Emergency Grants
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Emily Barasch
Dance
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Emily Barasch, a choreographer and educator, received a grant in March to present Intimacy for the Apocalypse at Human Resources in Los Angeles, CA, with performances May 8-10.
Vi Bui
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Vi Bui, a photographer and filmmaker, received a grant in March to present Thời Thơ Ấu (Childhood) in Hoa Tay (Flower Hands), a group exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, LA, on view March 14-September 21.
CFGNY
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
CFGNY, a collective comprised of artists Daniel Chew, Ten Izu, Kirsten Kilponen, and Tin Nguyen, received a grant in March to present Continuous Fractures Generating New Yields, a solo exhibition at Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, Canada, on view April 4-September 7.
Caye Castagnetto
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Caye Castagnetto, an artist and musician, received a grant in April to present RHINO, Put your Hand Inside the Puppet Head at New Theater Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, with performances April 24-27.
San Cha
Performance Art/Theater
Alhambra, CA
2025
San Cha, a composer, musician, and performance artist, received a grant in April to present Inebria me at Performance Space New York in New York, NY, with performances May 16-18.
Jiayi Chen
Visual Arts
Chicago, IL
2025
Jiayi Chen, an artist, projectionist, and archivist, received a grant in February to present As a Tree Walks to Its Forest, a solo exhibition organized by Open AIR Montana at Bob’s Your Uncle in Missoula, MT, on view March 7-29.
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.
Abigail Raphael Collins
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Abigail Raphael Collins, an experimental documentary and video artist, received a grant in April to present BLACKOUT, a solo exhibition at REDCAT in Los Angeles, CA, on view May 22-August 10.
Mel Corchado
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2025
Mel Corchado, a sculptor, received a grant in May to present $ticky $in$ at The Shed in New York, NY, on view June 26–August 31.