National Endowment for the Arts

Poetry Out Loud—Building Creativity and Confidence Since 2005

First Lady Michelle Obama on Arts Education

"At Sea" by Sophia Schwaner

MICD50 Video Postcard

Fritz Hager -- 2018 Finalist Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, 2023 National Champion (Indiana)

179th National Council on the Arts Public Meeting (June 2013)

Join us for the 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Finals May 9-10!

2026 Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals (Region 3)

2023 Poetry Ourselves: “The Season of Being” by Stella Wright

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Stella Wright, 2023 Minnesota Champion

National Arts and Humanities Month 2022

2023 Poetry Ourselves: “Let Them See the Sun” by Catherine Wooten

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Madison Harris, 2023 Maryland Champion

Women in Design: We Are Not Missing Webinar

2012 NEA National Heritage Fellow Andy Statman at the 2012 NEA National Heritage Tribute Concert

Poetry Out Loud: Announcement of the 2023 Winners

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Abby Sullivan, 2023 North Carolina Champion

Poetry Out Loud: Edward Wilson Jr. recites "Beautiful Wreckage" by W.D Ehrhart (2023)

Poetry Out Loud: Madison Harris recites "We Are Not Responsible" by Harryette Mullen (2023)

Edward Villella

Poetry Out Loud: Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri recites "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus

209th National Council on the Arts Public Meeting (March 2023)

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Edward Wilson Jr., 2023 Mississippi Champion

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Victoria Laine Jelks, 2023 Kansas Champion

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Morgan Sprouse, 2023 West Virginia Champion

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Wica-ta-wi Hoksina Brown, 2023 Montana Champion

"Tech As Art: Supporting Artists Who Use Technology as a Creative Medium" report launch event.

A Look at Arts Education

Philip Levine and Kristen Dupard Discuss "What Work Is"

Celebrate the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters

NEA Opera Honors (2008): Renee Fleming on Leontyne Price

Poetry Out Loud Ask & Tell: Mariam Botana de Armas, 2023 Texas Champion