National Heritage Fellowships

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United States national honor arts award folk and traditional arts award

National Heritage Fellowships are the United States’ highest honor in folk and traditional arts, recognizing master artists for their lifetime contributions to the nation’s cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
National Heritage Fellowship 4
National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship 1
National Heritage Fellowships canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national honor ⓘ
arts award ⓘ
folk and traditional arts award ⓘ
administeredBy The National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
surface form: National Endowment for the Arts
awardFor artistic excellence in folk and traditional arts ⓘ
cultural leadership in traditional arts communities ⓘ
lifetime contributions to the nation’s cultural heritage ⓘ
benefits financial support for honored artists ⓘ
national visibility for artists and traditions ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs the United States’ highest honor in folk and traditional arts ⓘ
domain arts ⓘ
culture ⓘ
eligibilityCriteria cultural authenticity ⓘ
demonstrated artistic excellence ⓘ
impact on community or tradition ⓘ
residence in the United States ⓘ
eligibleRecipients artistic ensembles ⓘ
individual artists ⓘ
field folk art ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
traditional arts ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasComponent concert or public presentation ⓘ
monetary award ⓘ
public awards ceremony ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasRecognitionType lifetime honor ⓘ
inception 1982 ⓘ
locationOfCeremony Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableAspect focus on community-based and tradition-based art forms ⓘ
recognizes both preservation and innovation within traditions ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage ⓘ
partOf National Endowment for the Arts honors programs ⓘ
presentedBy The National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
surface form: National Endowment for the Arts
purpose to honor master folk and traditional artists ⓘ
to recognize lifetime achievement in folk and traditional arts ⓘ
relatedAward NEA Jazz Masters Award ⓘ
surface form: NEA Jazz Masters

National Medal of Arts ⓘ
surface form: NEA National Medal of Arts (as a separate federal arts honor)
scope national ⓘ
selectionProcess approval by National Council on the Arts ⓘ
confirmation by the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
nomination-based ⓘ
peer panel review ⓘ
sponsor The National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
surface form: National Endowment for the Arts
sponsorType federal government agency ⓘ
typicalNumberOfRecipientsPerYear approximately 9 to 15 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The National Endowment for the Arts → offersProgram → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
subject surface form: National Endowment for the Arts
The Blind Boys of Alabama → awardReceived → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heritage Fellowship
Kayhan Kalhor → awardReceived → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship
Sonny Terry → awardReceived → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heritage Fellowship
Johnny Gimble → awardReceived → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heritage Fellowship
Clifton Chenier → awardReceived → National Heritage Fellowships ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Heritage Fellowship