Latest in Arts and Culture

The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The government recently eliminated $65 million in support.

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

Three plays with Oscar-winning celebrities are currently leading the Broadway box office.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and audiences.

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.

President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.

Comedian W. Kamau Bell speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his decision to perform at the Kennedy Center after President Trump assumed the organization's chairmanship.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.

"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.

Interlochen Center for the Arts Associate Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion shares music and stories with Classical IPR