Press Release Dec 18, 2021 Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson Confirmed as Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson as the 13th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Press Release Oct 20, 2021 Students Across America Selected as Winners of 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge The NEA in partnership with the American Theatre Wing announced the winners of the 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.
Press Release Sep 30, 2021 America’s Cultural Agencies Celebrate 35th Anniversary of Arts and Humanities Month 2021 In celebration of the vital roles that arts and humanities play in American society, the nation’s cultural agencies—IMLS, NEA, and NEH—have joined together to engage communities across the country for National Arts and Humanities Month 2021 - #NAHM21...
Press Release Jun 30, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Report on Artists’ Use of Technology as a Creative Medium The National Endowment for the Arts announces the report, "Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium."
Press Release Jun 23, 2021 NEA Offers Relief Funds to Help Arts and Culture Sector Recover from Pandemic The National Endowment for the Arts is announcing two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan funds. These programs are open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations and local arts agencies, regardless of whether they have received NEA funding...
Press Release May 28, 2021 Rahele Megosha from South Dakota Named 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Congratulations to Rahele Megosha from South Dakota, who was named the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Champion during the May 27 national finals. Kendall Grimes from Tennessee, was announced as the second-place winner, and Soojin Park from Alabama, ca...
Press Release May 12, 2021 National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2021 For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2021, the National Endowment for the Arts announces more than $88 million in recommended grants to organizations in all 50 states and jurisdictions.
Press Release Apr 08, 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals Broadcast May 2 and 27, 2021 at Arts.gov This May, 55 finalists—one from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa—will advance to compete in the Poetry Out Loud national finals, which will be available through a webcast at arts.gov...
Press Release Feb 04, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Supports the Arts with over $27.5 Million in Awards in First Round of FY2021 Funding The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2021 totaling $27,562,040. Supported projects span 14 artistic disciplines in communities throughout the United States. Also included in ...
Press Release Jan 15, 2021 National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Congratulates Recipients of the 2020 National Medal of Arts National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter extends her congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 National Medal of Arts for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts and culture of America.