Press Release Sep 24, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities Nationwide The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations—desi...
Press Release Sep 23, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator Benny Golson, recipient of a 1996 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release Sep 10, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of James Earl Jones It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of former National Council on the Arts member and National Medal of Arts recipient James Earl Jones.
Press Release Sep 09, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Dan Morgenstern It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of jazz historian, archivist, author, editor, and educator Dan Morgenstern, recipient of the 2007 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Sep 04, 2024 Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year The 2024-2025 school year marks the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud®, an arts education program and dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students that lifts poetry off the page, creating community and connection.
Press Release Aug 20, 2024 National Park Service and Partner Agencies Award $25.7 Million to Preserve Significant Historic Sites and Collections The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
Press Release Aug 20, 2024 Celebrate the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows with Free Events in Washington, DC This September in Washington, DC, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will hold free events to celebrate ten extraordinary artists who shape America’s cultural heritage—the 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation’s highest ...
Press Release Aug 06, 2024 Submissions Open for 2024-2025 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), is now accepting submissions for the 2024-25 program, an opportunity for high ...
Press Release Aug 05, 2024 New NEH-NEA Partnership Will Expand Data Available on Humanities and Arts and Cultural Organizations A new interagency partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts will support the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Humanities Indicators project to assess the size and health of the nonprofit...
Press Release Jul 16, 2024 Announcing the 2025 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announced today the newest recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz. Marshall Allen, Marilyn Crispell, Chucho Valdés, and recipient of the 2025 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Master...
Press Release Jun 13, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Leaders Visit Ohio June 27-28 Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, and members of the National Council on the Arts, will gather in Ohio June 27-28, 2024, for the council’s summer meeting.
Press Release Jun 11, 2024 Announcing the Program Mentors and Cast for Challenge Accepted! A Concert Presenting the Winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Musical theater fans will have the chance to see the fully orchestrated arrangements of the winning songs from the 2023-2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, performed live by Broadway artists during a special concert on June 17 at 7 p.m. ET.
Press Release Jun 05, 2024 Announcing the 2024-2025 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Communities The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce grants to 62 nonprofit organizations for NEA Big Read programming in 2024-2025.
Press Release May 30, 2024 Creative Forces Announces Grants for Arts Engagement Projects to Support Military-Connected People
Press Release May 23, 2024 Readout of Federal Interagency Working Group on Arts, Health, and Civic Infrastructure Meeting On Thursday, May 16, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra participated in the second meeting of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Arts, Health, and Civic Infrastructure. Secretary Becerra and Chair of the...
Press Release May 21, 2024 Announcing the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Winners The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today the winners of the 2023-2024 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, an opportunity for high school students to develop and showcase musical com...
Press Release May 15, 2024 National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2024 For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the NEA is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions.
Press Release May 09, 2024 Museums Nationwide Provide Free Admission to Military Families This Summer Blue Star Museums begins May 18 and provides free admission to military families again this summer
Press Release May 09, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Bill Holman It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of composer, arranger, and saxophonist Bill Holman, recipient of a 2010 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
Press Release May 09, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Phil Wiggins NEA Statement on the Death of 2017 National Heritage Fellow Phil Wiggins
Press Release May 06, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Premieres Tribute Film Series about National Heritage Fellows The Story of Our Heritage: Celebrate the extraordinary artists who shape America's cultural heritage
Press Release May 03, 2024 Niveah Glover from Florida Named 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion The NEA and the Poetry Foundation are pleased to share that Niveah Glover, a 12th-grade student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2024 Poetry Out Loud® National Champion.
Press Release May 02, 2024 Final Contest for 2024 Poetry Out Loud Competition on May 2, 2024 Out of a field of 55 state and jurisdictional champions, nine high school students are advancing to the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals on May 2.
Press Release May 02, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Paul Bergren NEA Statement on the Death of 2012 Heritage Fellow Paul Bergren
Press Release Apr 05, 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Albert “Tootie” Heath It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of percussionist and educator Albert “Tootie” Heath, recipient of a 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.