National Endowment for the Arts

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The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

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560 Pieces

Art Works is the weekly program produced by the National Endowment for the Arts. It goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. New shows are posted on Tuesdays. Find out more at arts.gov

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130 Pieces

NEA Jazz Masters Moments highlight the jazz greats honored through the NEA Jazz Masters, a comprehensive program of jazz support.

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16 Pieces

NEA Literary Moments showcase writers and the literature they create through Big Read Moments, Poetry Out Loud Moments, and Shakespearean Moments.

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13 Pieces

This series includes miscellaneous audio from our quarterly magazine, NEA Arts, shorter pieces we've featured on the NEA blog, Art Works, and sound from our series, Short Cuts.

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9 Pieces

Quick Study--a podcast about research in the arts from the National Endowment for the Arts

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27 Pieces

The Big Read initiative was created to inspire people to read more great literature. As part of this program, the NEA produced several half-hour audio documentaries to accompany print materials.


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Capital Bop expanding the DC’s jazz audience in unexpected places. [32:22]

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 32:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Yeohlee Teng talks about her design philosophy and her work with Making Midtown, an initiative to reinvigorate creative production in NYC’s garment...

Bought by WNJR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
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Sarah Cash discusses the making of a great collection of American art.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2012
  • Length: 30:33
  • Purchases: 1
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In part 2 of our conversation with Andy Statman, we follow his musical path as he blends klezmer, jazz, blues, and bluegrass into a distinctive mu...

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Prairie Public, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 37:49
  • Purchases: 4
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Dean Bakopoulos discusses his first novel about fathers and sons in middle America's working class. [30:40]

Bought by WNJR, KPIP-LP, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 30:40
  • Purchases: 3
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You may know him as the guy who takes surreal pictures of his Weimaraners; but that's just one strand of William Wegman's long and varied career. [...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
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Na'alehu Anthony discusses his documentary about traditional Polynesian open sea canoeing and its significance to the revitalization of Hawaiian cu...

Bought by KZYX and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:48
  • Purchases: 2
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Melissa Walker discusses healing wounded service members through art at Walter Reed. [25:44]

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Natalie Merchant discusses her love of poetry. [24 :27]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 24:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Maxine Hong Kingston discusses her path-breaking books. [22:55]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 22:55
  • Purchases: 1