Emergency Grants
ANIKAYA
Performance Art/Theater
Somerville, MA
2025
ANIKAYA, a dance company founded by choreographer Wendy Jehlen, received a grant in November to present The Women Gather in Cotonou, Benin at Centre Chorégraphique Multicorps in Cotonou, Benin on December 11.
Abang-guard
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Abang-guard, a duo of artists Maureen Catbagan and Jevijoe Vitug, received a grant in February to present Makibaka at the Queens Museum in Queens, NY, on view March 16-October 5.
Panteha Abareshi
Visual Arts
Tucson, AZ
2025
Panteha Abareshi, a multidisciplinary artist, received a grant in February to participate in Other body, a group exhibition at Fuglsang Kunstmuseum in Toreby, Denmark, on view March 23-August 17.
Yael Acher Modiano
Music/Sound
New York, NY
2025
Yael Acher “KAT” Modiano, a flutist and composer, received a grant in January to present performances at the Copenhagen Silent Film Festival at Cinemateket, Danish Film Institute and KoncertKapellet in Roskilde, Denmark on January 22, 24, and 29.
Constanza Alarcón Tennen
Visual Arts
Somerville, MA
2025
Constanza Alarcón Tennen, a multidisciplinary artist, received a grant in September to present Sudamericana tiene memoria del aire at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY, from October 10–November 5.
Nathalie Alfonso
Visual Arts
Coral Springs, FL
2025
Nathalie Alfonso, a visual artist, received a grant in May to create an installation at the Orlando Museum of Art to compete for the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art from May 12-May 26.
Brian Allen
Music/Sound
Lolita, TX
2025
Brian Allen, a musician, received a grant in November to present Almanac 2026: Solo Multimedia Book Presentations and Collaborative Concerts in Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan at artist-run and community experimental music venues from November 4–23.
Erika NJ Allen
Visual Arts
Cincinnati, OH
2025
Erika NJ Allen, a visual artist, received a grant in May to present This Is Not a Banana Republic, a solo exhibition at the Weston Art Gallery in Cincinnati, OH, on view June 20-August 24.
Joseph Amodei
Performance Art/Theater
Hellertown, PA
2025
Joseph Amodei, a theater designer and artist, received a grant in May to present the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table (DANCEFLOOR) at The Voxel in Baltimore, MD, from May 15–25.
AniMalayaWorks Collective
Dance
Philadelphia, PA
2025
AniMalayaWorks Collective, a collaboration between mother Anito Gavino and daughter Malaya Ulan, received a grant in June to present PRIMX at Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) on May 31.
Photo by Richard Rivera.
Apply Triangle
Music/Sound
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Apply Triangle, an electroacoustic trio, received a grant in November to present Magical Garden at the DiMenna Center’s Cary Hall in New York City on November 23.
Byron Asher
Music/Sound
New Orleans, LA
2025
Byron Asher, a multi-instrumentalist and composer received a grant in October for his Double Album Release Tour: “Folk Songs From Imaginary Places” and “Clarinets & Drums” at Studio-Galerija Klet in Zagreb, Croatia, and Punctum Krasovka in Prague, Czechia, on November 1 and 4.
Amma Ateria
Music/Sound
Richmond, CA
2025
Amma Ateria, a sound artist-composer, received a grant in October to present The Entropic Arias at KORA Contemporary Arts Center in Lecce, Italy, on September 25.
Se Young Au
Visual Arts
Santa Monica, CA
2025
Se Young Au, a visual artist, received a grant in May to present Meet Me In No Gun Ri at Craft Conemporary in Los Angeles, CA, from June 7-September 7.
Linda Austin
Dance
Portland, OR
2025
Linda Austin, a dancer and choreographer, received a grant in January to present In Preparation for Disappearances to Come at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art in Portland, OR, with performances February 6-8.
Valentina Baché Rodríguez
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Valentina Baché Rodríguez, a choreographer and performer, received a grant in March to present Angel Mid-Swing// It boils from within at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn, NY, with performances April 24-26 and as part of the Estrogenius Festival at Judson Memorial Church in New York, NY on May 8.
Fia Backström
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Fia Backström, a visual artist, received a grant in August to present The Great Society at the Queens Museum in New York, on view September 13, 2025 to January 18, 2026.
Steve Baczkowksi
Music/Sound
Buffalo, NY
2025
Steve Baczkowksi and Brandon Lopez, a saxophone and bassist duo, received a grant in August to perform at the Summer Bummer Festival in Antwerp, Belgium, on August 28.
Kate Bae
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Kate Bae, a visual artist, received a grant in July to present Breathe with Me at Grand Central Madison Terminal in New York, NY from September 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026.
Photo by Maggie Murtha (MTA Art and Design)
Ivanna Baranova
Poetry
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Ivanna Baranova, a poet and interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in May to present Field of Vision at Zoème (Marseille, France), Nord Books (Stockholm, Sweden), and the Segue Reading Series (New York, NY), a set of experimental literature venues, from June 20-July 19.