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First Lady Michelle Obama , the honorary chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), will speak about the importance of after-school and out-of-school arts and humanities education by hosting the PCAH ’s National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards – the country’s highest honor in this field. The awards focus national attention on exemplary programs currently fostering the creative and intellectual development of America’s youth through education, and practical experience in the arts and the humanities. On Monday, awards will be given to 12 successful programs across the country that reach underserved youth. In addition to the First Lady’s and PCAH members’ involvement, the ceremony will also include PCAH cultural agency partners: the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and will be complemented by select performances from awardees. The event...

If it's October, it's a celebration of Arts and Humanities in Washington, D.C.  Where better to celebrate than at the White House with First Lady Michelle Obama (the honorary chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities )? In the East Room of the White House artist awards were presented to the following after school programs from across the country: After-School Playwriting Program /Young Playwrights’ Theater, Inc./Washington, D.C.; Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP)/Heart of Brooklyn Cultural Institutions, Inc./Brooklyn, N.Y.; Center for Community Arts Partnerships /Community Schools Initiative/Columbia College Chicago/Chicago, Ill.; Community MusicWorks /Providence, R.I.; FACT After–School Programs /Fine Arts for Children and Teens, Inc./Santa, Fe, N.M.; Girlstories Theatre Project and Workshops/Powerstories Theatre, Inc./Tampa, Fla.; New Directions YouthArts/ City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs/Las Vegas, Nev./ Proj...