National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2017-2018 NEA Big Read Grants

Thu, 06/08/2017 - 12:00

A group of people of diverse ages sit around a classroom discussing a book. — Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community conversation as part of their 2016 NEA Big Read activities. Staten Island OutLOUD will receive a 2017-18 NEA Big Read grant for a program on True Grit. Photo by Eileen Monreale, courtesy of Staten Island OutLOUD

Blue Star Museums Offers Free Admission for Eighth Year and 2017 Summer

Tue, 05/16/2017 - 12:00

Military family visits art gallery — A family from Dyess AFB visits an exhibition on view at the Grace Museum in Abilene, Texas, a Blue Star Museum. Photo courtesy of the Grace Museum

Final Contest for the Title of National Poetry Out Loud Champion on April 26, 2017

Wed, 04/26/2017 - 12:00

Graphic with photos of the nine poetry out loud finalists — Photos by James Kegley

High School Students Compete for National Championship in Poetry Out Loud

Thu, 04/06/2017 - 12:00

Celebrate the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters during Jazz Appreciation Month

Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:00

Photos of 2017 NEA Jazz Masters — Clockwise from top right: Dee Dee Bridgewater (photo by Mark Higashino), Dick Hyman (photo by Bob Haggart Jr.), Dave Holland (photo by Ulli Gruber), Ira Gitler (photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill), and Dr. Lonnie Smith (photo by Mathieu Bitton).

National Endowment for the Arts and United States Conference of Mayors Partner on Mayors’ Institute on City Design

Mon, 02/06/2017 - 12:00

National Endowment for the Arts to Award More Than $30 Million for Arts Projects Nationwide

Tue, 12/13/2016 - 12:00

A young boy sits in the front of a computer with other students working on computers in the background. — An Art Works: Creativity Connects grant to Writers in the Schools in Houston, Texas, will support the creation of Writers in the Schools (WITS) Digital, in partnership with Histrionix Learning Company. Photo by Alyssa Hartgrove

Historic Healing Arts and Military Partnership Expands

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 12:00

Pencil sketch of the front of the NICOE building with masks drawn in front — Chairman Jane Chu's sketch of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) featuring masks created by service members who participated in the creative arts therapy program.

2017-18 NEA Big Read Guidelines Now Available

Thu, 10/13/2016 - 12:00

Pictures of book jackets for NEA Big Read books with text about application deadline.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu Participates in Repatriation Ceremony of Oglala Lakota Cultural Artifacts

Sat, 10/08/2016 - 12:00

Nation-to-Nation repatriation ceremony in Rapid City, South Dakota — On Saturday, October 8, 2016, Tawa Ducheneaux, Archivist, Oglala Lakota College; John Yellow Bird Steele, President, Oglala Sioux Tribe; Clifford Brown, Director, Folk & Traditional Arts, NEA; and Jane Chu, Chairman, NEA participated in a Nation-to-Nation repatriation ceremony in Rapid City, South Dakota. Photo Courtesy of Arlo Iron Cloud.

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