Back الميدالية الوطنية للفنون Arabic Medaya Nacional de les Artes AST National Medal of Arts German Medalla Nacional de las Artes Spanish National Medal of Arts Estonian نشان ملی هنر Persian National Medal of Arts Finnish National Medal of Arts French המדליה הלאומית לאמנויות HE National Medal of Arts Italian
| National Medal of Arts | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | President of the United States & National Endowment for the Arts |
| Eligibility | Civilians |
| Established | 1984 by the United States Congress |
| First awarded | 1985 |
| Website | www |
 Ribbon of the medal | |
The National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. A prestigious American honor, it is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Nominations are submitted to the National Council on the Arts, the advisory committee of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), who then submits its recommendations to the White House for the President of the United States to award.[1] The medal was designed for the NEA by sculptor Robert Graham.
- ^ "National Endowment for the Arts 2018 Guide" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 29 November 2018.