National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support artists residencies and related activities. San Francisco's Playwrights' Foundation, New York City's The
New Black Fest, and the Latina/o Theatre Commons' Carnaval hosted by Chicago's DePaul University will partner
with Djerassi on a three-year program with a focus on nurturing the talent of emerging playwrights of color. All
residents will receive stipends, access to tools and equipment, fabrication and production space, and a
collaborative environment with fellow artists.
Eyebeam Atelier, Inc. (aka Eyebeam)
$20,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support artists residencies and creative technologists and related activities. Resident artists will be provided
with studio space, housing, meals, local transportation, and administrative support. Artists will be encouraged to
share their work with the public through exhibitions and installations, performances, panel discussions,
workshops, hackathons, and other opportunities to introduce the work to a broad audience.
Fell's Point Creative Alliance, Inc. (aka Creative Alliance)
$15,000 Baltimore, MD
To support artists residencies and related activities. Resident artists will receive feedback about their work from
visiting established artists, as well as have opportunities to show their work in open houses and other studio
events. Resident artists will provide at least one free arts workshop for the public. Professional development
training such as classes about grant writing, pricing art, and navigating the tax system will be offered to the
resident artists.
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Inc. (aka FAWC)
$20,000 Provincetown, MA
To support residencies for emerging visual artists and writers. Resident artists will be provided apartments,
workspaces, and a monthly stipend, as well as access to a woodshop, printmaking studio, and digital media lab.
They will lead workshops in local public schools and senior centers, as well as participate in community
exhibitions or readings.
Franconia Sculpture Park (aka Franconia)
$20,000 Shafer, MN
To support the Artist Residency and Exhibition Program. Artists will be awarded fully funded residencies
supporting the creation of large-scale, three-dimensional artwork to be exhibited for at least 12 months at the
sculpture park. The program also will benefit local residents who participate in public arts learning events, such
as artist talks and guided tours.
Friends of A Studio in the Woods (aka A Studio in the Woods)
$15,000 New Orleans, LA
To support environmentally themed artists residencies and related activities. Resident artists will examine how
communities and cultures are adapting to climate change. An open call will be issued to artists of all disciplines
who have demonstrated an established dialogue with environmental and culturally related issues and a
commitment to producing work with deep connections to the subject matter.
Headlands Center for the Arts (aka Headlands)
$35,000 Sausalito, CA
To support artist residencies and an artist commissioning program. Residencies will focus on emerging and midcareer
artists. The commissioning programs will offer support for special projects created by past participating
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.