the arts

plural noun

: painting, sculpture, music, theater, literature, etc., considered as a group of activities done by people with skill and imagination

She's a patron of the arts.

He wants the government to increase its funding for the arts.

Examples of the arts in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2022, she was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE in 2010 for services to the arts. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Construction began on the project in 2023, but the organization has been teaching and performing the arts across New York City since 2009, especially in Inwood and Washington Heights. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Tom sits on the Walton Family Foundation’s four-member board, and Olivia (who married into the Walton family) focuses mostly on the arts and women’s causes. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

On Sunday evening, the Washington Post reported that the Kennedy Center administration told its board that the arts institution is on the brink of bankruptcy — and that it might be forced to close as soon as Tuesday. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the arts

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• flowcharts
• imparts
• mouthparts
• ramparts
• restarts
• subparts
• sweethearts
• upstarts
• cartes
• carts
• charts