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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chava GoodTime
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Chava GoodTime, a performance artist, received a grant in January to present Good Jewdy Presents Tu BiShvat: Happy New Year to the Trees at C’mon Everybody in Brooklyn, NY on February 1.
Cat Gunn
Visual Arts
San Diego, CA
2026
Cat Gunn, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present if only by the light of a new moon at ICA San Diego, CA from February 21–May 15.
Kerosene Jones
Performance Art/Theater
Queens, NY
2026
Kerosene Jones, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present Blue Lightning Ghost Train: Inpatient Program 1 at OUTsider Festival in Austin, TX on February 19–20.
Megan Mueller
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Megan Mueller, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present in the Neighborhood Ecology exhibition at Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, CA, from January 31–May 9.
Ife Olujobi
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Ife Olujobi, a playwright, received a grant in January to present down&out vol. 2: crisis! at Brooklyn Art Haus in Brooklyn, NY on January 28 & 29.
Steve Parker
Visual Arts
Austin, TX
2026
Steve Parker, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present FIGHT SONG at SPACES in Cleveland, OH, from February 13–April 18.
Paul Pinto
Performance Art/Theater
Jersey City, NJ
2026
Paul Pinto, a musician and opera theater artist, received a grant in January to present MANO A MANO: an operatic monodrama at the Ellen Stewart Theater at La MaMa in New York, NY from February 12–22.
Alice Pixley Young
Visual Arts
Cincinnati, OH
2026
Alice Pixley Young, an installation artist, received a grant in January to present Still Life at AIR Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, from February 14–March 15.
Joy Ray
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Joy Ray, an interdisciplinary artist and writer, received a grant in January to present The Ghost Kingdom at Cerritos College Art Gallery in Cerritos, CA, from January 26–February 6.
Miljohn Ruperto
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Miljohn Ruberto, a visual artist, received a grant in January to present What God Hath Wrought (Kairos) at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University from March 12–September 14.
Tyrone “Big Chief Pie” Stevenson
Visual Arts
Slidell, LA
2026
Tyrone “Big Chief Pie” Stevenson, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to present Monogram Hunters – Red Suits on Royal for Woo at 2028 Royal Street, a historic workshop space for public performance and Mardi Gras ritual, in New Orleans, LA, on February 17.
Keioui Keijaun Thomas
Performance Art/Theater
Hudson, NY
2026
Keioui Keijaun Thomas, a performance and installation artist, received a grant in January to present Come Hell or High Femmes: The Dolls Rise at The Vortex in Austin, TX from February 18–22.
Jair-Rohm Wells
Music/Sound
San Bernardino, CA
2026
Jair-Rohm Wells, a jazz bassist, received a grant in January to present Resonance: Improvisation, Innovation, and the Legacy of Eberhard Weber, a solo tour at four venues across Western Pennsylvania and Western New York from February 14–17.