Announcements

January 2020

National Endowment for the Arts Releases Latest Survey of Public Participation in the Arts

January 22, 2020

Washington, DC — The National Endowment for the Arts today released the full results from the nation’s largest, most representative survey of adult participation in the arts. The new Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) records the different ways that American...

Infographic showing support for literature fellowships

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Literature Fellowship Grant Recipients

January 16, 2020

Washington, DC—The National Endowment for the Arts announced today a total of $1.2 million in fellowships to creative writers and translators, supporting both the development of new works of American literature and the translation into English of literary prose, poetry, and...

A hand in the foreground rolls blue paint on a cement block wall in the creation of a mural

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Arts Project Grants in All 50 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

January 15, 2020

Washington, DC —Chairman Mary Anne Carter announced today that organizations in every state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will receive federal funding for arts projects from the National Endowment for the Arts in this round of fiscal year...

female student sits at piano with two men looking at sheet music with her

2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Opens for Submissions

January 13, 2020

Washington, DC —Calling all high school songwriters! Beginning today, January 13, the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Theatre Wing are accepting submissions to the 2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge . This national contest is for high school students...

November 2019

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Expansion of Creative Forces Healing Arts Network

November 19, 2019

Washington, DC —In service to our nation’s military service members, today the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Rural Health (ORH) are announcing plans to expand the telehealth component of Creative Forces®: NEA...

President Trump to Award National Medal of Arts

November 18, 2019

Washington, DC —President Donald J. Trump will present the 2019 National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals on Thursday, November 21, 2019, in the White House at 3:30 PM EST (please note the updated time). Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National...

October 2019

A young woman sits on a piano bench holding a guitar while two men stand casually leaning on the piano

National Council on the Arts Public Meeting, Friday, October 25, 2019

October 17, 2019

Washington, DC —The public is invited to the 198th meeting of the National Council on the Arts , which takes place on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 9:30 AM to noon ET at the Phillips Collection, located at 1600 21st St NW in Washington, DC. The meeting includes agency business...

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grant Opportunity Announced for Community Reading Programs

October 16, 2019

Washington, DC —Are you a nonprofit organization interested in increasing community engagement, creating new partnerships, and celebrating great books? The 2020-2021 guidelines for National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grants are now available. This National Endowment for the...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Student Winners of the 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Gather in New York to Record Their Songs

October 16, 2019

Washington, DC —The six winners of the 2019 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge will be at New York City’s Reservoir studios for the recording of their final, original song on October 20 and 21, 2019. The Songwriting Challenge is a program of the National Endowment for the...

September 2019

Two women standing in front of wall of pinned-up easel sheets

National Endowment for the Arts Funds Design Assistance for Twenty-three Rural Communities

September 10, 2019

Washington DC —In its ongoing support of rural communities, the National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2019 communities taking part in its national initiative, the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design™ (CIRD). New this year, the Arts Endowment is expanding CIRD’s offerings...

NEA

News