Special Initiatives
The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities carries
out a unique role in the federal government in its capacity to develop
special projects and initiatives through its ties to the private sector.
The PCAH directs these private sector resources to various special initiatives
that help support artists, broaden arts awareness and celebrate our nation's
creative genius and ideas.
Here are a few of PCAH supported events
and initiatives:
National Medals
The
National Medal of Arts celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments
of individuals engaged in the creation and production of the arts in the
United States.
The
National Humanities Medals honors, outstanding individuals whose work
has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities.
Learn more...
NEA/NEH 40th Anniversary Commemoration
The President's Committee commemorated the founding of the NEA and the
NEH by supporting a White House dinner, as well as a work by artist Jamie
Wyeth, both honoring the cultural agencies' indispensable contribution
to America's creativity, heritage, and freedom.
Learn more...
Concert for America
In the fall of 2002, the President’s Committee conceived and then
collaborated with the Kennedy Center to produce a multidisciplinary concert
in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the tragic events of September
11, 2001. The concert, hosted by Tom Brokaw of NBC, aired nationally on
September 11, 2002.
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