Our Sarau de Samba on Sunday, September 7, was offered free to the public to mark Brazilian Independence Day, thanks to a grant from the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center.
EducArte commemorates Brazilian Independence Day with a free Sarau de Samba Read More »
We are pleased to announce that EducArte has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Challenge America award. This grant will support our monthly Saraus de Samba at Glen Echo Park. The NEA will award 272 Challenge America awards nationwide totaling $2,720,000 as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. See the full announcement and list of awardees here.
EducArte is pleased to share that we were among the organizations selected to receive a Maryland Humanities SHINE grant this year.
EducArte receives Maryland Humanities SHINE grant Read More »
We are proud to announce that EducArte has been selected by Spur Local (formerly Catalogue for Philanthropy) as a trusted and critical small nonprofit in the Greater Washington region! Spur Local runs a rigorous review process and we are grateful to the community advocates who volunteered their time and experience as part of this process. It’s an honor to be recognized for our impact and work in the DC region.
EducArte selected for Spur Local’s 2024 class of critical nonprofits Read More »
EducArte is pleased to share that we were among the organizations selected to receive a Maryland Humanities SHINE grant this year.
EducArte receives Maryland Humanities SHINE grant Read More »
EducArte was one of 15 organizations to receive a Folk & Traditional Arts Community Projects Grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. The grant supports projects that are “designed to support the vitality of traditional arts and cultural communities in the mid-Atlantic region.”
EducArte receives Mid Atlantic Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Community Projects Grant Read More »
EducArte was selected to receive a pro-bono donation of Oracle’s NetSuite business software suite through Oracle’s Social Impact program. The Social Impact program’s mission is “to support the success of nonprofits globally through the power of cloud technology.”
EducArte receives Oracle NetSuite Social Impact donation Read More »
This new dance and music project examines ainihi (“identity” in Hausa) and alteridade (“otherness” in Portuguese) based on the traditions of Nigeria and Brazil.
NextLOOK residency – Ainihi e Alteridade: Performing Otherness Read More »
We are excited to announce that Pablo Regis and Peter Arteaga have been awarded a Folklife Apprenticeship Award from the Maryland State Arts Council to foster the growth and preservation of Cape Verdean music in Maryland.
The Maryland Cape Verdean Music Traditions Project Read More »
We are excited to announce that Samba Jig founders Pablo Regis and Kate Spanos are involved in a project that has been awarded a 2019-2020 NextLOOK residency at Joe’s Movement Emporium in partnership with The Clarice. With dance artist Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, we will be creating a new work exploring performances of “Otherness” through […]
NextLOOK residency 2020 Read More »
