2025 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Ceremony
(Top-Bottom, Left-Right): Carmen Baron, photo by John Baron; Peniel Guerrier, photo courtesy of Peniel Guerrier; Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga, photo credit lwanaga Family; Ernie Marsh, photo by Teresa Marsh; Edward Poullard, photo by Mark Marcin; Steve Tamayo Ancestral Voices Mural, South Omaha, Nebraska, Photo by Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press; Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America, photo by Stefan Iwaskewycz
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will honor the 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, at an award ceremony in Washington, DC. The event will include remarks and performances by and in honor of the recipients. This event is hosted by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
Meet the 2025 honorees and find more information on the ceremony.