Join Citizens' Institute on Rural Design for a virtual local design workshop showcase on Thursday, October 24 at 2:00pm ET. Learn more about CIRD sessions from workshop communities, design partners, and others. Register at arts.gov/events.
About us
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), established in Congress in 1965, is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts. By advancing equitable opportunities for arts participation and practice, the NEA fosters and sustains an environment in which the arts benefit everyone in the United States. The NEA’s primary activities include grantmaking to nonprofit arts organizations, public arts agencies and organizations, colleges and universities, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and individual writers and translators. Grant applications are reviewed by panels of arts experts and individuals from across the country. All grants must be matched one-to-one by nonfederal sources, except for individual grants to writers and translators. NEA funding is appropriated by Congress annually. While the NEA’s primary activity includes grantmaking, it also is a national leader in the field and a convener on issues important to the arts community and people working at the intersections of arts and other fields such as health, community development, and education, among others. The NEA is an important resource for research on the value and the importance of the arts, and shares that information with stakeholders and the public.
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http://arts.gov
External link for National Endowment for the Arts
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
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- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1965
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400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20506, US
Employees at National Endowment for the Arts
Updates
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"As I emerged into my art practice, I found a powerful process to express not just my voice but that could serve to amplify a cacophony of voices from my communities. An artful life, to me, is a combination of the relationships and trust built in collective space and through the creative process we are able to form art works that reflect our vision for a better world." Based in San Leandro, California, Melanie Cervantes describes herself as "a Xicanx cultural worker." In 2007 she co-founded the creative collaborative space Dignidad Rebelde with her partner Jesus Barraza. Here's Melanie's take on living an artful life: https://bit.ly/3A3aSIp
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"[W]e’ll need future generations to think critically and use creativity and ingenuity to solve some of our biggest challenges, and art is essential in preparing young minds for this task." NASA is restarting its arts program! Visit the link for more. https://lnkd.in/esfnQefG
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“[T]here's something about the translation to jump from the book [Pachinko] to television, where in television, you can live with these characters from week to week, but also from years to years.” On the Art Works podcast, showrunner/writer Soo Hugh gives a behind-the-the scenes peek of the Apple TV+ show Pachinko! Listen: https://lnkd.in/eh5Ct6nT
Soo Hugh
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As part of the recently announced National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-supported artist residency, the Green-Duwamish Watershed is looking for an artist/artist team local to, living in or working in Washington state to complete a project connecting people to water and climate issues in the watershed. Apply by November 1, 2024. https://lnkd.in/epEiNF_w
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Third Way Creative
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Our colleagues over at the U.S. Department of Education have issued a letter outlining how school systems and educators across the country can leverage federal, state, and local resources to expand access to arts education programs. 🎻 🎨 🎭 Check it out! https://lnkd.in/gYEPB7ND
Letter to Chief State School Officers on Arts Education
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Today on the blog, we're taking a deep dive into the most recent federal data on reading for pleasure. Spoiler Alert: It's not great news. Get the story: https://bit.ly/3XTAijC
Federal Data on Reading for Pleasure: All Signs Show a Slump
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NEW on http://arts.gov! 50 States of Arts Participation examines state-level data from the 2022 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts including a comparison of arts participation across states, how rates of arts participation compare with participation rates for other types of activities, and the types of modalities do people use to access and learn about the arts. https://bit.ly/3Br6ZNM [PDF]
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On the latest episode of the Art Works podcast playwright Jocelyn Bioh talks to us about her hit play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," and how she uses comedy to tackle painful and universal subjects. Listen: https://bit.ly/3N9eDz5 #theater #playwrights #playwriting #podcasts #interviews
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Every October, National Arts and Humanities Month provides us the opportunity to celebrate the profound importance of arts and humanities in shaping our lives, communities, and country. The arts and humanities help us tell our stories on our terms and make sense of the world. They offer us nuanced understanding, different ways of thinking, and open new sources of inspiration and innovation. Critically, the arts protect and advance our humanity, allowing us to embrace our commonalities and recognize our meaningful differences with respectful curiosity. Arts and culture make the space and provide a language to capture the complexities of our American story more fully and embolden us to stand in the space of possibility – imagining a more hopeful and just future. The integration of the arts in every facet of our lives and society is vital to ensuring that we not only imagine but also create a more equitable and just future for all. At the National Endowment for the Arts, we are committed to deepening our collaboration across the federal government and with state, regional, and local organizations; supporting research into the effects of the arts on health, education, public safety, and more; and bolstering arts ecosystems that foster opportunities for arts participation and engagement to help all people lead artful lives and thrive. Throughout October, the NEA will be celebrating National Arts and Humanities month on arts.gov and all its social media platforms. I hope you will join us in recognizing and celebrating all that the arts and humanities contribute to us as individuals and a society. — NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD