On Friday May 2, 2025 we received an email from the N.E.A stating that “The N.E.A. is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the president. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities.”

Funding was to support a collaborative project with Groupwork several years in the making. The project facilitates greater exposure of arts and digital technologies, provides a pipeline for artists working within this field, provides WNY audiences the opportunity to experience cutting edge work by local and national artists within this field and provides training and experimentation within the field of arts and technology.

The sudden loss of funding presents a significant challenge but we will continue on with the work.

We will be presenting the premiere of Groupwork’s 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 May 9-10, 16-17, 2025 8:30pm: runtime

We hope the community will show up and support this important work.