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2019

Spotlight on the American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and the Humanities

You may already know that the National Endowment for the Arts supports the 50 state arts agencies, but did you know the agency also supports the work of the arts agencies in U.S. jurisdictions, such as Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, but also the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa? Like...
Woman standing in the middle of a crowd singing on a college campus.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program

The National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program has tremendous impact throughout the country. But chances are, if you’re not a regional arts organization or a presenting organization in a rural or underserved community, you have never heard of it. Well, sit back, have a listen, and...

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2019

Who Will Be the 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Champion?

Nine student finalists representing high schools from Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Vermont will battle it out tonight to see who will claim the title of 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Champion and a $20,000 award! Watch the competition tonight...
Cover of NEA Arts magazine with a mask on it with the word strong and other embellishment
2019

NEW! Check out the latest issue of NEA Arts magazine on the arts and healing!

At the National Endowment for the Arts, we believe the arts have a unique ability to heal, and our investments reflect this belief. In the new issue of NEA Arts magazine, we look at projects that the National Endowment for the Arts has supported at the intersection of arts and healing. Stories...
man smiling in front of National Endowment for the Arts sign
2019

Partnering Anew

Happy spring everyone! April 1st marked my first official day ‘on the job’ as the director of State, Regional and Local Partnerships. And after more than six years of working...
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Advancing Recovery

Andi Mathis, the state and regional specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts, found a post-apocalyptic landscape when she arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Maria and...
Man in baseball uniform holding a bat on stage.
2019

From the Archives: Out of the Ballpark: A New Opera is Born in Portland, Maine

Maine is known for many things: lobsters, stunning vistas, lots of snow, lots of moose, and as the birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Stephen King, to name just a few. Opera, however, isn’t one of them. But Portland Ovations is changing that. In 2014, with the assistance of the National...
Four silos designed with drawings and lit up in different lights from the inside.
2019

How the Arts Benefit Rural America

The National Governors Association (NGA) recently released Rural Prosperity through the Arts and Creative Sector: A Rural Action Guide for Governors and States , in partnership with the National Endowment...
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2018

Water Town: Rockland, Maine Paints a Mural with Alexis Iammarino

For over six years, community artist Alexis Iammarino has made engaging art in the small coastal town of Rockland, Maine. From vibrant murals all the way to a curatorial public history project about the origins of the American-style donut, her multidisciplinary artwork stands out because it’s...
A man and a woman pose in front of a building.
2018

Deploying to Puerto Rico

Last fall, the world watched with sorrow as Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey devastated the southern United States and the Caribbean. To support arts and cultural communities affected by these...

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