US Regional Arts Organizations Decry National Endowment for the Arts Cuts

Regional arts organizations across the United States are speaking out against recent cuts made by the National Endowment for the Arts.In the last month, the Trump administration proposed budget cuts for the forthcoming fiscal year that would effectively eliminate the agency in 2026. In response, the NEA canceled many of its 2025 grants.The national collective of U.S. Regional Arts Organizations wrote a joint statement urging “Congress to restore the grant funding in support of the arts, cu