Press Release Nov 17, 2020 New Report from the National Endowment for the Arts Shows the Arts Can Be Significant Tool in Fight Against Opioid Abuse In its first-ever report addressing the nation’s opioid crisis, the National Endowment for the Arts finds that incorporating music into treatments for opioid use disorder can contribute significant, positive effects for patients. The report, Arts Str...
Press Release Oct 21, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA Jazz Masters The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap, who is the recipient of the 2021 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.
Press Release Oct 14, 2020 NEA Big Read Grant Opportunity The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with Arts Midwest, announced today that guidelines are now available for nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant to hold an NEA Big Read project between September 2021 and June ...
Press Release Oct 06, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Grant Bulltail It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Crow storyteller Grant Bulltail, from Crow Agency, Montana, recipient of a 2019 National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the folk and tradi...
Press Release Sep 22, 2020 Students Across America Selected as Winners of 2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge The National Endowment for the Arts with the American Theatre Wing announced today the winners of the 2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.
Press Release Sep 18, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts to Support 20th National Book Festival, September 25-27, 2020 As the Library of Congress celebrates the 20th National Book Festival, held online September 25-27, the National Endowment for the Arts will once again sponsor the Poetry & Prose Stage, featuring United States Poets Laureate, NEA Literature Fellows, ...
Press Release Sep 17, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of NEA Jazz Master Stanley Crouch It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of writer, musician, and cultural critic Stanley Crouch, recipient of the 2019 A. B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, given each year to...
Press Release Jul 16, 2020 Virtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020 The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Dorthaan Kirk (A.B. Spellman Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy), Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell,...
Press Release Jul 01, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Approves Arts Organizations for CARES Act Funding The National Endowment for the Arts announces the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Press Release Jul 01, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on Rudolfo Anaya It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of author Rudolfo Anaya, recipient of a 2001 National Medal of Arts.
Press Release Jun 29, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Manuel “Cowboy” Donley It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Tejano musician and singer from Manuel "Cowboy" Donley from Austin, Texas, recipient of a 2014 National Heritage Fellowship, the nation’s highest honor in the...
Press Release Jun 23, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2020 Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts As part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ work to support and celebrate our nation’s rich traditional arts heritage, the agency is announcing the 2020 recipients of its National Heritage Fellowships.
Press Release Jun 16, 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Funds 84 NEA Big Read Projects Nationwide Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative brings communities together around the shared activity of reading and discussing a book. Today, the Arts Endowment is announcing funding for 84 organizations to lead NEA Big Read proj...