Project Grant 18948664422

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA) was awarded a $583,117 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to deepen and expand youth engagement programs for teens in grades 6-12. The funding will support the ICA's work with over 2,000 Boston-area teens through school partnerships and out-of-school programs aimed at empowering youth to develop creative skills, strengthen identity, and build leadership abilities. A key aspect of the project is the expansion of programs...

The Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center will relaunch its Teen Arts Council program to address critical needs in arts education and the social-emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth. Funded by a $108,420 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program, the Teen Arts Council empowers teens to create and plan arts programs for their peers. It will use strategies such as diversity, supportive staff, authentic work...

The Worcester Art Museum will use a $732,988 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to develop and fabricate a new Arms and Armor Gallery. Work will continue with partners including Open Door Arts, Worcester Public Schools, and Clark University on final design documents, modular display systems for over 1,500 objects, integrated programming plans, and digital content. The gallery aims to serve families, students, teachers, and people with...

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston was awarded a $614,382 Museums for America (MFA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) with a project period from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The grant will support the ICA's implementation of an array of out-of-school programs for 2,000 Boston-area teens that engage young people with art and artists, support their well-being, foster creativity and critical thinking skills, provide professional training, and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $1,204,900 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Cultural Council to support arts programs, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's NEA-approved strategic plan. This funding enables Massachusetts Cultural Council to provide a range of arts programming through subawards to prominent Massachusetts cultural institutions such as the Worcester Art Museum, Mass Museum of Contemporary Art, Boston Lyric Opera Company, and others....

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (MFA) program supports the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in expanding its arts-based educational programming and community partnerships in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Feltonville. The $797,000 award will enable PAFA to hire two part-time art educators, add a fourth partner school, and continue providing year-round bilingual services such as student...

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, MA will receive $440,960 under a Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program. The ICA will expand its teen engagement efforts through new media courses in advanced music production and photography. A school-year long film program and teen arts council will provide additional arts and community-focused programming. The museum will also pilot a creative leadership initiative...

The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc., a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $1,204,832 Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The 3-year grant, beginning on September 1, 2023, will enable the organization to expand its existing summer visual arts and creative writing program to serve an additional 270 participants, reaching wider audiences by reducing barriers to participation. Key activities to be supported include...

This federal Project Grant award of $870,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.289 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending) supports workforce development and creative skills programming for underserved youth and marginalized populations in Rhode Island. The grant recipient, non-profit organization As220, will use the funding to provide multidisciplinary arts education, mentorship, training, and work experience...

The Boston Children's Museum will receive $220,175 from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to develop the "Our City" exhibition through community outreach and engagement. The Museum seeks to preserve humanities collections and staff by working with community members to identify meaningful objects from existing holdings, record oral histories, and install object vignettes and audio guides. Activities include...