It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal, recipient of a 1994 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in jazz.
In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA is collaborating with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a series of free events March 30-April 1 t...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2023, with more than $34 million in funding to support the arts nationwide.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce that grant guidelines and application materials are now available for Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects (GAP). These grants to organizations support specific projects in an...
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of pianist Ramsey Lewis, recipient of a 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship—musicians Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, and Louis Hayes, as well as Sue Mingus, recipient of the 2023 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Maste...
The National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families are pleased to announce the museums across America that will be participating in the Blue Star Museums program this summer, from May 21, 2022—Armed Forces Day—to September 5, 2022—Labor Day.
For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2022, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is announcing more than $91 million in recommended grants to organizations in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. Grants are in three NEA funding...
The National Endowment for the Arts and the American Theatre Wing are pleased to announce the final songs from the 2021 winners of the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge will premiere on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET iHeartRadio Broadw...
The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters—Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Jr., Billy Hart, Cassandra Wilson—and kick off a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the program with a concert on Thursday, March ...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced it has recommended American Rescue Plan (ARP) awards totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The organizations may use th...
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Stephen Sondheim, recipient of a 1996 National Medal of Arts.
The National Endowment for the Arts today announced American Rescue Plan grants totaling $20,200,000 to 66 local arts agencies for subgranting to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.
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...
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B-3 jazz organist and composer, and recipient of a 2017 NEA Jazz Master Fellowship.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of George Wein, producer, pianist, and recipient of the 2005 A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of Phil Schaap, archivist, educator, historian, jazz radio host, and recipient of the 2021 A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters recipients--Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison Jr., recipient of the 2022 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
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