Project Grant 1454007092

This federal Project Grant award for $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a documentary film with the working title "ADELANTE!" The film will serve as a biographical portrait of the influential Chicano playwright, activist, and director Luis Valdez, exploring the history and significance of Chicano identity through the lens of Valdez's pioneering theatrical company El...

The National Museum of Mexican Art will partner with four organizations that make up the Mexican Cultural Arts Alliance to deliver leadership development and arts programming to strengthen cultural identity in Mexican communities across four Midwestern cities. Funded by a $413,269 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America program, the National Museum of Mexican Art and its partners will grow the capacity of local arts organizations in...

The University of Southern California received a $1,073,466 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities to produce a four-part documentary series titled "VOCES DE LAS ABUELAS: GRANDMOTHERS' FOOD STORIES FROM THE BORDERLANDS." The series will explore how individual, regional, national and transnational identities are shaped through food practices and culture by filming and recording the unique food cultures of Mexican and Mexican-American grandmothers living in...

The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Illinois was awarded a $490,682 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will fund a bilingual artist residency program for K-12 students in Chicago public schools with high percentages of Latino children. The program will support state standards for English language arts and literacy, train and support teaching artists, provide professional development...

The Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) was awarded a $578,500 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. The grant funding will support MACLA's development of 12 major visual arts exhibitions and related public programming to engage the community in civic dialogue and deepen understanding of Latino art and culture. The project aims to create a new cultural model for an arts center where residents see the arts as a...

The Movimiento De Arte Y Cultura Latino Americana De San Jose, Incorporated (Movimiento) will develop visual arts exhibitions and related public programs under a $523,940 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program. Over the three year award period ending August 2024, Movimiento will produce twelve major visual art exhibitions providing honoraria for up to 250 exhibiting artists. The organization will also expand public programs and...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) provides $600,000 to support the production of a feature documentary film titled "DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT". The film will explore the life and art of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during their time in 1930s Detroit, and the lasting impact they had on the city's cultural identity and political history. The project will be carried out by Women Make...

The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will collaborate on a three-year, $700,000 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize and provide open access to Mexican American art and archival materials. Funded under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program, which supports preserving and providing intellectual access to humanities resources, approximately...

The Mexic Arte Museum was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program. The grant will support the digitization of approximately 1,500 Latinx artworks in the museum's collection and the creation of online exhibitions and humanities programs exploring the ongoing struggles, experiences, and aspirations of cross-generational Latinx and Chicanx communities. Specifically, the museum will...

The Corita Art Center (CAC) in Hollywood, California will receive $133,978 under a one-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand its outreach and education activities through various online and in-person programs. Funded through IMLS's National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312), CAC will develop bilingual workbooks, activity packets, videos and livestreamed workshops to address issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as social...