NEA

The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.

NEA Arts Magazine

Cover of NEA Arts No 3 2016
The Oxford Dictionary defines creativity as “the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.” It’s obvious how this applies to artists; they’re probably more closely associated with...

Partnerships

The NEA works with more than 20 other federal agencies, state and local governments, state and regional arts agencies, and private nonprofits on projects that provide opportunities for Americans to experience quality arts programming throughout the country.