The National Endowment for the Arts (Spanish: Fondo Nacional de las Artes, abbrevriated "FNA") is a cultural public organization created in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1958. Its purpose is to promote cultural, educational and literary activities in Argentina.

National Endowment for the Arts

Fondo Nacional de las Artes
FNA offices
Agency overview
Formed	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Headquarters	Adolfo Alsina 673, Buenos Aires
Parent agency	Ministry of Human Capital
Website	argentina.gob.ar/fna

The FNA, a public institution controlled by the Ministry of Human Capital, pioneered internationally because of its structure and prospective politics. It was the origin and source of renowned international bodies like the Fondo Internacional para la Promoción de la Cultura de la Unesco in 1974 and other institutions in various countries. Since 1960, the FNA has given scholarships to artists and professionals to study in Buenos Aires and abroad, and also finances, every year, a large number of cultural projects. Notable international artists awarded by the FNA include:

• Joaquín Ezequiel Linares, (born 1927), studied in Paris, 1960.
• Héctor Borla, (1937–2002), studied in Buenos Aires, 1962.
• Marta Minujin, (born 1943), studied in Paris, 1960.
• Patricio Pouchulu (born 1965), studied in London, 1997–98.

The FNA also helps a large number of national, provincial, and local public institutions in the whole country (museums, libraries, archives, artistic schools, cultural institutes) through different programmes and in various financial ways. The application process, both for individuals and institutions, is complex and strict. The FNA holds a large video digital archive, offered to the general public and open to national and international researchers. The FNA is directed by a president and a body of renowned Argentinean public figures related to different artistic activities: painting, visual arts, architecture, literature, theatre, dance and music.