Jane Chu confirmed as NEA chairwoman

Will oversee the largest annual national supporter of the nonprofit arts in the United States


This week, the Senate confirmed Dr. Jane Chu as chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Chu is currently the president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kauffman Center's Jane Chu is confirmed as NEA chairwoman

A veteran arts administrator, Dr. Chu was nominated by President Obama for the NEA post in February. She fills a post that has been vacant for over year. Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa had been acting chairman since Rocco Landesman stepped down in December 2012.

The NEA is the largest annual national supporter of the nonprofit arts in the United States. As chairwoman, Dr. Chu will oversee the federal funding of cultural organizations and programs that increase access to the arts.

Obama nominates Jane Chu to chair National Endowment for the Arts

Dr. Chu serves as president of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City

This week, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Jane Chu, President and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, as the next Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Obama to pick Kansas City's Jane Chu to lead National Endowment for the Arts

Chu, a veteran arts administrator, has held her current position with the Kauffman Center since 2006. As chair of the NEA, which has been without a permanent director for more than a year, she would oversee the federal funding of cultural organizations and programs that increase access to the arts.

Here's some more on Dr. Chu's background: