National Endowment for the Arts Documentary Film Premiere

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, is pleased to present the film Roots of the American Culture: A Cross-Country Visit with Living Treasures of the Fold and Traditional Arts, premiering on arts.gov/heritage on Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 pm MST.

Hosted by NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, the film will explore the lives and work of the 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of the nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.

Help us celebrate National Institute of Flamenco Founding Director and 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellow Eva Encinias during the premiere of this special documentary film.

Yjastros Named National Dance Project Production Grant Finalist

Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company has been named a finalist for the National Dance Project Production Grant for their show MESTIZX. 

MESTIZX is a work of flamenco dance theatre by Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company, informed and inspired by the work of Chicano/a/x artists, activists, and storytellers of previous decades. Framed by archetypal figures in Chicano history, MESTIZX explores 21st century Mestizo/a/x identity through flamenco, addressing issues of cultural hybridity and tensions stemming from historical events, power dynamics, and colonization. MESTIZX seeks to honor generations of people living in the liminal spaces of the United States Southwest borderlands, creating a work of art that is of, by, and for nuestra gente (“our people”).

The National Dance Project (NDP) Production Grant was established to support the creation/development and U.S.* touring** of new dance projects.

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

National Institute of Flamenco Approved for American Rescue Plant Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

The National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) is pleased to announce they have been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The National Institute of Flamenco may use this funding to save jobs and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation. In total, the NEA will award grants totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC.

“Our nation’s arts sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Endowment for the Arts’ American Rescue Plan funding will help arts organizations, such as the National Institute of Flamenco, rebuild and reopen,” said Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, chair of the NEA. “The arts are crucial in helping America’s communities heal, unite, and inspire, as well as essential to our nation’s economic recovery.”

The American Rescue Plan was signed into law in March 2021 when the NEA was provided $135 million for the arts sector. The funding for organizations is the third installment providing more than $57.7 million for arts organizations. In April 2021, the NEA announced $52 million (40 percent) in ARP funding would be allocated to 62 state, jurisdictional, and regional arts organizations for regranting through their respective programs. The second installment in November 2021 allocated $20.2 million to 66 local arts agencies for subgranting to local artists and art organizations.

For more information on the NEA’s American Rescue Plan grants, including the full list of arts organizations funded in this announcement, visit www.arts.gov/COVID-19/the-american-rescue-plan.

NEA Approves NIF for 2022 Grants for Arts Project

The National Endowment for the Arts has approved the National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) for a 2022 Grants for Arts Project grant in support of Festival Flamenco Alburquerque 35! We at the National Institute of Flamenco are grateful for the agency’s support on this project and look forward to continuing to work with the National Endowment for the Arts.

Learn more about NEA: https://www.arts.gov/

Congratulations, Eva!

Eva Encinias, the National Institute of Flamenco Founding Director, is one of this year's Dance Teacher Award Honorees! Join us as we celebrate Eva and her impactful 45-year career at the University of New Mexico, and her ongoing work at the National Institute of Flamenco during the 2021 Dance Teacher Awards ceremony.

The 2021 Dance Teacher Awards will take place virtually on Wednesday, October 6, at 4pm MST. Tickets are $25. All net proceeds from ticket sales for this year's event will go to fund the Dance Teacher Scholarship at MOVE|NYC. Click below to register and learn more.

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Photo Credit: Douglas Kent Hall