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

Theater company working with Coloradans with disabilities struggling with funding cuts

Arts organizations across the country have been hurting since President Trump called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts earlier this year.

“They are sabotaging our work:” Local arts orgs are losing federal funding in face of new “priorities”

According to its website, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “will award 1,127 grants for a total of $31,825,500” in 2025 for arts projects across the country.

Storytelling Center loses federal grant amid national cuts

The International Storytelling Center has lost a $30,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant intended to support its annual Storytelling Live series, part of a sweeping rollback of arts funding under the federal administration.

Trump administration cuts are impacting Wisconsin art centers

Many organizations, like the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, were notified of abrupt grant terminations in an email on May 2.  The post Trump administration cuts are impacting Wisconsin art centers appeared first on WPR.

Local arts groups face budget gaps as NEA pulls grants

On May 3, the National Endowment for the Arts sent emails to hundreds of arts organizations around the country terminating their grants. The abrupt loss of federal support has organizations scrambling to make up for budget shortfalls. Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, and our arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.

Everyone should have a chance to tell their story. Federal grants helped make that possible

The beauty and power of the NEA’s literary investment at GrubStreet and elsewhere lies in the rich spectrum of voices and perspectives that make up the tapestry of our story, writes Eve Bridburg. No one voice dominates.