HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL (HVSF) was one of the 817 nonprofit organizations recently awarded an Art Works grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The $20,000 NEA Art Works grant was recommended to support the production and promotion of Ken Ludwig”™s adaption of The Three Musketeers. Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement, lifelong learning in the arts and the strengthening of communities through the arts.