{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://robinkelly.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-kelly-announces-grants-for-arts-programs", "Congresswoman Kelly Announces Grants for Arts Programs", "2014-12-04", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Robin Kelly", "K000385", "robinkelly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Kelly Announces Grants for Arts Programs\nCongresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that Governors State University and the South Chicago Art Center each received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).\n\u201cOne grant will expand arts programs for schoolchildren on Chicago\u2019s South Side. The other will bring some of the world\u2019s greatest dancers and choreographers to the south suburbs,\u201d Kelly said.\u00a0 \u201cI support the arts because they bring beauty into our lives and strengthen our ties as people.\u201d\nGovernors State University\u2019s $10,000 grant will fund a local performance by the Philadelphia Dance Company as well as new dances by a diverse set of international choreographers.\n\u201cWe are honored that the NEA has recognized GSU's commitment to art. All students, no matter what their majors, benefit from integrating the visual and performing arts into their daily lives,\u201d said GSU President Elaine Maimon.\nMeanwhile, the South Chicago Art Center received $20,000 to provide free art instruction by professional art educators in a variety of mediums during school hours, after-school and on weekends at local community centers, libraries and schools. The programs will target inner-city, low-income youth, in addition to the out-of-school and in-school programs such as Street SmARTs and School SmARTs.\n\u201cThe South Chicago Art Center is thrilled to receive $20,000 to support free arts programming to young people.\u00a0In addition to the financial support, this grant is also a\u00a0significant endorsement of the vital work we do every day in the South Chicago neighborhood,\u201d said Sarah Ward, executive director of the South Chicago Art Center.\nNEA was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, it has awarded more than $5 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://robinkelly.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-kelly-announces-grants-for-arts-programs"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.1186808589845896, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}