Inside the NEA: Getting to Know Michael Killoren

Art Works: "In October, Michael Killoren will join the NEA as our new director of Local Arts Agencies and Challenge America Fast Track. (Read our press release here.) Michael joins us from Seattle where he’s been serving in Mayor Mike McGinn’s cabinet as the city’s director of arts and cultural affairs. To borrow a phrase from the late great Ed McMahon—heeeeeere’s Michael!