What Is United States Artists?

We invest in America's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society.

Learn more about USA

USA Projects has been "on tour" for many months, offering regional presentations with partners and friends of USA Projects.  This September 8th...

Read more

Sapphire and The Kid

Aug. 11th, 2011

Sapphire is the author of two collections of poetry and the bestselling novel Push. The film adaption of her novel, Precious (2009), received...

Read more

United States Artists and Film Independent hosted a party to celebrate the USA Fellows at the 2011 LA Film Fest in June. Congratulations to...

Read more

Inside the Tower

Aug. 11th, 2011

On June 26th, USA Board member Steve Oliver hosted his fellow board members and staff to a special performance by USA Oliver Fellow Terry Allen,...

Read more

by Diana Norton

Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival is heralded as the largest on-going spoken word event in the world....

Read more

The book I wrote during the year of my USA Fellowship, a novel called Chloe Jarren's La Cucaracha, is being published next month. It’s a modern...

Read more

NY - Architecture & Design

Stephen Burks is one of the most recognized American industrial designers of his generation. He and his New York...

Read more

Heather Courtney and her editor, Kyle Henry, received the award for Best Editing at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival for her...

Read more

By Katharine DeShaw, USA Executive Director

Background: Elle Mahoney, a dear friend of mine, moved from Minneapolis to Fort Lauderdale in 2004. A...

Read more

To celebrate the launch of USA Projects, we held a giveaway in November and December 2010.  Any members of the USA Community at...

Read more

USA Projects is off to a great start!  

Open enrollment began last month for artists that would like to participate in USA Projects.  Over 100...

Read more

Artists in Design, Literary, Media, Performing, and Visual Arts Across the Country Each Receive $50,000 Award

Marking its Fifth Anniversary, USA...

Read more

USA: Forward Momentum

Nov. 20th, 2010

We write today to share good news about United States Artists and our investment in America's finest artists. While we currently operate at a...

Read more

The oldest literary conference in the U.S. occurs every August for ten days in the foothills of the Green Mountains in Vermont. Since 1926,...

Read more

One of the great pleasures of my job is traveling widely across the United States each year. Summer is always a wonderful time to be on the road...

Read more

Daniel Joseph Martinez, USA Broad Fellow in Visual Arts, traveled to Alaska last year for Alaska AIR, an artist in residence program for USA...

Read more

Each year, USA throws a party to celebrate the announcement of the newly named USA Fellows. This year's festivities brought together leaders in...

Read more

Sitka, Alaska-based Teri Rofkar (Raven Clan) received The National Endowment for the Arts' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. The...

Read more

Fall is in the air in Los Angeles. Museum, gallery, and performing arts announcements fill our home and electronic mailboxes heralding the...

Read more

by Anna Brown Ehlers, USA Rasmuson Fellow

I made the largest Chilkat blanket in history (7 1/2 feet wide by 6 feet high) with my United States...

Read more