Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Facts and Figures

In the past five years, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $2,173,266 in federal funding, either directly or through territory and regional partners, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

In information gathered by the Arts Endowment from 2017 County Business Patterns, produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, and World Development Indicators, produced by the World Bank, Northern Mariana Islands…

  • Employed 79 workers in the arts and cultural industries, with workers earning wages and benefits totaling more than $1.2 million

In addition to offering direct grants, the NEA supports national initiatives benefiting people across the country. Over the past five years:

The NEA Big Read program generated 21 community events focused on reading outstanding American literature and involving more than 1,207 adults and students in Northern Mariana Islands.


Northern Marianas Fact Sheet

On this page, find information on the arts and culture for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and how the National Endowment for the Arts has supported the arts in communities throughout the state. 

To find a list of grants awarded by the agency to Northern Mariana Islands, go to our Recent Grant Search.

State Highlights

Felipe I. and Joseph K. Ruak
2003
2003 National Heritage Fellows Felipe I. and Joseph K. Ruak are the artistic directors of the Talabwog Man Stick Dancers, a traditional Carolinian dance group in Saipan, an island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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A woman stands between two men amidst cultural objects from the Northern Mariana Islands
Achieving More Together
Pam Breaux, president and CEO of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), speaks about her work at NASAA and why she considers it to be a critical piece of the nation’s cultural ecosystem.
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State & Regional Contacts

Commonwealth Council for Arts & Culture 
P.O. Box 553, CHRB
CNMI Convention Center
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan, MP 96950
9-011-670-322-998

Creative West (Regional Arts Organization)
1743 Wazee Street, suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
303/629-1166
wearecreativewest.org