NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS "ISADORA DUNCAN" BY E. GORDON CRAIG. CRAIG-DUNCAN COL[.EC­ T|ON, DANCE COLLECTION, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 1985 ANNUAL REPORT 20TM ANNIVERSARY National Endowment for the Arts Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to submit to you the Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 1985. Respectfully, Frank Hodsoll Chairman The President The White House Washington, D.C. March 1986 CONTENTS CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 1 THE AGENCY AND ITS FUNCTIONS 4 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS 5 PROGRAMS 7 Dance 9 Design Arts 2 ! Expansion Arts 3 i Folk Arts 49 Inter-Arts 59 Literature 71 Media Arts: Film/Radio/Television 81 Museum 93 Music 119 Opera-Musical Theater 151 Theater 159 Visual Arts 169 OFFICE FOR PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP 183 Artists in Education 185 Education Program 190 Locals Test Program 191 State Programs 195 OFFICE FOR PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP 199 Challenge 201 Advancement 205 OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND 209 RESEARCH Fellowship Program for Arts Managers 211 International 213 Research 215 Special Constituencies 217 APPENDIX 219 Statement of Mission 220 Advisory Panels 221 Financial Summary 237 History of Authorizations and 238 Appropriations CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT The 4,862 grants listed in this An- men and Senators from both parties re- INITIATIVES nual Report for fiscal 1985 reflect the mains strong; so, too, does the support In FY 1985, our program directors, range of artistry supported by the Na­ of President Reagan. We were also working with Endowment panels, de­ tional Endowment for the Arts through­ pleased by Congressional interest in our veloped a number of new initiatives for out the country. They include assist­ assisting arts education and we are pro­ which we have high hopes. In Dance, ance of the best of America’s ceeding with initiatives in this area. we began support of the National Per­ performing arts; of exhibitions and cat­ formance Network to assist small dance alogs of the best of Ameñca’s 20TH ANNIVERSARY companies to tour in areas where they museums; and of writers, visual artists, Nineteen eighty-five marked the 20th would not otherwise be seen. The De­ independent film and video artists, and Anniversary of the Endowment’s sign Arts Program reorganized itself to the folk artists of the rich and diverse founding. First Lady Nancy Reagan provide for a simpler and more logical cultures which make up the United agreed to be Honorary Chairman of the response to needs in its field. The Ex­ States. 20th Anniversary Committee, which pansion Arts Program implemented its Nineteen eighty-five was ayear of was ably headed by Charlton Heston, a Community Foundation Initiative; 13 reauthorization; the first presentation of former member of the National Councíl community foundations in 12 states and the National Medal of Arts awarded by on the Arts. It was most heartwarming the District of Columbia are now work­ President Reagan; and celebration of 20 to experience the outpouñng of appre­ ing to develop permanent funds (worth years of progress in the arts since the ciation for what this agency has done more than $5 million) to assist smaller founding of the Endowment in 1965. with the support’of five Administra­ institutions in their communities. The Endowment in 1985 also under­ tions and 11 Congresses. We received Our Inter-Arts Program developed took a number of initiatives, to meet congratulations not only from those we " with the Rockefeller Foundation sup­ the particular needs of the fields, have supported, but also from those we port for interdisciplinary artist fellow­ Finally, 1985 was ayear of have not, among them the Academy of ships; it also began an arts management reflection-~to look to the future and to Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and initiative to provide funds to organiza­ meet the challenges of broadening audi­ the Academy of Television Arts and tions linking promising arts managers ences for the arts the Endowment Sciences, and scores of governors and with small arts organizations. The Lit­ supports, mayors nationwide, erature Program sponsored a promotion There were more than 800 project modeled after the best-seller REAUTHORIZATION celebratory arts events out across the list, "The Writer’s Choice: The Best of The Endowment was reauthorized in country. The President recognized the the Small Presses." This effort is aimed 1980 for five years. We are pleased to week of September 23-29 as National at encouraging commercial booksellers report that the Congress has enacted, Arts Week. On April 23, 1985~, Presi­ to distribute publications of the not-for­ and the President has signed, legisla­ dent Reagan praised the "wonderful profit small presses. tion to reauthorize the agency through work" of the Endowment over two dec­ 1990. While there were a number of is­ ades as he made the presentation of the sues involved in this reauthorization, first National Medal of Arts awards to the overwhelming support of Congress- 12 distinguished artists and patrons. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT In the Media Arts Program, support annual event aimed at focusing atten­ GRAMM-RUDMAN-HOLLINGS for the National Center for Film and tion on the best of this country’s seri­ On December 12, 1985, the Congress ous new music and expanding its audi­ Video Preservation was continued, and enacted what has come to be called the preservation began to arouse increasing ence. In Opera-Musical Theater, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation. interest among studios and producers as guidelines for FY ’86 have been This legislation provides for accelerated well as nonprofit archives. The Chair- changed to recognize the importance of and automatic provisions to move the men of the Center’s board called for a assisting "seldom produced," as well as Federal Govemment as a whole to­ moratorium last May on the destruction "new," American works. In addition, a wards a balanced budget in 1990-91. of television mateñal by networks, sta­ new pilot effort has been established While at the time of this writing certain tions, and producers. The response was for opera and musical theater artistic provisions of this legislation’s constitu­ so positive that the board and staff of associates, tionality are in question, it represents the Center are now working on In the Public Partnership area, we the overwhelming consensus of the guidelines on how and what to pre­ are engaged in broadening our Artists Congress that Federal programs should serve, which will be sent to the coun­ in Education Program to include efforts be constrained so as to reduce the Fed­ try’s 1,100 television stations. With the that would encourage sequential teach­ eral budget deficit. Center, fundraising for preservation has ing of the arts asa basic in kindergar­ The impact for the current fiscal year taken on a new impetus in the private ten through high school. Policy discus­ (1986) is expected to be a 4.3% reduc­ sector. Work on the American Film sions in this area show both the tion in Endowment accounts (across the Insitute’s catalog of Ameñcan feature difficulties and the opportunities. We board), from $165.7 to $158.5 million. films continues; the volume covering hope to encourage progress in provid­ Clearly, we must manage our expendi­ the years 1911-1919 is now being ing opportunities for all students tures with even greater care so as to as­ added to completed volumes on the graduating from high school to have sure that Federal dollars expended are Twenties and Sixties; the Thirties are some sense of the variety of artistic ex­ targeted to maximum effect--to en­ now targeted for completion. AII this pression that lies outside the popular hance artistic excellence and access to, information will be put onto a national, culture of the moment. and appreciation of, it. moving image database which will be The Endowment also entered into a available to the universe of scholars, partnership with the U.S. Department FUTURE producers, archivists, and filmmakers, of Education and the Rockefeller Foun­ In the Museum Program, changes dation to assist the Council of Chief We will continue, as a high pñority, were instituted to strengthen our con­ State School Officers to conducta sur­ our efforts in the education area. It is servation efforts as well as our fellow­ vey on the arts in education and to put our hope that before the end of 1986 ships for museum professionals. The arts education on their ageada. A" very we will have helped stimulate partner­ Music Program sponsored the establish­ useful survey has now been completed," ships for progress in making the arts a ment of the National Jazz Service Or­ and 26 of the Chief State School Offi­ basic in schools. By the summer of ganization to nurture the growth and cers attended an important meeting in 1986, we shall also be in a position to enhancement of jazz music as an Boston to discuss the issues involved, review pilots for the proposed new tele­ American art form. At the same time, The Endowment is currently devel­ vision series on the arts for young in collaboration with the Seaver Insti­ oping a strategy through guidelines and . people. tute, the Music Program initiated the advocacy to help us move forward in We are, at the same time, evaluating American Conductors Program. It also this area; we are doing this in consulta­ the Advancement Program (which has helped the American Music Center to tion with the education as well as the had success with less-well-established launch "American Music Week," an arts communities, organizations) and the future of our CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT Challenge Program.