It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Navajo Basketweaver, Mary Holiday Black, recipient of a 1995 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.

Tsione Wolde-Michael has been named Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH).

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...

Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant applications now open to support arts programming for military-connected individuals

The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates the rich and dynamic expressive arts and cultures of Native peoples and acknowledges the central role the arts play in Native community life.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce staffing changes which will strengthen its position as a national resource and further the Agency’s work in equity, access, and inclusion.

Roots of American Culture: A Cross-Country Visit with Living Treasures of the Folk and Traditional Arts will premiere Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 8pm ET on arts.gov.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 208th National Council on the Arts meeting on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Applications are now open for grants to support NEA Big Read projects between September 2023 and June 2024. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports community reading progr...

Statement by National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, Ph.D. on National Disability Employment Awareness Month

President Joseph R. Biden issued a proclamation today designating October 2022 as National Arts and Humanities Month. In the proclamation, the President announced a new Executive Order that advances a whole-of-government policy for the arts, the huma...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is committed to advancing engagement with, inclusion of, and equitable access to arts, culture, and design created by and in Hispanic/Latinx communities.

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) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) are collaborating to increase awareness of GSA’s Art in Architecture program and to promote federal art commission opportunities for artists that reflect the...

Since August 26, 1971, our nation celebrates Women’s Equality Day—a day that commemorates Congress’s 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment; granting women the right to vote. This celebration would not be possible without the strong advocacy of former U...

It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the death of Irish musician Mick Moloney of New York, New York, recipient of a 1999 NEA National Heritage 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...

Announcing the 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellows

The public is invited to the 207th meeting of the National Council on the Arts, which will take place virtually on Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 3:15pm to 4:30pm ET.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, is announcing support for 62 nonprofit organizations to hold NEA Big Read programming in 2022-2023.

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation are pleased to share that Mia Ronn, a junior at the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California, is the 2022 Poetry Out Loud™ National Champion.