Dallas.”

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded $20,000 to the Dallas Museum of Art to support “Making Friends: A Digital, Data-driven Approach to Community Outreach,” a program that will increase museum participation in Dallas’ underserved communities; $30,000 for a community workshop called “Activating Vacancy: Control of Public Space – Downtown Dallas,” which will call on local artists to transform vacant public spaces into works of art; as well as $75,000 to a community workshop that will provide training to and open new dialogue with Housing Assistance Council employees in order to allow affording housing developers to collaborate with residents to create more livable spaces for the community.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.