I don’t believe that arts should be a part of a political conversation,” the former 'Reading Rainbow' host told The Hollywood ...

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.

"Trump doesn't care about the arts. He cares about power. The news is beyond upsetting," one social media user says ...

President Trump’s ascension to chair of the Kennedy Center on Wednesday led to multiple departures from the Washington, D.C., institution. Trump last week announced he was replacing several members of ...

Canadian author Louise Penny has joined the growing list of people from the arts and culture communities to cancel events or ...

It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience ...

Hundreds of drag performers, LGBTQ+ activists and their allies took to the streets last night in Washington D.C. to protest ...

Artists booked to perform at the venue are grappling with canceling shows. Some, like Chris Pierce, are carrying on: "I’m ...

An obscure court decision involving former President Joe Biden’s presidential board appointments was the key to seizing ...

Here’s some of what happened this week, nearly a month into Trump’s presidency. Trump named himself president of the Kennedy Center: Experts point to this as a symbol of Trump’s attempt to grab ...

The president announced last week major overhauls that included naming himself the new chairman of the cultural center.

Issa Rae became the first major artist to publicly cancel an upcoming show at the center after President Donald Trump took ...