Jax Deluca (@JaxDeluca) became Director of Media Arts at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in January 2016. In this position, she manages the NEA’s grantmaking activities for arts organizations across the country working in media arts, which includes film, video, audio, interactive, and other electronic media. Her field experience includes twelve years working at the intersection of arts and community-building as an artist, administrator, and educator. Prior to joining the NEA, she was executive director of Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, an artist-run organization in Buffalo, NY.