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First Lady Michelle Obama congratulates a young participant on his National Arts & Humanities Youth Program award, formerly Coming Up Taller. Photo by Steven Purcell
First Lady Michelle Obama congratulates a young participant on his National Arts & Humanities Youth Program award, formerly Coming Up Taller. Photo by Steven Purcell
Each year the First Lady and the White House honor winners of the National Arts & Humanities Youth Program award often with a featured performance by one of the honorees. Photo by Steven Purcell
Each year the First Lady and the White House honor winners of the National Arts & Humanities Youth Program award often with a featured performance by one of the honorees. Photo by Steven Purcell
The PCAH supports The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, which carries out a juried competition for teenage artists and writers. This artist and her work is one honoree, who earned an exhibition of her work and a scholarship.
The PCAH supports The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, which carries out a juried competition for teenage artists and writers. This artist and her work is one honoree, who earned an exhibition of her work and a scholarship.

The President’s Committee believes that the arts and humanities should be part of the education of every child in America. The power of the arts and humanities to foster creativity in developing minds, to engage and motivate students in school and to prepare all children for productive futures is essential for the future of nation’s cultural and economic life.

National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Awards

Formerly Coming Up Taller, these annual awards focus national attention on outstanding programs across the country that are promote the creativity of America's young people, providing them learning opportunities and the chance to contribute to their communities.. Accompanied by a cash award and a ceremony at the White House with the First Lady, the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards not only reward these projects with recognition but also provide organizational and capacity building support over the course of the year. Learn more...

Education Partnerships

The PCAH also supports arts education through diverse partnerships and special projects that use the arts and humanities to encourage creativity, instill a love of learning, and nurture critical skills.  One such partnership is the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards exhibition. Each year the PCAH supports an exhibition of the scholastic art winners. Learn more...

National Student Poets Program

Working with the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the President’s Committee established this program as the country’s highest honor for young poets. Each year five outstanding high school poets whose work demonstrates exceptional creativity, dedication to craft and promise will be selected for a year of service as national poetry ambassadors.  By their example and achievement these National Student Poets demonstrate that engagement in the arts and humanities can produce an environment of creativity, innovation and academic success for this nation's young people.