{"id":1415,"date":"2017-06-16T19:46:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T19:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svad-blog.cah.ucf.edu\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2017-06-16T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T19:46:10","slug":"ucf-is-one-of-75-organizations-nationwide-to-receive-big-read-grant-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-is-one-of-75-organizations-nationwide-to-receive-big-read-grant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF is One of 75 Organizations Nationwide to Receive Big Read Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ORLANDO to Read and Celebrate THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS<br \/>\n  <br \/>\nJANUARY 8 \u2013FEBRUARY 4, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN COLLABORATION WITH SEMINOLE COUNTY   PUBLIC LIBRARY, is a recipient of a grant of $14,000 to host the NEA Big   Read in Orlando. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts   in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our   understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the   joy of sharing a good book. UCF is one of 75 nonprofit organizations to   receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program   between September 2017 and June 2018. The NEA Big Read in ORLANDO will   focus on <em>THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS<\/em> by DINAW MENGESTU. Activities will take place JANUARY 8 \u2013 FEBRUARY 4, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are delighted to have received such a prestigious grant,&rdquo; said   Project Director Keri Watson, Assistant Professor of Art History at UCF.   &ldquo;With this grant, we join a select few &lsquo;repeat readers&rsquo; who have   received the grant more than once. In 2017, we celebrated John Steinbeck   and <em>The Grapes of Wrath,<\/em> and in 2016 we honored Zora Neale Hurston and <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/em>. This year we are excited to offers programs related to Dinaw Mengestu&rsquo;s <em>The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears<\/em>, including an art exhibition and a theatrical production of the <em>Pentecost. <\/em>This   is a great opportunity for UCF to engage the community in a discussion   of art and literature, and this grant enables us to offer programs   throughout Seminole and Orange counties.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Through the NEA Big Read we are bringing contemporary works to   communities across the country, helping us better understand the diverse   voices and perspectives that come with it,&rdquo; said NEA Chairman Jane Chu.   &ldquo;These 75 organizations have developed unique plans to celebrate these   works, including numerous opportunities for exploration and   conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO to Read and Celebrate THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HEAVEN BEARS JANUARY 8 \u2013FEBRUARY 4, 2018 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN COLLABORATION WITH SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, is a recipient of a grant of $14,000 to host the NEA Big Read in Orlando. 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