Project Grant 19047074423

The Columbia Museum of Art received a $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to mount a traveling exhibition on contemporary African American art and implement supporting public programs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The museum will install the "30 Americans" exhibition drawn from the Rubell Family Collection, featuring 57 works by 30 artists. Interpretive and educational...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded a $502,153 Project Grant through the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program to The Studio Museum in Harlem, Inc. The grant will fund the installation of an inaugural exhibition focused on the life and artistic achievements of artist Tom Lloyd. The exhibition will feature Lloyd's electronic sculptures, metal and paper works, and travel to three additional venues along with an exhibit publication. The project also includes free, weekly...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to The American Federation of Arts, Inc. to support an exhibition and accompanying catalogue on artist Whitfield Lovell. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to provide opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education. Funding will support an exhibition showcasing Lovell's work from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023, with...

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...

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 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 Studio Museum in Harlem will develop the Thomas J. Price exhibition "Witness" and 2021-22 season of InHarlem community-based collaborative programming under a $104,320 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program. The Museum will deepen its roots in the Harlem community through InHarlem by providing arts-based programming for families, teens, and adults through both digital and in-person initiatives operating with local NYC...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Queens Museum of Art to support an exhibition and commission by artist Xaviera Simmons under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The Queens Museum of Art will curate a solo exhibition of Simmons' work and commission a new piece from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023. The NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to...

The Bronx Museum of Arts will receive $799,458 under a two-year Museums for America Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to enhance community engagement programs promoting equity and social justice through the arts. Key initiatives include deepening partnerships and improving access to public programs, commissions and residencies for local artists, and digitally accessible learning materials. Free professional development seminars and a residency program will allow...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Museum Hue, Inc. a $150,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts...