Art Works Blog

Chances are good that you’ve seen The Nutcracker —in fact, it might be the only ballet you’ve ever seen. But even if you haven’t, you’ve certainly heard of it and can probably even hum a few bars from Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s famous score, which has been featured in movies, television shows, commercials...

The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its logo to boldly reflect the importance of this independent federal agency whose funding and support gives all Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Selected from a...

"Rather than is there somebody else in the way who's stopping me, [I ask]: Am I stopping myself?" -- Bebe Miller Here's dancer and choreographer Bebe Miller, in her own words, on the body, her legacy, and the most important question she asks herself: https://go.usa.gov/xPuuC...

“Art is always visionary. Art always disturbs present realities, however satisfactory they may seem to the rest of the world.” —Visual artist Ben Shahn While it may be true that all art is visionary, some visions are more expansive than others—pushing the boundaries of what’s seemingly possible,...