{"id":2036,"date":"2018-06-20T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T18:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctmd.org\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2018-10-12T14:48:52","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:48:52","slug":"2036","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctmd.org\/magazine\/ctmd-news\/2036\/","title":{"rendered":"CTMD Co-Founder Ethel Raim Named 2018 NEA National Heritage Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"
CTMD is proud to announce that its Co-Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus\u00a0Ethel Raim\u00a0has been awarded the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)\u00a0National Heritage Fellowship<\/a>, a lifetime achievement award that recognizes artistic excellence and continuing contributions to our nation’s traditional arts heritage!<\/div>\n
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Ethel has been one of the leading pioneers in researching and presenting immigrant and ethnic music and dance traditions in the United States and has assisted thousands of immigrant artists to preserve and nurture the distinctive artistic voices of their communities. Out of this year\u2019s fellowship cohort, Ethel is the sole recipient of the\u00a0Bess Lomax Hawes Award, which recognizes those who have made major contributions to the excellence, vitality, and public appreciation of folk and traditional arts.<\/div>\n
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The 2018 NEA Heritage Fellows will be honored in Washington, DC at an awards ceremony on\u00a0September 26th, 2018<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and at a free concert on\u00a0September 28th, 2018<\/span><\/span>. Watch the concert here:<\/div>\n