"indigenous photography" exhibition and publication research [the minneapolis institute of art requests support for the research and planning of 'indigenous photography' (working title), an exhibition…

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts received a $325,061 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs federal grant program (CFDA 45.164) to support the development of an exhibition and publication on Native American photography. Key activities to be performed under the award include curatorial research, advisory consultation, object loan contracting, interpretive plan development, community engagement, formative evaluation, and catalog development. The expected outcomes are the generation of new scholarship and insights in partnership with Indigenous experts, resulting in a major exhibition and publication illuminating the extraordinary breadth of Indigenous photographic history and practice from the 19th century to the 21st century. The award period is January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

Activities

  curatorial research, advisory consultation, object loan contracting, interpretive plan development, community engagement, formative evaluation, tour venue outreach, and catalog development.&nbsp

Expected outcomes

'  the museum & nbsp; will & nbsp; generate new scholarship and insights & nbsp; in partnership with indigenous experts, resulting & nbsp; in a & nbsp; major exhibition and publication.   &nbsp

Intended beneficiaries

  virtual and in-person museum visitors,  higher education faculty,  researchers, scholars,  and students.&nbsp

Subrecipient activities

'the recipient does not intend to subaward funds.]