NEA 4 at Colby College: A Four Artist Residency

There was a time when the United States government subsidized the work of individual artists. In the early 1990s all of that changed as Karen Finley, Holly Hughes, Tim Miller, and John Fleck, known as the NEA 4, had their funding revoked and were effectively censored by the U.S. government. This provocative quartet sued and successfully fought all the way to the Supreme Court. Colby College Theater and Dance Department is proud to be hosting a week of residencies by all four artists where they will perform, visit classes, lead workshops, and participate in a roundtable discussion on the relationship of censorship, society, and the arts.