National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

found materials, forms the exhibition's nexus, and sheds light on the ethics of custodianship and the artist's
intention. After the untimely death of Smith, his executor stripped the white color off of five sculptures
(believing it to be primer) to bare metal. The exhibition, which also will feature a film and catalogue, is held in
commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Storm King's landmark acquisition of 13 David Smith sculptures. The
works will be displayed in the center's rolling hills. Smaller works, as well as carefully selected groupings of
Smith's paintings and photography that also engage with the color white, will be displayed in the gallery.
Thomas Cole Historic House (aka Thomas Cole National Historic Site)
$30,000 Catskill, NY
To support the exhibition "Sanford Gifford in the Catskills" and accompanying catalogue. The exhibition will
focus on Gifford's (1823-1880) depictions of his native Catskill landscape as well as Thomas Cole's influence on
Gifford's career. Gifford, a member of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, had a lifelong devotion to
depicting the Catskills, where many vistas still exist due to conservation efforts of the last two centuries. The
exhibition will include public programs, such as hikes along the Hudson River School Art Trail, where visitors will
be able to immerse themselves in the landscapes depicted by the artists.
Trustees of Princeton University (On behalf of Princeton University Art Museum)
$30,000 Princeton, NJ
To support Princeton University Art Museum's traveling exhibition on Athenian vase painting. The Berlin Painter
and his World: Athenian Vase Painting in the Early Fifth Century B.C. will focus on the red-figure artist known as
the Berlin Painter, whose images provide a window into classical Greek culture and its subsequent impact on
global civilization. The exhibition will examine these works from a variety of archaeological contexts-tombs,
dwellings, and religious sites, such as the Athenian Acropolis. Public programming designed to reach K-12 and
university students, scholars, and broad regional audiences will support the exhibition in Princeton and at its
second venue at the Toledo Museum of Art. The exhibition also will be the focus of a semester-long college
course and faculty-led panel discussions open to the public.
Trustees of the Berkshire Museum (aka Berkshire Museum)
$20,000 Pittsfield, MA
To support "In the Spirit," a series of installations by contemporary artists in the museum's Art Deco Crane
room. In the Spirit will feature three artists-Yusuke Asai, Karin Giusti, and Meredith Woolnough-whose sitespecific
work will explore the intersection of art and natural science. Each artist will interpret the natural world
from a different perspective: farm and woodlands, a landscape of the imagination, and life in a coral reef. Public
programs will engage audiences with the artists' installation process, their use of techniques and materials, and
content connecting to contemporary issues related to environmental stewardship and global
interconnectedness.
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. (On behalf of Spencer Museum of Art)
$25,000 Lawrence, KS
To support the Spencer Museum of Art's exhibition, "Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World" and
accompanying catalogue. This exhibition will explore humankind's fascination with the plant kingdom through
works from the museum's collection, a number of loans, and commissions by approximately 20 artists. Artists to
be commissioned include Ackroyd and Harvey, Sandy Winters, and Mathias Kessler. University students,
scholars, artists, scientists, and the general public will engage with the exhibition's central themes through a
range of educational programs, such as artist-led talks and film screenings. The catalogue will document the
project and include brief texts by artists and curators as well as biologists, ecologists, and philosophers.
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.