Application Process

Guidelines for the 2009-2010 Big Read will be available here in October 2008. Applications will be due in February 2009. More information will be forthcoming in October.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.  

Approximately 400 organizations in communities of varying sizes across the country will be selected to participate in The Big Read from September 2009 through June 2010.

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Questions about the application process?
Contact Arts Midwest:
Katie Kaufmann, (612) 341-0755 ext. 8050 or katie@artsmidwest.org or
Christine Taylor, (612) 341-0755 ext. 8021 or christine@artsmidwest.org