The mission of the Nebraska Cultural Endowment is to cultivate a legacy of stability, advocacy and leadership for the arts and humanities in Nebraska.

NAC Director to Receive National Award

NAC Director to Receive National Award

The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has named Suzanne Wise, executive director of the Nebraska Arts Council, the recipient of its 2018 Gary Young Award. The award recognizes an executive director who has made an extraordinary contribution to public support for the arts at the state, regional and national levels. The award will be […]

November 15, 2018 /
Former NCE ED to receive 2018 Sower Award

Former NCE ED to receive 2018 Sower Award

Humanities Nebraska announced that Pamela Hilton Snow of Ashland will receive the 2018 Sower Award in the Humanities. Mrs. Snow will be honored on Tuesday, October 9 at a benefit reception and dinner held at Lincoln’s Embassy Suites hotel. The 23rd Annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will follow […]

September 4, 2018 /

“I am so very proud of the NCE and its wonderful mechanism to support the Arts and Humanities, not only in the metropolitan areas of the State, but also to its far-flung smaller communities. The NCE is incredible and unique to our State.”
Murray Newman – NCE Board Member