Eva Encinias Named 2022 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow

National Institute of Flamenco Founding Director Eva Encinias has been awarded a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellowship, nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

"In their artistic practices, the NEA National Heritage Fellows tell their own stories on their own terms. They pass their skills and knowledge to others through mentorship and teaching,” said National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “These honorees are not only sustaining the cultural history of their art form and of their community, they are also enriching our nation as a whole.”

Photo of Eva Encinias by Rafael Estévez