Today's blog post spotlights Girls Write Nashville, a free songwriting mentorship program for young, female-identifying and nonbinary artists.

In this excerpt from his American Artscape interview, José Diaz talks about the importance of music as cultural—and personal—history.

Through the arts, Albuquerque's Working Classroom teaches young people how to be agents of change in their communities.

Rock musician and founder/executive director of Art as Mentorship sat down with the Arts Endowment to discuss giving space for students to express themselves and his mission to honor the many sounds that make up American music.

For Seattle-based arts education group Arts Corp, equity is the "heart and core of our work."

Psychology and arts researcher Jennifer Drake explains why engaging in arts education helps students achieve positive outcomes in all areas of study.

As students across the country head back to school, check out these podcasts that focus on the many facets of arts education and its benefits!

Julian Champion of West Point School of Beauty talks about the importance of music education even if a student doesn't go on to become a professional musician.

2021 Poetry Out Loud Champ Rahele Megosha of South Dakota gives us the inside look at reciting her way to the top spot at last year's National Finals.

Through dance, Mauro Ballet has helped San Juan recover emotionally from Hurricane Maria and Covid-19.

For more than two decades, the Grand Canyon Music Festival Native American Composers Apprentice Project, a long-time Arts Endowment grantee, has empowered student composers in rural Native-American communities to make their voices soar.

NEA Arts Education Team Lead Nancy Daugherty writes about the crucial role arts education will play in supporting student success and well being as they head back to school this year.

As we head back to school, here's a look at how two arts education collaboratives are working together to expand access to arts education for youth in rural Alabama.

As kids head back to school, we're taking a look at some of the arts education projects supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, such as the ones at Savannah, Georgia's Deep Center.