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
Robert Pinsky: The NEA Funded “The Most Significant Public Art Project, Ever”
The FPP has been called the most significant public art project, ever. It was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. More
Wally Lamb: “Art Colors and Illuminates Life”
I was about to give up writing. Life had become too complicated ... the NEA allowed me to continue working on my story. More
Belle Boggs: “The Loss to Communities Would Be Devastating”
It is devastating to think of the loss of this support for the arts and humanities to any of the communities where I have lived, written, and taught. More
Clare Beams: “The NEA Lit Everything Up for Me”
The NEA directly changed my life—or the writer part of it, anyway. My book would not exist without it. More
Dorothy Gilbert: “The Life of a Great Nation is Sustained By Its Cultural Activities”
I have over the years attended two NEH seminars. They were invaluable, too, for the opportunities to work and learn and share, for the collegiality and camaraderie. More
Jasper Johns, Rosanne Cash, Hanya Yanagihara, and more than 200,000 Americans Call on Congress to Save Federal Arts Funding
More than 200,000 Americans have joined PEN America, the Daily Kos, and other progressive groups in calling on Congress to reject the proposed federal budget revealed today and to… More
Save the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities: What You Can Do
President Trump is soon expected to propose a budget that would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). » What do… More
Tune In Tuesdays: PEN American Center Digital Archive of Free Expression
Supported by a 2015 NEH grant, PEN American Center is preserving and digitizing more than 1,200 hours of recordings from 800 events previously unavailable to the public. More