Grantees

$2,777,250

Total Grants to Date in 2011

$2,118,750

Cultural Grants
in 2011

103

Cultural Grants
in 2011

2011 Cultural Grants

18th Street Art Center

Santa Monica, CA


$20,000

to support residencies by Romanian artists Iosif Kiraly, Cristina David, and Alexandra Croitoru in Santa Monica as part of 18th Street Arts Center’s New Media Collaborations VII in 2012.

Alarm Will Sound

New York, NY


$30,000

to enable members of Alarm Will Sound to travel to Krakow, Poland, to participate in the Sacrum Profanum Music Festival in September 2011.

Aleut International Association

Anchorage, AK


$15,000

to bring four members of AIA and one Aleut Elder from Nikolskoye, Russia, to the AIA biannual board meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, in summer 2011.

American Dance Festival

New York, NY


$20,000

to enable two Russian choreographers/dancers/teachers and two ADF faculty members to participate in a residency exchange as part of ADF’s 2011 season.

American Dance Festival

Durham, NC


$20,000

to present Russian choreographer Tatiana Baganova’s company in New York as part of a special ADF off-site program in 2012.

American Foundation for the Courtauld Institute of Art

New York, NY


$12,000

to enable researchers to travel to Kutaisi, Georgia, to participate in conservation and training activities at the Gelati Monastery in 2011 and 2012.

American Repertory Theatre

Cambridge, MA


$15,000

to continue A.R.T.’s long-term collaboration with the Moscow ART Theatre and to support the American premiere of Nutcracker Turbo, staged by Hungarian director Janos Szasz during A.R.T.’s 2012-2013 season.

Anthology Film Archives

New York, NY


$10,000

to support the travel costs of four American experimental filmmakers to travel to Prague in 2012 to screen and discuss their works, critique student work, and lead small group discussions at the Film and TV School at the Academy of Performing Arts Prague.

Art in General

New York, NY


$50,000

to support the international travel costs for artists, curators, art professionals, and institutional partners from Eastern and Central Europe to participate in an international symposium celebrating Art in General’s 30th anniversary and the Eastern European Residency Exchanges 10th anniversary in New York in spring 2012.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL


$5,000

to provide support for the exhibition Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964-1977 through March 2012.

Arts Council of Mongolia-U.S.

Seattle, WA


$35,000

to bring members of the Mongolian music ensemble Arga Bileg to perform in Denver, New York, and Seattle in fall 2011.

Bang on a Can

Brooklyn, NY


$17,000

to enable members of Bang on a Can to travel to Krakow, Poland, to participate in the Sacrum Profanum Music Festival in September 2011.

Bang on a Can

Brooklyn, NY


$9,000

to support the international travel costs for Kyrgyz jaw harpists, Kambar Kalendarov and Kutman Sultanbekov, to participate in the JAW Project in 2011.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company

New York, NY


$40,000

to enable members of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company to perform in Russia in fall 2011 as part of the Art November Festival held annually in Moscow.

Bowerbird

Philadelphia, PA


$20,000

to support the travel costs for the Budapest-based theater troupe BLOOM! to tour its work City and to conduct residencies in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh in spring 2012.