Project Grant 18094674218

The Portland Art Museum, through its Center For An Untold Tomorrow division, received a $325,000 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant funded the development and delivery of "THE ART OF RESILIENCE: A CONTINUUM OF TLINGIT ARTS" public program from August 2016 through July 2020. This program explored Tlingit history and culture through humanities-focused...

The Portland Art Museum will receive $638,046 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program (CFDA 45.301) to mount a retrospective exhibition of works by mid-century modernist Oscar Howe and a concurrent site-specific installation by artist Jeffrey Gibson. The Museum will collaborate with Many Nations Academy teachers and students to develop student-led tours of the exhibition and will partner with the Native American Youth and Family...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded the Portland Art Museum a $4,917,308.34 Project Grant under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The grant funding will support the museum's presentation of the exhibition "The Space in Which to Place Me" featuring artist Jeffrey Gibson at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy from July 2023 to November 2024. The Portland Art Museum has...

The Children's Museum of Tacoma will expand its Tacoma Out of School Time Intermediary program to provide over 54,000 elementary and middle school students in Pierce County, Washington with academic support through expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) under a $5.2 million project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The museum will hire 14 new staff, partner with 73 schools, and contract with over 60 community ELO providers to offer students safe, structured, and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Portland Art Museum's Center For An Untold Tomorrow to support facilities expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which supports opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrates the arts with strategies that promote well-being and resilience,...

The Portland Art Museum in Oregon will use a $128,299 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to increase its workforce and provide staff training as it reopens after pandemic-related closures. Approximately 30 positions will be rehired with assistance from a new Recruiter role. Interview skills training will be conducted for hiring teams, and new hires will receive equity and de-escalation training. These recruitment and training...

The Oregon Department of State Parks and Recreation received a $574,350 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to be used for the development of Tipsu Palach Park in the city of Dundee, Oregon. The grant is funded through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), which provides financial assistance to states and local governments for projects included in their Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. The...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Regional Arts and Culture Council to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in Oregon in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding supports the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts, integrate arts strategies that promote well-being and community resilience, and build...

The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants program (CFDA 45.130) to develop a comprehensive Climate Smart Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (MAP). The two-year project, running from April 2025 to March 2027, will help TMA assess its greenhouse gas emissions, plan strategies to reduce its carbon footprint, and leverage its expertise as a cultural institution to guide regional...

The Toledo Museum of Art received a $464,506 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to reimagine the museum's American art collection and implement a temporary exhibition. Key activities included expanding the museum's interpretation of American art to highlight Native American, African American, and Spanish colonial artists, and integrating works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation...