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" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-11-12T12:00:00Z">Nov 12, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Lou Donaldson</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Lou Donaldson, recipient of a 2013 NEA Jazz Masters fellowship. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/apply-now-grants-support-arts-projects-military-connected-individuals" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/FY25_collage_square4.png?itok=3hYn64eU" width="220" height="220" alt="A collage of 4 photos showing people engaged with art experiences and art-making. Text reads: Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants. Apply by January 15, 2025. maaa.org/CreativeForces" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-11-07T12:00:00Z">Nov 07, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Apply Now for Grants to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">Creative Forces Applications Now Open for Grants to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-nea-jazz-master-and-national-medal-arts-recipient-quincy" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/Quincy%20Jones8x10.jpg?itok=GOom2l25" width="180" height="180" alt="Portrait of Quincy Jones" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-11-04T12:00:00Z">Nov 04, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master and National Medal of Arts Recipient Quincy Jones</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Quincy Jones, recipient of a 2008 NEA Jazz Masters fellowship and 2010 National Medal of Arts. He distinguished himself in nearly every aspect of music, inc...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/new-research-explores-arts-engagement-and-social-connectedness" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/research_brief_sm_image-final.jpg?itok=JIWoDRAT" width="220" height="171" alt="Colorful graphic of arrows pointing up with NEA logo in top corner and text reading Research Brief" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-31T12:00:00Z">Oct 31, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>New Research Explores Arts Engagement and Social Connectedness</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">A new research brief released today by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) examines recent patterns of arts engagement among U.S. adults, and the relationship between arts engagement and social connectedness. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/shakespeare-american-communities-expands-support-apprenticeships-community-based-theater-engagement" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/image_-_idaho_shakespeare_festival.jpg?itok=svJFkn8K" width="220" height="147" alt="Six actors in elaborate colorful masks perform a Shakespeare play in a school gym " /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-29T12:00:00Z">Oct 29, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Shakespeare in American Communities Expands to Support Apprenticeships, Community-Based Theater Engagement</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce exciting updates to the Shakespeare in American Communities initiative. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/president-biden-award-national-medals-arts" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/medal_color_big.jpg?itok=KYUAE40c" width="153" height="220" alt="National Medal of the Arts w/ purple ribbon" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-21T12:00:00Z">Oct 21, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>President Biden to Award National Medals of Arts</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">President Joseph R. Biden will present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals on Monday, October 21, 2024, in a private ceremony at the White House. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/nea-big-read-introduces-new-books-and-theme-our-nature" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/horizontal.png?itok=XxWEtx0C" width="220" height="165" alt="NEA Big Read 2025-26 Theme: Our Nature. Intent to apply due January 23, 2025" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-16T12:00:00Z">Oct 16, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>NEA Big Read Introduces New Books and Theme, “Our Nature”</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">Applications are now open for NEA Big Read grants to support community-wide reading programs between September 2025 and June 2026 under the new theme, “Our Nature: How Our Physical Environment Can Lead Us to Seek Hope, Courage, and Connection.”</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/upcoming-national-council-arts-public-meeting-focus-local-arts-agencies" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/oct2024_nca_final.png?itok=LFIWo6QF" width="220" height="220" alt="Black text on a purple background reading: Please join chair of the National Endowment for the Arts Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD for the 214th meeting of the National Council on the Arts: Understanding the Value and Impact of Local Arts Agencies. Friday, October 25, 2024, 11:00am ET. Register to attend virually at arts.gov/events. @NEAArts [social media icons and NEA logo]" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-16T12:00:00Z">Oct 16, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Upcoming National Council on the Arts Public Meeting to Focus on Local Arts Agencies</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 214th National Council on the Arts meeting on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET. In addition to remarks by Chair Jackson, a highlight of this meeting will be a pan...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-national-heritage-fellow-dwight-lamb" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/Dwight%20Lamb%202017%20Heritage%20Concert%20Photo1688JPG.JPG?itok=C8G0fbSO" width="220" height="146" alt="An elder man with glasses sits playing a button accordion with microphones around him and a colorful backdrop " /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-10-02T12:00:00Z">Oct 02, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Dwight Lamb</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">Statement on the Death of 2017 NEA National Heritage Fellow Dwight Lamb</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/ArtsHereGrantAnnouncementSept2024" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/artshere_social_logo_1_-_1.png?itok=kwv-hifz" width="220" height="220" alt="A collage of images within orbs floating over green. In these images, folks engage with art exhibits, dance at powwows, act on stage, hula in community, and communicate with the elderly. Two larger orbs frame the top and bottom, with the ArtsHERE logo and crediting language over the bottom." /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-09-24T12:00:00Z">Sep 24, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities Nationwide</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations—desi...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-nea-jazz-master-benny-golson" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/BENNY%20GOLSON.jpg?itok=TBJJGzx0" width="180" height="180" alt="Portrait of Benny Golson" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-09-23T12:00:00Z">Sep 23, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator Benny Golson, recipient of a 1996 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-james-earl-jones" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/greatwhitehope3.jpg?itok=S7FR_EFk" width="220" height="150" alt="Shirtless man with short hair talking to woman in white suit over a table with punching bag in background. " /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-09-10T12:00:00Z">Sep 10, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of James Earl Jones</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of former National Council on the Arts member and National Medal of Arts recipient James Earl Jones.</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-nea-jazz-master-dan-morgenstern" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/DanMorgansternFld1Finalphoto32.jpg?itok=PpkNjCti" width="180" height="180" alt="Portrait of Dan Morgenstern" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-09-09T12:00:00Z">Sep 09, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of jazz historian, archivist, author, editor, and educator Dan Morgenstern, recipient of the 2007 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/poetry-out-loud-celebrate-20th-anniversary-during-2024-2025-school-year" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/pol24finals-mariarosariojackson_niveahglover_michelleboone_1.jpg?itok=MB6qZLJT" width="220" height="147" alt="Three women stand smiling on a stage as confetti fall around them, the young woman in center holds a trophy " /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-09-04T12:00:00Z">Sep 04, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The 2024-2025 school year marks the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud®, an arts education program and dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students that lifts poetry off the page, creating community and connection. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-park-service-and-partner-agencies-award-257-million-preserve-significant-historic-sites-and" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/sat_23_prphoto_gilgilbert_grant14036246.png?itok=OcGWK9fC" width="220" height="126" alt="Photo of the front of the main entrance to the St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue showing carved sculptures above the doors" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-08-20T12:00:00Z">Aug 20, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Park Service and Partner Agencies Award $25.7 Million to Preserve Significant Historic Sites and Collections</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/celebrate-2024-nea-national-heritage-fellows-free-events-washington-dc" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/heritage2024_instagram_all.jpg?itok=1uFbFmWZ" width="220" height="220" alt="National Endowment for the Arts 2024 National Heritage Fellows" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-08-20T12:00:00Z">Aug 20, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Celebrate the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows with Free Events in Washington, DC</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">This September in Washington, DC, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will hold free events to celebrate ten extraordinary artists who shape America’s cultural heritage—the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation’s highest ...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/submissions-open-2024-2025-musical-theater-songwriting-challenge" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/songwriting_logo_08.22.2023_nov_2023_0.jpg?itok=os06X9XK" width="220" height="155" alt="National Endowment for the Arts and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge. In collaboration with Concord Theatricals, Disney Theatrical Productions, and NMPA S.O.N.G.S. Foundation" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-08-06T12:00:00Z">Aug 06, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Submissions Open for 2024-2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), is now accepting submissions for the 2024-25 program, an opportunity for high ...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/new-neh-nea-partnership-will-expand-data-available-humanities-and-arts-and-cultural-organizations" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/resarchandanalysis02_0.jpg?itok=kupUvlJ6" width="180" height="180" alt="Graphic of research statistics" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-08-05T12:00:00Z">Aug 05, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>New NEH-NEA Partnership Will Expand Data Available on Humanities and Arts and Cultural Organizations</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">A new interagency partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts will support the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Humanities Indicators project to assess the size and health of the nonprofit...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/announcing-2025-nea-jazz-masters" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/2025_jm_collage-square.png?itok=so0oOqKw" width="220" height="220" alt="Photos of the 2025 Jazz Masters arranged in a collage with purple, red, blue, and yellow rectangles around the photos. Text reads National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-07-16T12:00:00Z">Jul 16, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Announcing the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Endowment for the Arts announced today the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Marshall Allen, Marilyn Crispell, Chucho Valdés, and recipient of the 2025 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Master...</div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/national-endowment-arts-leaders-visit-ohio-june-27-28" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/nea-in-ohio-june-2024-rev3.jpg?itok=yvXslPHG" width="220" height="220" alt="NEA in Ohio June 27-28, 2024 arts.gov/events" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-06-13T12:00:00Z">Jun 13, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>National Endowment for the Arts Leaders Visit Ohio June 27-28</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, and members of the National Council on the Arts, will gather in Ohio June 27-28, 2024, for the council’s summer meeting. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/announcing-program-mentors-and-cast-challenge-accepted-concert-presenting-winners-musical-theater" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/streaminglivesocial.png?itok=wzdV8zuQ" width="220" height="220" alt="Text reading: Join us for Challenge Accepted! Monday, June 17 at 7pm ET. A concert presenting the winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge for High School Students. Streaming Live from NYC. arts.gov/songwriting. namt.org/challenge. NEA and NAMT logos" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-06-11T12:00:00Z">Jun 11, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Announcing the Program Mentors and Cast for Challenge Accepted! A Concert Presenting the Winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge <br> </span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">Musical theater fans will have the chance to see the fully orchestrated arrangements of the winning songs from the 2023-2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, performed live by Broadway artists during a special concert on June 17 at 7 p.m. ET. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/announcing-2024-2025-national-endowment-arts-big-read-communities" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/big_read_-_alley_theatre_1.jpeg?itok=MFAomw43" width="220" height="124" alt="A group of people stand outside holding copies of The House on Mango Street" /> </div> <div class="teaser__content"> <div class="teaser__meta"> <div class="teaser__tag">Press Release</div> <div class="teaser__date"><time datetime="2024-06-05T12:00:00Z">Jun 05, 2024</time> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__title"> <span>Announcing the 2024-2025 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Communities</span> </div> <div class="teaser__summary">The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce grants to 62 nonprofit organizations for NEA Big Read programming in 2024-2025. </div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="view__row"> <article class="teaser" role="article"> <a href="/news/press-releases/2024/creative-forces-announces-grants-arts-engagement-projects-support-military-connected-people" class="teaser__link"> <div class="teaser__row"> <div class="teaser__image"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_library/public/images/Creative-Forces_CE_2024-2025_Visual-Arts-Center-Richmond1.jpg?itok=ls2Xfp8w" width="220" height="153" alt="A small group of adults sit at a work table creating 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