National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support artists residencies and related activities. First-time resident artists will benefit from studio space,
room and board, and exchanges with peer artists. For qualified artists who may not be able to afford time away
from other employment, MacDowell will also provide financial aid and travel support.
Montalvo Association (aka Montalvo Arts Center)
$15,000 Saratoga, CA
To support artist residencies. Selected emerging and mid-career artists from diverse disciplines will be offered
fully funded residencies. Artists will present their work on-site and in the community through exhibitions and
performances, and through educational and outreach activities.
Ox Bow (aka Ox-Bow)
$20,000 Saugatuck, MI
To support residencies and related activities for artists in all stages of their careers. Fully subsidized residencies,
selected by a panel of experts familiar with Ox-Bow and the contemporary art world, will support both national
and international artists in the summer and fall. In addition, there will be non-credit residencies offered for an
arts faculty member and MFA students.
Playa
$20,000 Summer Lake, OR
To support residencies for artists and scientists. Residencies will provide fieldwork and collaboration
opportunities for artists and scientists investigating the issues surrounding climate change. Residents will receive
lodging in fully equipped cabins, studio space, and meals. In addition, a symposium and monthly presentations
will be offered and selected works related to the field will be published.
Point Community Development Corporation (aka THE POINT)
$15,000 Bronx, NY
To support artist residencies and related activities. Participants will be encouraged to focus their art on solutions
to environmental challenges and social injustices. Workshops, exhibitions, mural production, and teen art
programs will be offered in addition to artist residencies.
S&R Foundation
$25,000 Washington, DC
To support residencies for emerging artists with a focus on public participatory programs and related activities.
Through an open juried process, as many as eight U.S. and four international artists focusing on social practice
art will be chosen. As part of their residency, U.S. and international artists will work with local high school
students and artists from the area.
Salem Art Works (aka SAW)
$10,000 Salem, NY
To support a summer artist residency program and related activities. Resident artists will receive room and
board, studio space, and access to all equipment and facilities, which includes a welding bay, iron and bronze
foundry, blacksmith shop, print studio, glass shop, wood shop, ceramic shop and fabrication shop. Public
programs such as workshops, demonstrations, performances, and exhibitions will engage the community with
contemporary art and artists.
Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture and the Environment (On behalf of AIR Serenbe)
$20,000 Chattahoochee Hills, GA
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.