NEA to Livestream National Heritage Fellowships Awards Ceremony on September 17

The NEA will honor the 2025 NEA National Heritage Fellows at an award ceremony on Wednesday September 17, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. ET. The event will include remarks by NEA Senior Advisor Mary Anne Carter, members of Congress, and the honorees, as well as performances by and in honor of the recipients. This event is hosted by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. 

The NEA National Heritage Fellowships is the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. Each year since 1982, the program recognizes recipients’ artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation’s traditional arts heritage.