Emergency Grants
Autumn Ahn
Performance Art/Theater
North Adams, MA
2026
Autumn Ahn, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present line: edge self horizon at the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art (FRMoCA) in Fall River, MA, from January 17–21.
Francis Almendárez
Music/Sound
San Bernardino, CA
2026
Francis and Anthony Almendárez, multidisciplinary artists, received a grant in January to present Navigating the Archives Within at Aurora Picture Show in Houston, TX, on February 19.
Jackie Amezquita
Visual Arts
Inglewood, CA
2026
Jackie Amezquita, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in February to present El Camino se Traza al Andar at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art in Las Vegas, NV from February 20-June 13.
Elia Arce
Performance Art/Theater
Houston, TX
2026
Elia Arce, a performance art and conceptual artist, received a grant in March to present No Time to Mourn at the Centro Cultural de España in San Salvador, El Salvador, from March 12–April 24.
Tania Colette B.
Visual Arts
Seattle, WA
2026
Tania Colette B., a sculpture and installation artist, received a grant in January to present One Step Forward, Two Steps Back at SOIL Gallery in Seattle, WA from February 5–28.
Mark Bankin
Dance
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Mark Bankin, a choreographer, received a grant in January to present Scarecrow at The Tank in New York, NY, from February 12–March 1.
Emma Bergman
Visual Arts
Chicago, IL
2026
Emma Bergman, an visual and social practice artist, received a grant in February to present For the World to Come at Patient Info in Chicago, IL on view March 20-April 12.
Rachel Bernsen
Dance
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Rachel Bernsen, a dancer and interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present Novel Formats On-Site at AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, NH from January 16–February 14.
Lea Bertucci
Music/Sound
Kingston, NY
2026
Lea Bertucci, a musician, received a grant in March to present The Days Pass Quickly Immersed in the Shadow of Eternity at ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn, NY, and Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, from April 15–19.
Brain Time Prod
Performance Art/Theater
New Orleans, LA
2026
Brain Time Prod, a puppetry, theater, and music group, received a grant in March to present Sweet Baby Brain at Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, LA, from April 10–13.
Emily Braswell
Visual Arts
San Juan, PR
2026
Emily Braswell, a visual artist, received a grant in January to present Krankie II at 81C Arts in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands from February 13–March 13.
Argote Carmen Argote
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Carmen Argote, a multidisciplinary performance artist, received a grant in February to present the body draws the room at Human Resources Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA on February 13.
Tammy Carrasco
Dance
Ardmore, PA
2026
Tammy Carrasco, a dance and movement artist, received a grant in March to present A creature of the garden and cellar at Christ Church/Neighborhood House in Philadelphia, PA from March 18–19.
Rob Macaisa Colgate
Poetry
Chicago, IL
2026
Rob Macaisa Colgate, a poet, received a grant in February to present The Queer Art of Friendship: A Hardly Creatures Poetry Reading at Women and Children First in Chicago, IL, on February 27.
Mengna Da
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Mengna Da, a performance artist, received a grant in March to present Artificial Agency: Sour Gummies Don’t Cry at Pen + Brush in New York City on March 21.
Dancing Through Prison Walls
Dance
Santa Monica, CA
2026
Dancing Through Prison Walls, a dance and performance project led by incarcerated individuals, received a grant in January to present FREEDOM TIME, undanced dances through prison walls at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA from February 6–8.
Lucy Dillon
Dance
Columbus, OH
2026
Lucy Dillon, a dancer and choreographer, received a grant in February to present soft belly/steel at Midwest RADFest in Kalamazoo, MI on March 6.
Jeanine Durning
Dance
Newburgh, NY
2026
Jeanine Durning, a dancer and choreographer, received a grant in March to present Body Goes at NYU Skirball in New York City, from April 3–4.
Carmina Escobar
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Carmina Escobar, a performance and opera artist, received a grant in March to present Our Voice Is Not At The End Of Anything at REDCAT in Los Angeles, CA, from February 20–22.
Ignacio Gatica
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Ignacio Gatica, a visual artist, received a grant in February to present Sanhattan: Tracing the Invisible Threads that Connect the Americas at the Whitney Biennial in New York City on view March 8-September 3.