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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

Congratulations to Rahele Megosha from South Dakota, who was named the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Champion during the May 27 national finals. Kendall Grimes from Tennessee, was announced as the second-place winner, and Soojin Park from Alabama, came in third-place.

Since the killing of George Floyd that took place on this date one year ago, there has been a chorus of artists and creators raising up issues of equity, access, and systemic racism. Through these stories we can consider, as individuals and a nation, the impact of these recent tragedies, and how to grieve, heal, and move forward.