Emergency Grants
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.
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.
Laura Cocks
Music/Sound
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Laura Cocks, a flutist, received a grant in January to present the album release tour for Music for Two Flutes to Default in Den Haag, Netherlands; In Vitro in Brussels, Belgium; Hundred Years Gallery in London, United Kingdom; Old Hairdressers in Glasgow, Scotland; Shakespeare’s in Sheffield, United Kingdom; Rammel Club in Nottingham, United Kingdom; Wharf Chambers in Leeds, United Kingdom; and City University in London, United Kingdom, with performances February 12-21.
Carlo Costa
Music/Sound
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Carlo Costa, a percussionist, drummer, and composer, received a grant in January to present a tour with his quartet Diaphane to Les Temps du Corp in Paris, France; Das Institut in Zurich, Switzerland; Le Frigo in Biel, Switzerland; Mullbau in Lucerne, Switzerland; Subsol in Düsseldorf, Germany; ORT in Wuppertal, Germany; Black Box in Münster, Germany; Capelle Hospitalis in Bielefeld, Germany; Loft in Cologne, Germany; and Buckblech in Saarbrücken, Germany, with performances January 12-23.
Ekaterina Derysheva
Poetry
Philadelphia, PA
2025
Ekaterina Derysheva, a poet, received a grant in January to present a reading as part of Dispersed Poetics: Signifying Non-Solutions in Time of War at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY on February 22.
Brendan Drake
Dance
Washington, DC
2025
Brendan Drake, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present Ghost Porn at Kestrels in Brooklyn, NY, with performances February 5-8 and 12-15
Isaac Dunne
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Isaac Dunne, an artist working in sculpture and drawing, received a grant in January to present I can not get no feed at the Tablelands Center for Bioregional Art in Shallowater, TX, on view February 28-December 1.
EYIBRA
Performance Art/Theater
Durham, NH
2025
EYIBRA, a multidisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present LA JAURIA at Casa del Estudiante in Mexico City, Mexico, with performances February 7-14.
Lu Gao
Visual Arts
New York, NY
2025
Lu Gao, an artist working with photographic installation, received a grant in January to participate in After/Images, a two-person show at Black Brick Project in Brooklyn, NY, on view January 15-February 26.
Jeannie Hua
Visual Arts
Las Vegas, NV
2025
Jeannie Hua, visual artist, received a grant in January to present Transgressions, a solo exhibition at Gallery 456 in New York, NY, on view February 21-March 7.
Bryn Jackson
Visual Arts
Indianapolis, IN
2025
Bryn Jackson, an artist and curator, received a grant in January to present Careful What You Pray For at the Centro Cultural Juan Rulfo, hosted by The Bureau of Queer Art in Mexico City, Mexico, on view February 5-9.
Umber Majeed
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Umber Majeed, a multidisciplinary visual artist and educator, received a grant in January to present J😊Y TECH, a solo exhibition at the Queens Museum in Queens, NY, on view March 16-October 5.
Claudio Marcotulli
Visual Arts
Miami, FL
2025
Claudio Marcotulli, an artist working predominantly in media, sculpture and performance, received a grant in January to present Arcs of Time in Unraveled Tales, a group exhibition at The Deering Estate in Miami, FL, on view January 26-March 25.
Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet
Performance Art/Theater
Washington, DC
2025
Raul Moarquech Ferrera-Balanquet, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present Mariposa Ancestral Memory at the American Academy in Rome in Rome, Italy on March 20.
Rosalyn Myles
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Rosalyn Myles, a multidisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present The Life of Daisy Hightower in Black in Place, a group exhibition at Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA, on view January 25-March 29.
Matthew Ryals
Music/Sound
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Matthew Ryals, a composer and improviser, received a grant in January to present a tour to Nameless Sound in Houston, TX; CO-OPt Research + Projects in Lubbock, TX; dadaLab in Austin, TX; Synoptic Frequencies in St. Louis, MO; Extemporaneous Music and Arts Society (EMAS) in Kansas City, MO; Soundarte.net in Omaha, NE; Aether Sound in Minneapolis, MN; and Illinois Art Station in Normal, IL, with performances February 10-23.
Benjamin Shirley
Music/Sound
Atlanta, GA
2025
Benjamin Shirley, a musician and composer, received a grant in January to perform at SoundNOW festival in Atlanta, GA on January 29.
The Nomadic Department of the Interior
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
The Nomadic Department of the Interior, a research art collective comprised of artists Ann Chen, Leon Eckert, Yutong Lin, and Yufeng Zhao, received a grant in January to present Caches from the Landscape at Centre des arts actuels Skol in Montreal, Canada, on view January 16-April 13.
Spenser Theberge
Dance
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Spenser Theberge, a performer, creator, and educator, received a grant in January to present INTIMATES in the Dance at the Odyssey Festival at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, with performances February 7-9.
Harrison Wayne
Visual Arts
Decatur, GA
2025
Harrison Wayne, a visual artist, received a grant in January to participate in and I hope to see you, a two-person exhibition at Stove Works in Chattanooga, TN, on view February 21-April 11.