is an acclaimed choreographer and company director who is the recipient of many awards, including a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and a MacArthur Fellowship. In this podcast, he talks about ...

Author and Library of Congress’s 2023-24 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature ...

Courtesy of National Endowment for the Arts. Hi-res version. “I am once again deeply honored to serve as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. I am committed to advancing the vision that ...

Louie Pérez of the band Los Lobos, 2021 National Heritage Fellows, talks about keeping musical and cultural traditions alive and evolving.

“Our nation’s heritage is not confined to museums or history books. It is carried in woven fibers and carved wood, embodied through music and movement.” — Chairman Mary Anne Carter, 2026 National ...

CHamoru dance tells the story of a way of life. Frank Rabon reflects on his decades-long work to create dances grounded in language, history, and the stories of the CHamoru people. Follow his journey ...

How many kinds of Mexican music are there? Juan Díes and Victor G. Pichardo know the answer is far more than most people realize. Discover the remarkable range of Mexican son, a rich tradition of ...

For Giovanni Hidalgo, rhythm is part of how he experiences the world. Follow him from a childhood surrounded by music in Puerto Rico to his current home of Ocoee, Florida, and explore his remarkable ...

Through our blog, we hope to enrich public understanding of what art is and how art works in our communities. Through artist interviews, spotlights on Arts Endowment-supported and other projects, ...

, and created a reader's guide to Sandra Cisnero's House on Mango Street. Her latest book, Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing, has been honored with the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and the YALSA Award ...

Award-winning theater and television actress Judith Light makes the case for the importance of arts education for young people.

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