In this milestone video, we feature visual artist/designer Maya Lin, who has a long history with the NEA, starting with her winning the public design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which was administered by the NEA. She has also received an NEA Visual Arts Fellowship and the National Medal of Arts, as well as having her exhibitions and projects supported by the agency, including the largest and longest project she has undertaken, the Confluence Project in Northwest U.S.

Produced for the National Endowment for the Arts 50th anniversary celebration. For more on the NEA's 50th, go to https://www.arts.gov/50th