President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Kristen Hayes is an art instructor at the Turnaround Arts program's Savoy Elementary in Washington, DC. She was honored as a White House Champion of Change due to her leadership in school turnaround on August 21, 2012 -- The primary motivation behind my artmaking has always been to affect the ... Read More »

In Partnership with the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Fox Audience Strategy Will Showcase Annual NAHYP Award Winners Washington, D.C. May 17, 2012 — Fox Audience Strategy, the department that identifies programming and operational opportunities that reflect diverse ... Read More »

In response to President Obama’s January executive order announcing new administrative initiatives to increase travel and tourism in and to the United States, the second Cultural Heritage Tourism Exchange was held May 3- 4, 2012 at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Recognizing that cultural, ... Read More »

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) announced the launch of a new arts education initiative to help turn around low-performing schools. Developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council, the Turnaround Arts ... Read More »

In a ceremony at the White House, eight National Medals for the Arts and nine National Humanities Medals were presented by President and Mrs. Barack Obama to legendary artists, renowned scholars, musicians, poets and institutions.  The awards honor extraordinary contributions to the arts ... Read More »