Press Release Jun 07, 2022 Mia Ronn from California Named 2022 Poetry Out Loud National Champion The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation are pleased to share that Mia Ronn, a junior at the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California, is the 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion.
Press Release May 18, 2022 National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2022 For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2022, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is announcing more than $91 million in recommended grants to organizations in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. Grants are in three NEA funding...
Press Release May 02, 2022 Finalists for 2022 Poetry Out Loud National Championship Announced Nine high school students from across the nation are vying for the title of 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion and the $20,000 prize as part of an annual poetry recitation competition from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry...
Press Release Apr 13, 2022 High School Students Nationwide Compete in 2022 Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals After participating in local and state competitions, one student from each of the 50 states, American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—55 total—will compete in the Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals, webcas...
Press Release Jan 27, 2022 NEA Announces American Rescue Plan Grants to Arts Organizations The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced it has recommended American Rescue Plan (ARP) awards totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The organizations may use th...
Press Release Jan 11, 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Announces Over $33 Million in Project Funding to Arts Organizations Nationwide NEA announces first round of FY22 funding totaling over $33 million nationwide
Press Release Dec 18, 2021 Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson Confirmed as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson as the 13th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Press Release Oct 13, 2021 Announcing the New Additions to the NEA Big Read The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read will feature 15 titles for 2022–2023 programming, with books that represent a diverse range of contemporary themes, voices, and perspectives. A partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read support...
Press Release Sep 30, 2021 America’s Cultural Agencies Celebrate 35th Anniversary of Arts and Humanities Month 2021 In celebration of the vital roles that arts and humanities play in American society, the nation’s cultural agencies—IMLS, NEA, and NEH—have joined together to engage communities across the country for National Arts and Humanities Month 2021 - #NAHM21...
Press Release Sep 13, 2021 NEA to Sponsor 2021 National Book Festival The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to continue its support of the Library of Congress National Book Festival, which in 2021 will feature many recipients of NEA Creative Writing Fellowships.
Press Release Jun 30, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Report on Artists’ Use of Technology as a Creative Medium The National Endowment for the Arts announces the report, "Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium."
Press Release Jun 23, 2021 NEA Offers Relief Funds to Help Arts and Culture Sector Recover from Pandemic The National Endowment for the Arts is announcing two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan funds. These programs are open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations and local arts agencies, regardless of whether they have received NEA funding...
Press Release Jun 09, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 61 NEA Big Read Grants for 2021-2022 The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce 61 grants totaling $1,070,000 to support NEA Big Read projects in 2021-2022. These grants, managed by Arts Midwest, will support dynamic community reading p...