Michael A. Cummings

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African American Quilter

Ed Eugene Carriere (Suquamish)

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Photo by Stuart Isett

Suquamish Basketmaker

Sneak Peek: Louis Hayes Podcast

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Louis Hayes: The Jazz Messengers was disbanding, and Art Blakey was keeping the name Jazz Messengers, and Horace Silver, the pianist, was starting his own band. So Doug Wattles and Donald Byrd said to Horace Silver to get me from Detroit to be in the group. So Horace Silver called me in August of 1956, and that just that fixed me right up. My dreams were coming true. And so I came to New York to join Horace Silver at that time. And that period with Horace Silver was just magnificent. He wrote so much music, and we got along at such a high level. So that's how I started my career at this place that I always wanted to be: New York.

Art Talk with NEA Literature Fellow Ashanti Anderson

Ashanti Anderson

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We spoke with newly announced NEA Creative Writing Fellow Ashanti Anderson about their poetry practice and how this award is impacting their career.

Black History Month Spotlight: Gordon Parks

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Gordon Parks. Self-Portrait, 1941. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation
In this Black History Month spotlight, we look at the early work of famed photographer Gordon Parks and how he developed his signature style and point of view.

NPR Listening Party with the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters

Press Release: 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Events
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., NPR will host a listening party in honor of the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters at their headquarters.
10:30 am ~ 12:00 am

Student Master Class with 2023 NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett

Press Release: 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Events
On Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 12:30–2:00 p.m., 2023 NEA Jazz Master Kenny Garrett will conduct a master class with Howard University student musicians.
12:30 pm ~ 02:00 pm

2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert

Press Release: 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Events
The 2023 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert will take place Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and will also be available through a live webcast and radio broadcast.
07:30 pm ~ 09:00 pm

ARP Grant Spotlight: Richmond CultureWorks (Richmond, VA)

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Community members gather at an event hosted by Robinson Theater Community Arts Center. This annual Fall Festival event highlights local arts, artists, and nonprofit arts and culture organization. Robinson Theater, a Richmond CultureWorks grantee, is a multi-purpose facility that exists to inspire, encourage, and restore healthy. Photo by Meghan Pyle.

Here's how Richmond CultureWorks, a local arts organization, used ARP funds from the Arts Endowment to promote creativity and collaboration in Virginia's capital.

2023 NEA Jazz Masters Honored at Free Events

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2023 NEA Jazz Masters (clockwise from top right): Regina Carter (photo by Jeff Dunn), Sue Mingus (Photo courtesy Mingus Archives), Kenny Garrett (photo by Jimmy Katz), Louis Hayes (photo by Janette Beckman)

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 that will give audiences opportunities to experience the honorees’ music, stories, and knowledge
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