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HARLEM STAGE/AARON DAVIS HALL, New York City, received $24,500 to support emerging artists' commissions within the 2008-09 Fund for New Work. The mission of Harlem Stage is to foster the creation and development of new works by performing artists of color; provide a forum for culturally diverse artists, community-based performing arts organizations and regionally significant arts groups; present performances for the residents of Harlem at affordable prices; and institute education initiatives for the metropolitan area's young people. Through the Fund for New Work, Harlem Stage provides direct support to emerging and established artists. This includes commissions, subsidized rehearsal space, technical and administrative assistance, mentorship opportunities, productions and brokered relationships to facilitate other presentation opportunities. The Jerome funded portion of the Fund focuses on emerging artists exploring new directions.

The MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York City, received $6,300 to support the acquisition of Jerome Foundation-supported films and videos by emerging artists for the Museums permanent collection. As early as 1935, the Museum of Modern Art embraced motion pictures as an art form. In 1939, it began regular screenings to share works with the public. The Department of Film combines preservation with exhibition. Its collection is made publicly accessible through ongoing programs of classic and contemporary films that range from retrospectives and historical surveys to introductions of works by independent and experimental film and video makers. Since 1996, the Museum has received modest annual support, which it uses to purchase film and video works funded by the Jerome Foundation through its New York City and Minnesota Film and Video Grant Programs. The titles are chosen by Department of Film curators.

ZENON DANCE COMPANY AND SCHOOL, Minneapolis, Minnesota, received a grant of $10,000 in support of July 2008 performances of works by emerging New York City and Minnesota choreographers at Dance Theater Workshop in New York City. The mission of Zenon Dance Company and School is to sustain an artistically excellent, professional dance company in the Twin Cities by presenting the commissioned works of emerging and locally, nationally and internationally recognized modern and jazz choreographers to the broadest and most diverse audiences and communities possible. This repertory company has commissioned new works from over 30 choreographers, many of those with the support of the Jerome Foundation. The culmination of its 25th anniversary season will be this series of performances at Dance Theater Workshop.

EYEBEAM, New York City, received $14,700 in support of the residencies of emerging New York City-based artists in the Artists @ Eyebeam residency program. Eyebeam is an art and technology center that supports the creation and presentation of art works produced with digital technologies; expands the public's appreciation of new media and art through public programs for all ages; improves artists' access to digital tools; and researches and develops new technologies that will catalyze the creation of these tools and artworks. Jerome support is directed toward the participation of emerging New York City-based artists in the Artists @ Eyebeam program, in residencies lasting three to six months, with stipends, access to facilities, laboratories, equipment and other resources. An open call and selection process takes place twice a year to select artists.

The HIGHPOINT CENTER FOR PRINTMAKING, Minneapolis, Minnesota, received $14,400 in support of three Emerging Printmakers Residencies. The Center, dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking, provides educational programs, studio access and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage a diverse community of printmakers and to increase public understanding of and appreciation for the printmaking arts. Since 2003, the Center has operated an Emerging Printmakers Residency program with support from the Jerome Foundation. An annual open call produces submissions reviewed by an independent jury, which selects three emerging artists for nine-month residencies followed by a culminating group show. Artists receive access to etching presses, lithography presses, lithographic stones, screenprinting tables, the technical and program support of a Printshop Coordinator, discounts on classes, free access to master classes and lectures, professional sets of digital images of their work, a group show and post-residency support. During the residency, the artists come together for group meetings and critiques led by art professionals. The program provides complete technical facilities and opportunities to engage in a professional community.

MOMENTA ART, Brooklyn, New York, received $13,500 in support of the participation of emerging artists in the 2009-10 exhibition program. Momenta promotes the work of under-represented and emerging artists, alternating between critically focused group shows and individual exhibitions. The annual exhibition program includes at least five exhibitions and over ten events such as artists talks, performances, and screenings. The organization maintains an open process for artists submissions and staff review including studio visits. Momenta programming brings together conceptual and aesthetic concerns presented by an ethnically diverse group of artists. Exhibitions include a wide range of artistic approaches and media, including photography, installation, and video.

GRAYWOLF PRESS, Minneapolis, Minnesota, received a grant of $20,000 in support of the publication of three books by emerging writers. Graywolf is dedicated to the creation and promotion of thoughtful and imaginative contemporary literature essential to a vital and diverse culture. It publishes creative literature of the highest caliber and brings that work to the widest possible audience. Graywolfs commitment to new and emerging writers is a vital aspect of its nonprofit mission and helps fill a significant gap in the American publishing landscape Graywolf consistently takes risks on new writers whose readership is unproven. Since 1995, Graywolf has received Jerome support to publish and promote emerging writers in 57 books and seven anthologies.

TICKLE THE SLEEPING GIANT, New York City, received $8,000 to support the development and production of choreographer Trajal Harrell's Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church (M). Tickle the Sleeping Giant was founded by Artistic Director Harrell in 1996. Its primary purpose is to advance interest in and understanding of post-modern and contemporary dance and their application to everyday life. The organization creates original dance works, performances, interdisciplinary collaborations, and publishing initiatives. Since 2001, Harrell's work has been based on a theoretical conversation between the parallel aesthetic histories of the voguing dance tradition and the early post-modern dance tradition. He explores issues of coolness, community, sincerity, and the relationship between voguing's realness and the authenticity of early post-modernism.

NEW RADIO AND PERFORMING ARTS, Staten Island, New York, received support of $32,000 over two years to support commissions for emerging artists based in New York City and/or Minnesota to create networked art for Turbulence in 2010 and 2011. This organization fosters the development of new and experimental work for radio, sound, and net arts. The Turbulence website commissions, exhibits, and archives works that explore networked technologies. The commissions enable artists to explore the networked medium using existing technologies and developing new applications to originate innovative work. Since 1996, the organization has commissioned over 176 original networked art projects. Turbulence intends that the commissions reflect the diversity of contemporary networked art.

THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, Bronx, New York, received $18,000 in support of the Artist in the Marketplace Program (AIM) and an accompanying Biennial exhibition and catalog. The Museum presents new ideas and voices in a larger, global context and makes contemporary art both a relevant and indespensible experience for culturally diverse Bronx K-12 students, families, community residents, artists, art patrons, and museum visitors. It presents exhibitions that feature works by diverse and under-represented artists on themes that explore the intersections between popular culture and contemporary art. AIM provides opportunities for emerging artists who have yet to establish strong career roots. Now entering its 31st year, AIM has helped 1,080 artists engage with leading art professionals through seminar sessions and studio visits. AIM artists are selected via an open call and expert panel review. The artists are diverse in age, experience, education, and nationality. AIM invests in the careers of 36 artists each year, and maintains ties with alumni as they move forward in their professions. Each group of 18 artists attends 12 weekly seminars. A culminating Biennial exhibition features works by AIM artists