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Alaska

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $10,046,454 in federal funding, either directly or through state and regional partners, in Alaska.

In the most recent information (2023) from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), which is produced jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Research & Analysis and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Commerce Department, Alaska...

  • Added 2.2 percent or $1.5 billion to the state economy from arts and cultural production
  • Employed 13,291 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling $1 billion.

More than 28 percent of Alaska’s adults attended live music, theater, or dance performances, while more than 21 percent attended art exhibits, according to the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the last five years:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 23 participating museums in Alaska.

More than 2,861 students from 60 high schools in Alaska participated in Poetry Out Loud.

The NEA Big Read program generated community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 1,150 adults and students in Alaska.

The Shakespeare in American Communities program in Alaska enabled schools to offer 24 children the opportunity to see live professional performances
of Shakespeare, or to engage in educational programs.


Alaska Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Alaska, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. 

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Alaska, go to our Recent Grant Search. 

State Highlights

Close-up of Trimble Gilbert playing the fiddle
Trimble Gilbert (Gwich'in): NEA National Heritage Fellowship Tribute Video (2024)
Sep 18, 2024
As a young boy, Trimble Gilbert was captivated by the sounds of fiddle and exuberance of dance during gatherings in the remote and isolated Alaskan villages of the Gwich’in people.
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a soldier playing on a drum kit
A Soldier’s Artful Life: A Conversation with SPC Ryan P. DeWolfe
Jan 17, 2024
Here's the story of how music therapy helped SPC Ryan P. DeWolfe heal from a Traumatic Brain Injury and continue his career in the army.
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State & Regional Contacts

Alaska State Council on the Arts 
161 Klevin St., Suite 102
Anchorage, AK 99508-1506
907/269-6610
TT/Relay AK: 1-800-770-8973 
aksca.info@alaska.gov

Creative West (Regional Arts Organization)
1743 Wazee Street, suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303/629-1166
wearecreativewest.org 

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