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

The only non-mother, the only one that moved away from home, the only one that pursued a career in the arts. —Jessie Rosen, People.com, 3 May 2025

Harvey Fierstein is set to receive a lifetime achievement award, with actor Celia Keenan-Bolger receiving the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for advocacy work through the arts. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025

Dark academia is a literary aesthetic inspired by universities, books, and the arts. —Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Apr. 2025

Operating in a landscape where public funding for the arts continues to shrink, Nu Deco has had to be both adaptive and inventive. —Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for the arts

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