National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter Announces Her Resignation

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Chairman Mary Anne Carter. Photo courtesy of National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter announces her resignation.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Congratulates Recipients of the 2020 National Medal of Arts

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National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter extends her congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 National Medal of Arts for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts and culture of America.

New Report from the National Endowment for the Arts Shows the Arts Can Be Significant Tool in Fight Against Opioid Abuse

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In its first-ever report addressing the nation’s opioid crisis, the National Endowment for the Arts finds that incorporating music into treatments for opioid use disorder can contribute significant, positive effects for patients. The report, Arts Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Examining the Evidence centers on arts integration in pain management and in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA Jazz Masters

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2021 NEA Jazz Masters (clockwise from top left): Terri Lyne Carrington (photo by Delphine Diallo), Albert “Tootie” Heath (photo by photo by Ghylian Bell & Mychal Watts), Henry Threadgill (photo by Nhumi Threadgill), and Phil Schaap (photo courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center). 

The National Endowment for the Arts announces the 2021 NEA Jazz Masters: Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Henry Threadgill, and Phil Schaap, who is the recipient of the 2021 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy. 

NEA Big Read Grant Opportunity

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The books are available for NEA Big Read programming in 2021-2022 are An American Sunrise, Beloved, The Best We Could Do, The Call of the Wild, The Grapes of Wrath, and The House on Mango Street.

The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with Arts Midwest, announced today that guidelines are now available for nonprofit organizations interested in applying for a grant to hold an NEA Big Read project between September 2021 and June 2022.

Students Across America Selected as Winners of 2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

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The National Endowment for the Arts with the American Theatre Wing announced today the winners of the 2020 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge.

National Endowment for the Arts to Support 20th National Book Festival, September 25-27, 2020

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As the Library of Congress celebrates the 20th National Book Festival, held online September 25-27, the National Endowment for the Arts will once again sponsor the Poetry & Prose Stage, featuring United States Poets Laureate, NEA Literature Fellows, and past participants in Poetry Out Loud.

Virtual Concert Celebrates the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters on August 20, 2020

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2020 NEA Jazz Masters: Bobby McFerrin (photo by Carol Friedman), Roscoe Mitchell (photo by Ken Weiss), Reggie Workman (photo by Richard Kohler), and Dorthaan Kirk (photo by David Tallacksen, courtesy of WBGO).
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with SFJAZZ, will host a special online-only concert in honor of the 2020 NEA Jazz Masters Dorthaan Kirk (A.B. Spellman Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy), Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell, and Reggie Workman on Thursday, August 20, 2020

National Endowment for the Arts Approves Arts Organizations for CARES Act Funding

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The National Endowment for the Arts announces the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2020 Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts

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2020 National Heritage Fellows (clockwise from top left): William Bell (photo by David McClister), Onnik Dinkjian (photo courtesy of artist), Zakarya and Naomi Diouf (photos © RJ Muna), Karen Ann Hoffman (photo by Jim), Wayne Valliere (photo by Tim Frandy), Suni Paz (photo by Ramiro Fauve), John Morris (photo by Michael Keller), Hugo N. Morales (photo courtesy of Radio Bilingüe), and Los Matachines de la Santa Cruz de la Ladrillera (photo by Norma E. Cantú).
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ work to support and celebrate our nation’s rich traditional arts heritage, the agency is announcing the 2020 recipients of its National Heritage Fellowships.
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