The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $132,760 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access (CFDA 45.149) program to The Museum At Bethel Woods, a non-profit organization. The grant, titled "1960S ORAL HISTORIES – NEW YORK COMMUNITY CONNECTORS", will fund a project to organize, connect, and collect stories of the 1960s counterculture experience in New York City, with a focus on gathering stories from underrepresented voices...
The American Folk Art Museum was awarded a $364,553 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Museums for America federal grant program to upgrade its collections storage infrastructure and improve access to objects and archival materials. Over a two-year period, the Museum will enhance storage for over 500 objects and 700 linear feet of archival materials through mobile storage unit upgrades and the addition of painting racks and flat files. This will...
The Green-Wood Historic Fund, Inc. received a $535,735 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America federal grant program. Under the award, Green-Wood will implement new environmental education programming for approximately 2,000 middle school students annually in Brooklyn, New York through August 2024. The programming will expand Green-Wood's existing education offerings and provide hands-on, outdoor opportunities for New York City students to learn...
The Woodmere Art Museum received a $2,195,152 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program (CFDA 15.929). The funding will enable the museum to stabilize and conserve significant works in their collection by Philadelphia artists, ranging from the 18th century to the present. Key project activities include establishing and configuring new storage spaces to relieve collection overcrowding, implementing updated...
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...
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 Sandy Spring Museum Inc. received a $111,524 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312). The grant will fund staff to work directly with folk artists through October 2022, sharing resources to help build their capacity and sustain folk traditions during the socioeconomic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Museum staff will continue efforts begun in 2014 to provide support for artist-developed activities...
The American Folk Art Museum received a $304,879 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301). The two-year grant will support the museum's work with neurodiverse artists whose artwork is part of the museum's collection. Key deliverables include: Creating an online resource with information about neurodiverse artists and their work. Hiring a Collections Associate who will receive training on the...
The National Public Housing Museum received a $409,752 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program. The grant supports the museum's development of a participatory exhibition and public programming that explores the role of music in the development of public housing communities, and the role of these communities in the creation and celebration of music. The exhibition and programming will be co-curated with current and former...
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...