National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Santa Monica Museum of Art (aka SMMoA)
$40,000 Los Angeles, CA
To support the exhibition, "Martin Ramirez His Life in Pictures, Another Interpretation," and accompanying
catalogue. The exhibition will explore the work of self-taught artist, Martin Ramirez (1895-1963). The exhibition
will include approximately 55 drawings collaged from found papers, crayons, pencils, and other makeshift tools,
and a 17-foot-long scroll never before exhibited. Ramirez's drawings are quirky and creative depicting tunnels
and trains, cathedrals, strange vehicles, cave-like enclosures, Madonnas and saints, entertainers, laborers, and
warriors.
St. Louis Art Museum
$30,000 Saint Louis, MO
To support the exhibition, "Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade." The exhibition will feature a
large selection of 19th- and early 20th-century hats alongside works by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and his
contemporaries, including Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. More than 110
artworks will be showcased, including paintings and works on paper by Degas. The exhibition will explore the
millinery industry of the period, the international trade in exotic feathers and floral decorations, the importance
of men's hats as a counterpart to what has traditionally been considered a feminine fashion, and the
connections to France's colonial history. Free public programs and a symposium will accompany the exhibition.
State University of New York at Buffalo (On behalf of Center for the Arts)
$30,000 Buffalo, NY
To support the exhibition "Wanderlust," and accompanying catalogue, organized by the Center for the Arts. The
exhibition will showcase a variety of media, including drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, film, and
video that explores 50 years of artistic action in and with the landscape. The exhibition will examine the theme
chronologically, including works of both urban and rural environments. Participating artists include: Fallen Fruit,
William Lamson, Carmen Papalia, Kim Beck, Marie Lorenz, Roberley Bell and Todd Shalomiel. The exhibition will
include hands-on experiential learning with visiting artists, public lectures, an activity guide, and monthly
professional development seminars for K-12 art teachers.
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute (aka The Clark)
$30,000 Williamstown, MA
To support the exhibition, "A Suite for Piano: Alma-Tadema and the Artistic Interior," and accompanying
catalogue. The exhibition will feature furniture, paintings, sculpture, and antiquities from the Gilded Age music
room designed by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). One of the most eminent and highly paid artists of
the time, Alma-Tadema specialized in archaeologically exact paintings evoking classical antiquity. His designs for
the music room included not only the piano and furniture, but also the embroidery scheme for the upholstery
and matching curtains and portieres. In addition the works by Alma-Tadema, other highlights will be Frederic,
Lord Leighton's (1830-96) ceiling painting and works by Sir Edward Poynter (1836-1919). Public lectures, a free
family day, academic programs, gallery talks, audio tours, and other related events will help engage the
audience.
Storm King Art Center
$30,000 New Windsor, NY
To support the exhibition, "David Smith: The White Sculptures." The exhibition will be the first ever to focus on
the use of the color white in David Smith's (1906-1965) practice. His first sculptures of white coral from the
Virgin Islands, as well as a series of eight large-scale sculptures using wood, wire, coral, soldered metal and other
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.