About the NEA Arts Journalism Institutes

The NEA Arts Journalism Institute for Theater and Musical Theater is a competitively selected Fellowship Program seeking the nation's arts writers, critics, editors, broadcast and online producers, who have been making theater coverage part of their regular journalism work for the past two years. The Theater and Musical Theater Institute at USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism is one of three NEA Arts Journalism Institutes, along with the Institute in Classical Music and Opera at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York and the Institute for Dance Criticism at the American Dance Festival in Durham, N.C. In 2009 an International Institute in the Visual Arts at American University in Washington, D.C. also was created. Funded by a multimillion-dollar NEA initiative, the institutes offer intensive training for arts reporters and their editors. Our goal is to encourage arts journalists to be media leaders.

Open to 21-25 journalists, this 11-day intensive workshop in Los Angeles includes writing and editing workshops, digital journalism skill building, observation of rehearsals, encounters with theater professionals, and performances of plays and musicals.

About the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism

Located in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism (Annenberg.usc.edu) is a national leader in education and scholarship in the fields of communication, journalism, public diplomacy and public relations. With an enrollment of more than 2,200 students, USC Annenberg offers doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degree programs, as well as continuing development programs for working professionals across a broad scope of academic inquiry. The school’s comprehensive curriculum emphasizes the core skills of leadership, innovation, service and entrepreneurship and draws upon the resources of a networked university located in the media capital of the world.

About the National Endowment for the Arts  

The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at arts.gov.

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