Program Contacts

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

National Endowment for the Arts
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20506-0001

Arts Midwest
2908 Hennepin Avenue Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55408

For application, general, and community-specific questions, please contact Arts Midwest:

Christine Taylor

Program Director

Tel: (612) 341-0755 x8021

christine@artsmidwest.org

Katie Kaufmann
Program Assistant
Tel: (612) 341-0755 x8050
katie@artsmidwest.org

Jennifer Lehmkuhl
Program Assistant
Tel: (612) 341-0755 x8054
jennifer@artsmidwest.org

For questions or comments about this Web site, please contact Arts Midwest at thebigread@artsmidwest.org.

For members of the media, please contact the communications office at the National Endowment for the Arts:

Paulette Beete
Communications Specialist
Tel: (202) 682-5601
beetep@arts.endow.gov

For any other questions, please contact the literature office at the National Endowment for the Arts:

Sarah Cook
Literature - National Initiatives Program Manager
Tel: (202) 682-5525
cooks@arts.endow.gov

David Kipen
Director, Literature Program
Tel: (202) 682-5787
kipend@arts.endow.gov