Visual Arts

Visual Arts

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    Art Works Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: February 16, 2017
    Earliest Start Date: January 1, 2018

    Deadline: July 13, 2017
    Earliest Start Date: June 1, 2018

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    Art Works:
    Creativity Connects

    Funding Opportunity
    for Organizations

    Deadline: May 4, 2017
    Earliest Start Date: June 1, 2018

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    Challenge America Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: April 13, 2017
    Earliest Start Date: January 1, 2018

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    Our Town Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: September 21, 2015
    Notification: April 2016
    Earliest Start Date: August 1, 2016

The National Endowment for the Arts is committed to supporting visual arts activity—painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, drawing, craft, and public art—that demonstrates exceptional aesthetic investigation and meaningful community engagement.

Visual Arts Fact Sheet 

Staff

Director of Museums, Visual Arts, and Indemnity

Wendy Clark

Wendy Clark

Wendy Clark was appointed director of Museums, Visual Arts, and Indemnity at the National Endowment for the Arts in July...

Staff

Meg Brennan
Visual Arts Specialist, brennanm@arts.gov
Kathleen Dinsmore
Museums and Visual Arts Specialist, dinsmorek@arts.gov
Lauren Miller
Asst. Grants Management Specialist, millerl@arts.gov

Recent Grants

Medal of Arts

An online grant search is available to find information on NEA grants from 2000 to the present.

Partnerships

See All NEA Partnerships

Podcasts

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Lynsey Addario

Award-winning photojournalist

With her memoir, It’s What I Do, Lynsey Addario explains how and why she covers war.

Features

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How DC Earned Its Stripes: Inside SAAM's "Hot Beat"

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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2016: Art Talk with U.S. Representative Alma Adams

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Marking Time: An Audio Documentary with Tattoo Artist Scott Campbell

Publications

National Endowment for the Arts Readiness and Resilience Convening: Summary of Proceedings

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 dramatically exposed the vulnerability of the arts and cultural sector in emergency preparedness and emergency response. To strengthen the understanding and readiness of...

2016 Guide to the National Endowment for the Arts

The 2016 Guide provides details on the programs and activities that the NEA supports, as well as funding deadlines for our various grants. Included is information on Grants for Organizations,...