The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its logo to boldly reflect the importance of this independent federal agency whose funding and support gives all Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities.  Selected from a number of possible choices that were designed in-house by the creative talent at the National Endowment for the Arts, this new logo clearly exudes the pride and confidence of the good work that is done by this agency in partnership with state and regional arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. “We are delighted with this new logo that proudly displays the powerful and elegant name of National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency that for nearly 55 years has increased access to the arts, benefiting individuals and communities while also adding immense economic benefits,” said Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Mary Anne Carter. “I particularly like that the entire staff had an opportunity to vote on the logo that represents the hard work they do.”