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The PEN Ten with Molly Crabapple
Be honest and brave and try to make the world a bit more beautiful, which is in no way the same as making it more pretty (though that is… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Chief of staff Reince Priebus says the White House is looking into changing libel laws, Trump slams press in campaign-style rally, and more. More
May Featured Case: Artists Under Threat in Turkey
In the face of censorship, persecution, imprisonment, and a recent referendum that will inevitably usher in alarming new restrictions, these Turkish artists courageously refuse to quiet their creative expression. More
Thomas Bender: “The NEH Began Over 200 Careers in Archives, Libraries, and More”
The last NEH grant that I directed, 25 years ago, was for creating an MA program in archives management in our history department at NYU. More
Norman Rush: “NEA Support Came at Just the Right Time”
The NEA Literary Fellowship in 1986 was instrumental in providing support for the completion of my first novel. More
Lenore Myka: “Art May Not Change the World But It Changes the People Who Can”
People say we live in a culture that doesn't value the arts. But I know this isn't true. More
Angela Davis-Gardner: “The Loss of the NEA or the NEH Would Impoverish Us All”
This country’s artists, historians, and citizens badly need the NEA and the NEH … The loss of the NEA and/or the NEH would impoverish us all. More
James Atlas: “The Award Enabled Me to Just Write”
As for my NEH award, I list it on my CV and consider it a major achievement in my literary career. More
Amanda Vaill: The NEH “Insists on Accountability and Excellence”
Calls to abolish the Endowments don’t even seem like penny-wise-pound-foolishness. They’re more like shooting America in the foot. More
Francoise Massardier-Kenney: “You Want to Keep America Great, Grow the NEH”
It would be unpatriotic to weaken American programs like the NEH. The NEH programs are why we continue to be a thriving democracy. More