![From left, Cody Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum director; Debra Garcia y Griego , N.M. Department of Cultural Affairs Cabinet Secretary; the Honorable Jon Parrish Peede, NEH Chair; and gallupARTS Executive Director Rose Eason pose after arts awards are announced from the National Endowment of the Humanities Jan. 14. Photo Credit: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum](/images/resized/images/news/2016/250_jan24/12_100_100.jpg)
gallupARTS, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum big winners
Two sizeable grants to the New Mexico arts economy were announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities Jan. 14. gallupARTS received a $100,000 grant to fund the second phase of its Gallup New Deal Art project showcasing and interpreting Gallup’s collection of New Deal Art through an interactive web site and virtual exhibits.
gallupARTS is one of only two New Mexico organizations, along with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, to receive NEH funding this cycle. Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Congressman Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., commended the awards in a Jan. 14 press release highlighting the benefit to...