Poetry Out Loud 2019 National Finals in Washington, DC, April 30-May 1, 2019

Wed, 04/24/2019 - 12:00

High School Students Nationwide to Compete in Poetry Out Loud National Finals

Wed, 04/03/2019 - 12:00

2018 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Janae Claxton. The 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals will take place April 30-May 1, 2019. Photo by James Kegley

National Council on the Arts Public Meeting to Take Place on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 28, 2019

Thu, 03/21/2019 - 12:00

A man performs on the violin in a classroom while students watch. — Joye in Aiken, an NEA grant recipient, brings Juilliard-trained artists into classrooms to teach and mentor area students in South Carolina. Photo by Brent Cline

First Lady of the United States Melania Trump and Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence to Serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of Blue Star Museums 2019

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00

National Endowment for the Arts Announces More than $27 Million in Grants Reaching All 50 States, DC, and Puerto Rico

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 12:00

A young girl participates in a glass blowing demonstration with an artist helping. — A National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant to Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort, Kentucky, will support a multidisciplinary arts festival. Photo by Kelly Morgan, courtesy of Josephine Sculpture Park

#NEABigRead Library Expands with Six New Additions

Mon, 10/22/2018 - 12:00

Six new books will be added to the NEA Big Read.

Meeting of National Council on the Arts on October 26, 2018 in Washington, DC

Thu, 10/18/2018 - 12:00

A student orchestra performs on a stage — DC Youth Orchestra Program, photo by Erika Baker

National Endowment for the Arts Announces $325,000 in Grants for the Translation of World Literature into English

Wed, 08/29/2018 - 12:00

Images of the world, books, and a person writing

National Endowment for the Arts Announces Free Events September 26 & 28, 2018 in Honor of National Heritage Fellows

Wed, 08/22/2018 - 12:00

Headshots of nine individuals with next saying 2018 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships — Photo credits clockwise from top left: Barbara Lynn (photo by Keisha Sims), Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim (photo by Jen Dougherty), Manuel Cuevas (photo by Yuri Figueroa), Ethel Raim (photo by Tom Pich), Ofelia Esparza (photo courtesy of Craft in America, photo by Mark Markley), Marion Coleman (photo by Tom Pich), Don and Cindy Roy (photo by Molly Haley), Eddie Bond (photo by Susi Lawson Photography), Kelly Church (photo by Richard Church, Ottawa and Pottawatomi).

National Endowment for the Arts Sponsors the 2018 National Book Festival Poetry and Prose Stage

Tue, 08/21/2018 - 12:00

Image of a young girl sitting on a book, riding a hot air balloon — 2018 National Book Festival poster by illustrator Gaby D'Alessandro

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