National Endowment for Arts Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2024

New NEA Grants. $110 Million to Organizations for Projects in All States and Jurisdictions. Photos clockwise from top left: Two Black men drum on a stage in front of a group of other drummers. Next, two men hold up papier-mâché animal heads in an art room. Next, two young Black women dance in red outfits on a stage outdoors. Last, a young woman and man paint on the asphalt of a street.

Photos from clockwise from top left: Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center's New Mainers on Stage, photo by Firdaws Hakizimana; Neomuralismos de Mexico alejibres workshop, photo by Aaron Johnson-Ortiz for Neomuralismos de Mexico; Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts (DEYA) Youth Stage at Detroit's Concert of Colors, photo courtesy of DEYA; Living Streets Alliance volunteers, photo by Ernesto Raul Aguilar

For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the NEA is pleased to announce more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions.

Museums Nationwide Provide Free Admission to Military Families This Summer

A father dressed in a military uniform holds his young son at an interactive art exhibit. The background is dark and there is light shining up illuminating their faces

Military families engaged in art-making activities and explored the Dayton Art Institute during a Blue Star Museums event on May 31, 2023 to celebrate the launch of the free summer admission program. Photo credit: Carrs & Co Photography House

Blue Star Museums begins May 18 and provides free admission to military families again this summer

National Endowment for the Arts Premieres Tribute Film Series about National Heritage Fellows

Poster-style image showing the nine 2023 National Heritage Fellows and announcing tribute films for each. Text reads The Story of Our Heritage. Celebrate the extraordinary artists who shape America's cultural heritage

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The Story of Our Heritage: Celebrate the extraordinary artists who shape America's cultural heritage

Niveah Glover from Florida Named 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion

Niveah Glover, a young Black woman, holding her Poetry Out Loud National Champion trophy aloft

2024 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Niveah Glover of Florida. Photo by James Kegley

The NEA and the Poetry Foundation are pleased to share that Niveah Glover, a 12th-grade student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2024 Poetry Out Loud® National Champion.

Final Contest for 2024 Poetry Out Loud Competition on May 2, 2024

Who will be this year's Poetry Out Loud National Champion? With photo of nine 2024 finalists

Photos of nine finalists by James Kegley

Out of a field of 55 state and jurisdictional champions, nine high school students are advancing to the 2024 Poetry Out Loud National Finals on May 2.

High School Students from Across Nation to Compete in Poetry Out Loud National Finals

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The 2024 Poetry Out Loud® National Finals will be held in Washington, DC, May 1-2, bringing together high school students from across the nation to the capital for an exciting poetry recitation competition, where one student will win the title of national champion and a $20,000 prize.

New Updates on the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Events

Collage of the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are pleased to announce new details about the upcoming events in honor of the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters—Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Willard Jenkins, and Amina Claudine Myers.

Arts & Cultural Sector Hit All-Time High in 2022 Value Added to U.S. Economy 

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The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA), a product of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that tracks the annual economic value of arts and cultural production from 35 industries—including both commercial and nonprofit entities.

New Resource from the NEA Will Monitor the Health and Vitality of the Arts in the U.S.

National Arts Statistics and Evidence-Based Reporting Center. Measuring the Arts
On April 2, 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts will launch the Arts Indicators Project. To mark the launch, the NEA will host a public webinar on April 2 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET that will introduce the project alongside panel discussions on the importance of public data and evidence for decision-making in the arts.

Meeting of the National Council on the Arts on March 27, 2024, in Washington, DC

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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 212th National Council on the Arts meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Following opening remarks from Chair Jackson, the meeting will feature two panel discussions on the state of the nonprofit performing arts sector titled “Meeting the Moment: Building a Healthy Performing Arts Ecosystem.”
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