Apply Now for Grants to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals

Thu, 11/07/2024 - 12:00

A collage of 4 photos showing people engaged with art experiences and art-making. Text reads: Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants. Apply by January 15, 2025. maaa.org/CreativeForces — 2024 Creative Forces Community Engagement grant recipients. Photo credits (clockwise from top left): Brushwood Center, photo by Josiah Shaw; Exit 12 Dance Company, photo by Alberto Vasari; Carnegie Hall's A Lullaby Project, photo by Jennifer Taylor; So Say We All, photo by Matthew Getz

Creative Forces Applications Now Open for Grants to Support Arts Projects for Military-Connected Individuals

New Research Explores Arts Engagement and Social Connectedness

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 12:00

A new research brief released today by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) examines recent patterns of arts engagement among U.S. adults, and the relationship between arts engagement and social connectedness.

Shakespeare in American Communities Expands to Support Apprenticeships, Community-Based Theater Engagement

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:00

Six actors in elaborate colorful masks perform a Shakespeare play in a school gym — Performance of Midsummer Night's Dream by Idaho Shakespeare Festival at Anser Charter School. Photo courtesy of Idaho Shakespeare Festival

The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce exciting updates to the Shakespeare in American Communities initiative.

President Biden to Award National Medals of Arts

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 12:00

National Medal of the Arts w/ purple ribbon

President Joseph R. Biden will present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals on Monday, October 21, 2024, in a private ceremony at the White House.

Upcoming National Council on the Arts Public Meeting to Focus on Local Arts Agencies

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:00

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 214th National Council on the Arts meeting on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET. In addition to remarks by Chair Jackson, a highlight of this meeting will be a panel discussion, “Understanding the Value and Impact of Local Arts Agencies."

NEA Big Read Introduces New Books and Theme, “Our Nature”

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 12:00

NEA Big Read 2025-26 Theme: Our Nature. Intent to apply due January 23, 2025

Applications are now open for NEA Big Read grants to support community-wide reading programs between September 2025 and June 2026 under the new theme, “Our Nature: How Our Physical Environment Can Lead Us to Seek Hope, Courage, and Connection.”

National Endowment for the Arts Statement on the Death of National Heritage Fellow Dwight Lamb

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:00

An elder man with glasses sits playing a button accordion with microphones around him and a colorful backdrop — Dwight Lamb performs for an audience during the 2017 NEA National Heritage Fellowships Concert in Washington, DC. Photo by Tom Pich

Statement on the Death of 2017 NEA National Heritage Fellow Dwight Lamb

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $12 Million in Grants to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities Nationwide

Tue, 09/24/2024 - 12:00

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 112 organizations recommended for awards under ArtsHERE—a new pilot program in partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations—designed to expand access to arts participation across the nation.

Poetry Out Loud to Celebrate 20th Anniversary During 2024-2025 School Year

Wed, 09/04/2024 - 12:00

Three women stand smiling on a stage as confetti fall around them, the young woman in center holds a trophy — 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Niveah Glover of Florida with Maria Rosario Jackson (left), National Endowment for the Arts chair, and Michelle Boone (right), Poetry Foundation president. Photo by James Kegley

The 2024-2025 school year marks the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud®, an arts education program and dynamic poetry recitation competition for high school students that lifts poetry off the page, creating community and connection.

National Park Service and Partner Agencies Award $25.7 Million to Preserve Significant Historic Sites and Collections

Tue, 08/20/2024 - 12:00

Photo of the front of the main entrance to the St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue showing carved sculptures above the doors — The Stanford White Triple Portal is the main entrance to the St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue. The Triple Portal, boasting three sets of spectacular bas-relief cast bronze doors and carved stone iconographic sculpture by renowned artists of the early 20th century, was the defining feature for the design and construction of the new St. Bartholomew’s Church building in 1918, heralded by architect Bertram G. Goodhue as “perhaps the most beautiful thing of its kind in America.” Over time the building has experienced deterioration from pollution and age. The Save America's Treasures grant will focus on the preservation of the Cipollino marble columns, iconographic sculpture, the bronze doors and the limestone steps that comprise the Stanford White Triple Portal. The grantee is providing $2,957,505 of matching funds. Photo by Gil Gilbert for St. Bartholomew's Conservancy, Inc.

The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $25.7 million in Save America’s Treasures grants to fund 59 projects that will preserve nationally significant sites and historic collections in 26 states and the District of Columbia.

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