Emergency Grants
06 08
Performance Art/Theater
Whittier, CA
2026
06 08, a performance artist and dancer, received a grant in April to present Los Angeles Dances of Water and Power at Temnikova & Kasela in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 23.
Selwa Abd
Music/Sound
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Selwa Abd, a music and sound artist, received a grant in April to present Audience As Virus at ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn, NY, on May 7.
Eva Aguila
Visual Arts
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Eva Aguila, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in April to present El Cimiento de la Cosecha / The Foundation of the Harvest at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA on view May 16–September 1.
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.
Photo by Francis and Anthony Almendarez.
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.
Photo by Stefan Gonzalez.
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.
Allen-Golder Carpenter
Visual Arts
Hyattsville, MD
2026
Allen-Golder Carpenter, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in April to present Sojourn at Camden Art Centre in London, UK, from April 25–26.
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.
Cassils
Visual Arts
Brooklyn, NY
2026
Cassils, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in April to present Incontrovertible Being at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany on April 25.
Sharon Chohi Kim
Music/Sound
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Sharon Chohi Kim, a performing artist and composer, received a grant in April to present Whirlwinds, Tornadoes, Basement at the Wende Museum in Culver City, CA, on April 25.
Henna Chou
Music/Sound
Austin, TX
2026
Henna Chou and Joshua Thomson, a collaborative duo, received a grant in April to present Spiritual Earning Potential at Rhizome, DC and The Red Room in Baltimore, MD, from April 20–26.