The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will host the public session of the 212th National Council on the Arts meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET at the NEA Headquarters at Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, in Washington, DC. This meeting is open to the public to attend (advance registration is required for in-person attendance) and will be streamed live at arts.gov.  

The National Council on the Arts advises the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, who also chairs the Council, on agency policies and programs, and reviews and makes recommendations to the chair on applications for grants, funding guidelines, and leadership initiatives.

Following opening remarks from Chair Jackson, the meeting will feature two panel discussions on the state of the nonprofit performing arts sector titled “Meeting the Moment: Building a Healthy Performing Arts Ecosystem.” More information is available in our newsroom.