Washington, DC— The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 211th National Council on the Arts meeting virtually on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 10:00 am ET. Register in Advance

The National Council on the Arts advises the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, who also chairs the Council, on agency policies and programs, and reviews and makes recommendations to the chair on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives.

Following opening remarks from Chair Jackson, the meeting with feature:

• Highlights from the 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellows' Gathering in Fellowship activities, including the awards ceremony and celebration of the fellows from the last four years. 
• Findings from two national surveys on arts participation in the United States during COVID-19: Arts Participation Patterns in 2022: Highlights from the Survey of Public Participation in the Arts and Online Audiences for Arts Programming: A Survey of Virtual Participation Amid COVID-19.

PARTICIPANTS:

• Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, Chair, NEA
• Ayanna Hudson, Chief Strategy, Programs, and Engagement
     Officer, NEA
• Cheryl Schiele, Interim Director of Folk & Traditional Arts, NEA
• Sunil Iyengar, Director of the Office of Research & Analysis, NEA
• National Council on the Arts members

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About the National Council on the Arts
The National Council on the Arts advises the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, who also chairs the Council, on agency policies and programs. It reviews and makes recommendations to the Chair on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives. More information, including the list of current council members, is available at arts.gov.