Guam

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $2,452,885 in federal funding, either directly or through territory and regional partners, in Guam.

In information gathered by the Arts Endowment from 2017 County Business Patterns, produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, and World Development Indicators, produced by the World Bank, Guam…

  • Employed 571 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling more than $13.4 million

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country:

The Blue Star Museums program provided free admission to thousands of active military personnel and their families at 1 participating museum in Guam.

More than 305 students from 9 high schools in Guam participated in Poetry Out Loud.


Guam Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for Guam, 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 Guam, go to our Recent Grant Search. 

State Highlights

Headshot of a m,an.
Joaquin Flores Lujan
1996
1996 National Heritage Fellow Joaquin Flores Lujan championed Guam's blacksmithing past, an aspect of the island's Chamorro culture that combines Spanish colonial and local influences.
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State & Regional Contacts

Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities 
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 2950
Tiyan, Guam 96932-2950
011-671/475-2242
arts@ns.gov.nu

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