News

Announcements

Generic background with a US flag.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces CARES Act Funding to Support Arts Jobs and Help Sustain Arts Organizations

April 8, 2020
Washington, DC — The National Endowment for the Arts announced today its guidelines to swiftly distribute funding to nonprofit arts organizations from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to preserve jobs and help support organizations forced to close...
A man stands on a balcony with a city behind him.

Brandon Gryde Joins National Endowment for the Arts as Director of Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works and Artist Communities

April 6, 2020
Washington, DC—The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce Brandon Gryde has joined the agency’s staff as the new director of presenting and multidisciplinary works and artist communities. He started in this position on March 30, 2020. Mary Anne Carter, chairman...
Generic background with a US flag.

National Endowment for the Arts to Distribute $75 million in Relief Aid to Arts Organizations in Need

March 27, 2020
Washington, DC —In recognition of the arts’ $877 billion contribution to the U.S. economy and a source of 5.1 million American jobs, the National Endowment for the Arts will distribute $75 million in funding provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...
See All Announcements

Contact

Victoria Hutter, Assistant Director - Press  
202/682-5692  hutterv@arts.gov      

Elizabeth Auclair, Public Affairs Specialist
202/682-5744   auclaire@arts.gov

Allison Hill, Public Affairs Specialist
202/682-5037   hilla@arts.gov

NEWSLETTERS

Subscribe to our e-newsletters.

ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN

Chairman Mary Anne Carter's biography.

New Content

Woman in costume squatting on stage with people sitting behind her.

This Land of Arts

Welcome to the new National Endowment for the Arts magazine! We have taken on a new name, American Artscape , that better captures the national scope of the agency’s grants,...

Multimedia

Headshot of a man.

Roscoe Mitchell

Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master

Here’s Roscoe Mitchell: Saxophonist, composer and 2020 NEA Jazz Master

View All

FOR MEDIA

Frequently Asked Questions

You’ll find materials here such as fact sheets, press kits, and links to agency documents including budget requests, strategic plan, and appropriations.

Facts & Figures: The NEA's suite of motion graphics, infographics, and discipline fact sheets provide an overview of the NEA's work in communities across the country.

Sign up for press releases.