Project Grant 19108565523

The Sandy Spring Museum received a $268,115 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to support its Folk Artist Enterprise Initiative. This three-year project (Sep 2024 - Aug 2027) will connect folk artists, particularly from marginalized or immigrant communities, to public audiences through new promotional materials, workshops, and events hosted at the museum's rental space. The initiative aims to increase...

The Sandy Spring Museum's Regional Folklife Center was awarded a $492,031 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program to collaborate with local folk artists and communities in Montgomery County, Maryland to sustain and advance folk arts. Through its MocoLore traditional arts series and integration of 130 folk artists into major annual events, the majority of whom are BIPOC and immigrant community members, the museum will educate the public about...

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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA 45.031), will support an undergraduate internship program implemented through a partnership between the Arte Americas: The Mexican Art Center, the State Center Community College District, the University of California Merced, and California State University Fresno. The $555,195 award, with a performance period from August 1,...

The Fleisher Art Memorial, a nonprofit organization, was awarded a $432,154 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. This three-year grant, running from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026, will support Fleisher's efforts to expand arts programming and resources for immigrant communities in Southeast Philadelphia. Key activities funded through this grant include visual art exhibitions and presentations, community events, and...

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 Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine was awarded a $468,095 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant will be used to expand the museum's programming to support Maine public schools' efforts to integrate African American, ethnic, and Wabanaki studies curricula as mandated by state law. The museum will collaborate with local organizations, artists, musicians, performers, and storytellers to develop...

The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, a non-profit organization, received a $389,733 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the American Latino Museum Internship and Fellowship Initiative (CFDA #45.031). This 3-year grant, awarded from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2027, supports the development of a workplace-based learning and practice immersive experience for students. Key activities include designing and implementing paid internships to grow student...

This $498,763 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program will enable City Lore Inc., a New York-based non-profit cultural organization, to create exhibitions and programming focused on immigrant communities. The exhibitions will explore topics such as women in blues, Cuban music, J'Ouvert festival traditions, and LGBTQ+ house ballroom culture, and will be held in locations across New York,...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the International Festival of Arts to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. This funding was provided through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and community resilience,...