Past
Grantees

Forecast Public Art, Saint Paul, Minnesota, received $80,000 over two years to support Project Grants and Research & Development Grants to emerging artists based in Minnesota in 2017 and 2018.

Michael Forstein, Minnesota, received $30,000 to support Days of Awe, a 90-minute feature narrative. Threatened with incarceration, a troubled, rebellious teen is subjected to experimental wilderness therapy where he is confronted by a zealous young guide convinced he can save anyone -- whether they want to be saved or not.

The Foundation Center received $5,000 ($2,500 per year for two years) to support membership for the Foundation.

The Foundry Theatre received $28,000 to support the commissioning, creation, development, and production of new works by emerging theater creators.

Four Way Books, New York City, received $46,000 over two years to support the publication of new work by emerging New York City poets in 2017 and 2018.

Franklin Furnace received $84,000 ($42,000 per year for two years) to support the Franklin Furnace Fund for emerging artists based in New York City or Minnesota.

Grantmakers in the Arts received $32,000 ($11,000 per year and $10,000 in support for 2016 annual conference in Saint Paul) to support membership and the 2016 annual conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Graywolf Press received $23,000 to support the publication of books by three emerging New York City and Minnesota writers in 2016 and 2017.

Harvestworks, New York City, received $17,000 to support 4 emerging New York City-based artists’ participation in the Emerging Artist Residency Program (EAR) in 2017.

New York Foundation for the Arts, as fiscal sponsor for Maria Hassabi, received $21,500 to support a two-week Jerome@Camargo residency at Camargo Foundation.

LILY FRANCES HENDERSON was awarded $25,000 in support of the documentary This Much We Know. In the aftermath of a boy's suicide, a writer attempts to help his grieving parents find a reason for his death, while the city of Las Vegas fights to protect itself from nuclear catastrophe.

Isabel del Día, New York City, received $5,000 to travel to Seville, Spain, to study the role of communication in the art and culture of Flamenco.

Oscar Hernandez-Topete, New York City, received $10,000 to support the production of Oakland, Eastside Story, a 16-minute narrative short inspired by the filmmaker's own childhood about one Mexican-American boy's loss of innocence in 1980s Oakland, California during a period of racial tension between Mexicans and Blacks.

Highpoint Center for Printmaking received $40,000 ($20,000 per year for two years) to support the Emerging Printmakers’ Residencies Program for Minnesota-based artists.

In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre received $48,000 ($24,000 per year for two years) to support Puppet Lab in 2016-17 and 2017-18, an eight-month laboratory program for emerging puppet and mask artists in Minnesota, providing  four artists or artistic teams with stipends, a mentor director, professional development workshops, technical production (lights, video and sound), marketing, and documentation costs to create and present new work.

Ivy Baldwin Dance received $26,000 ($13,000 per year for two years) to support the development and production of Remove (working title), a new evening-length dance by Ivy Baldwin.

The Jazz Gallery, New York City, received $50,000 over two years in support of the 2016-2017 and 2017-18 Residency Commissions program for emerging New York City jazz composers.

Anu Jindal, New York City, received $5,000 to travel to India to engage in firsthand research of key locations to directly appear in a novel-in-progress; conduct in-person interviews of tribal villagers and shamans; view distinct cultural practices; and  access significant, non-lending reference texts and cultural exhibitions.

Springboard for the Arts, as fiscal sponsor for Katie Ka Vang, received $12,000 to support the development and production of Katie Ka Vang’s Final Round in 2016.

Jonathan Katz, New York City, received $4,305 to travel to Tobago and conduct interviews with elderly Tobagonians and attend the Tobago Heritage Festival.