National Endowment for the Arts | Observer

The Year in Museums: A Relatively Bleak 12 Months With a Few Bright Spots

Maxwell L. Anderson, president of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and former director of the Dallas Art Museum, worries that the current political climate will affect the policies and actions of institutions “for years to come.”

By Daniel Grant

How Museums Can Engage a New Generation of Supporters

Mazdak Sanii, co-founder and CEO of Avant Arte, examines how museums can evolve beyond outdated funding models. As traditional revenue sources dry up, Sanii argues that engaging the next generation of patrons and rethinking back-end operations are essential steps toward long-term institutional resilience. Drawing on his experience bridging strategy, culture and commerce, he outlines a path forward that meets today’s financial challenges and tomorrow’s cultural shifts.

By Mazdak Sanii

What’s at Stake in the NEA’s Quiet Retreat From the Arts

Arts leader Heather Hitchens draws on three decades of experience in cultural policy and performing arts administration to examine the sweeping implications of the NEA’s recent funding cuts. As President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing, Hitchens makes the case for why gutting federal arts support threatens not just the creative sector—but the civic, economic and emotional fabric of communities across America.

By Heather A. Hitchens

As NEA Cuts Hit Hard, Arts Groups Ready Their Fundraising Pitches

By Daniel Grant

Can Museums Boost Well-being? Science Wants to Find Out

By Daniel Grant

Bloomberg, Buffett and Warhol Make Major Donations

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Artist Kehinde Wiley Is Part of the NEA’s Second Major Funding Round of 2023

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

How Europe Is Luring Away America’s Best and Brightest Ballet Dancers

By Charlotte Barnett

Ben Folds Is Trying to Get All the Candidates on the Record About Arts Funding

By Amy Webb

Call Off the Requiem: The Classical Music Business Is Not Dead Just Yet

By Arick Wierson and Beau Draghiciu

Born From the Battle Over the NEA, Four Foundations Made a Model for Nonpartisan Arts Funding

By Lucia Love

Are Republicans Intentionally Trying to Piss Off Their Base?

By Brian Darling

The Personal, Punitive Reasons Behind Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Arts Funding

By Noah Charney

With Admission Fees, the Question Is: What Should a Museum Be?

By Daniel Grant

Nick Cave Pays His Dues to Artadia

By Margaret Carrigan

Brooklyn DIY Is Dead, Long Live Brooklyn DIY

By Justin Joffe

NEA Protest Melds Design and Annoyance

By Guelda Voien

Pols and Creatives Rally in Manhattan to ‘Save the Arts’ from Trump’s Budget Cuts

By Madina Toure

Can DIY Venues Solve the National Endowment for the Arts Crisis?

By Justin Joffe

Chasing the Publicly Funded Art Dragon

By Guelda Voien

This Artist Took Beyoncé’s Twins Reveal Shot, NEA Budget Is Less Than Trump Security

By Guelda Voien

‘Resistance Absolutely Works’: How Artists and Fans Can Influence Policy

By Justin Joffe

The Times, Which Blasted Rudy for Censorsing BAM, Mum on de Blasio Censoring Trump

By Evan Gahr

NEA Awards $27.7M in Arts Funding for ’16

By Ryan Steadman

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