Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants to Provide Arts Programming for Military-Connected Individuals Nationwide
 

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Participants at a Pop_Up Creative Arts Café hosted by VETART work clay on wheels in May 2019. Photo courtesy of VETART

The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance, is pleased to announce the launch of a new grant program as part of Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network. The Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants will support arts engagement programming for military and veteran populations and family members, providing opportunities for creative expression and strengthening resilience.

Joint Statement by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities on Commemorating the 20th Year Anniversary of 9/11

NEA to Sponsor 2021 National Book Festival

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The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to continue its support of the Library of Congress National Book Festival, which in 2021 will feature many recipients of NEA Creative Writing Fellowships.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Biden-Harris Appointees

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Diane Dewhirst (left), NEA senior deputy chairperson, and Hannah Schwartz, NEA director of strategic priorities and projects

The National Endowment for the Arts announced the appointment of Diane Dewhirst, senior deputy chairperson, and Hannah Schwartz, director of strategic priorities and projects, as political appointees for the Biden-Harris Administration at the agency.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2022 NEA Jazz Masters

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Stanley Clarke (photo by Toshi Sakurai), Donald Harrison, Jr. (photo courtesy of Donald Harrison), Cassandra Wilson (photo by Mark Seliger), and Billy Hart (photo by Desmond White).

The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters recipients--Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, Cassandra Wilson, and Donald Harrison Jr., recipient of the 2022 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Report on Artists’ Use of Technology as a Creative Medium

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The National Endowment for the Arts announces the report, "Tech as Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium."

NEA Offers Relief Funds to Help Arts and Culture Sector Recover from Pandemic

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The National Endowment for the Arts is announcing two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan funds. These programs are open to nonprofit arts and culture organizations and local arts agencies, regardless of whether they have received NEA funding in the past. Guidelines, applicant resources, FAQs and more are on the NEA website.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellows

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The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, who will be featured in a film that will debut on November 17, 2021 on arts.gov.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 61 NEA Big Read Grants for 2021-2022

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The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Midwest, is pleased to announce 61 grants totaling $1,070,000 to support NEA Big Read projects in 2021-2022. These grants, managed by Arts Midwest, will support dynamic community reading programs designed to encourage conversation and discovery, all inspired by a book from the NEA Big Read library.

President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposes $201 Million for the National Endowment for the Arts

President Biden's FY 2022 budget provides a significant and historic increase to the NEA’s budget, demonstrating the president’s trust and belief in the agency's mission to provide equitable access to the arts in all communities throughout the country, as well as its ability to strengthen the arts and culture sectors in a time of great need.
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