President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

With their personal stories offering dramatic proof that arts and humanities programs can build critical learning and life skills, twelve young people from across the country were awarded the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady Michelle Obama on November 2. ... Read More »

Since 1993, the country has celebrated October as National Arts and Humanities Month. This national celebration connects artists with their neighbors and opens the doors of cultural organizations to their communities, welcoming young and old to experience and participate in the arts and ... Read More »

On July 19, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Vice-Chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) and Dean of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, co-moderated a roundtable for the White House series Champions of Change. Champions of Change is an apt title for the ... Read More »

In July, Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that a collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings from across the United States will be the next U.S. nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List. This list maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... Read More »

First Lady Michelle Obama and more than 25 congressional spouses joined with youth from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling to carry out a community service project on May 19.  Guided by students from the Corcoran School of Art and Design, the youth worked with Mrs. Obama and her guests on a mural ... Read More »