Visual Arts

Visual Arts

  • A young woman extends her arm to an elderly woman as the walk together.

    Milestone Video:

    Maya Lin

  • Balck canvases on a wall.

    Art Works Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: February 15, 2018
    Earliest Start Date: January 1, 2019

    Deadline: July 12, 2018
    Earliest Start Date: June 1, 2019

  • Deatil of sculture with a woman's head.

    Challenge America Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: April 12, 2018
    Earliest Start Date: January 1, 2019

  • detail of painting with many shapes and colors, coffetti-like.

    Our Town Grants

    Funding Opportunity for Organizations

    Deadline: August 9, 2018
    Notification: April 2019
    Earliest Start Date: July 1, 2019

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

Recent Grants

Medal of Arts

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

National Initiatives

Blue Star Museums
Museums in all 50 states offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.

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Audio

Headshot of a man.

Sergeant 1st Class Juan Munoz

Army's Artist in Residence

Army Artist in Residence Sgt. 1st Class Juan Munoz tells the stories of soldiers

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Features

African-American man standing in front of his mural.

From the Archives: Jetsonorama: The Healing Power of Art

a native american woman with long dark hair surrounded by a selection of handwoven baskets featuring photographs and snippets of texts

#ThrowbackThursday: Art Talk with Shan Goshorn

A woman paints a portrait by holding a paintbrush with her mouth

Art Talk with Mouth Painter Mariam Paré

Publications

2018 Guide to the National Endowment for the Arts

The 2018 NEA 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...

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...