President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

President Obama announced in late-January the creation of a national travel and tourism strategy aimed at growing the U.S. economy through increased international travel to the United States. The announcement strengthens America’s competitiveness in the growing global travel marketplace by ... Read More »

Six American and four international filmmakers have been invited to  participate in Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue  for the second year  of this program. This program continues a successful public/private cultural film exchange effort by the President’s Committee on the ... Read More »

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) have partnered with the nonprofit Alliance for Young Artists & Writers to create the National Student Poets Program, the country’s highest honor for youth poets whose ... Read More »

Arts education was one of the highlights of an episode that aired on November 2 on Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. President’s Committee member Sarah Jessica Parker is the executive producer of this hit BRAVO show, which features contestants who compete for a gallery exhibition, a cash prize ... Read More »

With their personal stories offering dramatic proof that arts and humanities programs can build critical learning and life skills, twelve young people from across the country were awarded the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady Michelle Obama on November 2. ... Read More »