National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support the Indigenous Film & Arts Festival. The festival will present documentaries, shorts, and feature films
by and about Indigenous peoples, as well as an art exhibit featuring work by visual and performing artist Gregg
Deal. Film screenings, panel discussions, youth programs, and question-and-answer sessions featuring
filmmakers and other guest artists will take place at a variety of locations throughout Denver.
Issue Project Room, Inc. (aka ISSUE Project Room)
$15,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support residencies for emerging artists. The program will provide artists working across the disciplines of
music, sound art, performance art, and dance with yearlong residencies which will include a stipend and
rehearsal space, as well as marketing, curatorial, and technical support. During the course of the residency
period, recipient artists will premiere new works in free public performance events in New York City.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Inc (aka JMKAC)
$40,000 Sheboygan, WI
To support the Connecting Communities residency program. The series of multidisciplinary community-based
artistic collaborations will actively engage the public in creating new works. Architect Michael Moore will
collaborate with architecture firm Tres Birds and community members to conceptualize and build interactive
sculptures that integrate with the natural setting. Visual artists Andrea Dezso, Swoon, and Atom Pechman will
join with members of the area's immigrant communities, at-risk youth, and residents of local homeless and
domestic abuse shelters, along with the public to develop and create public art installations. Finally, Phantom
Limb Company will collaborate with members of the public to create performances utilizing marionette
puppetry and multimedia theatrics to interpret climate change and freshwater research.
Junebug Productions, Inc. (aka Junebug Productions)
$20,000 New Orleans, LA
To support the presentation of "Power of the Black Feminine: (re)moved and (re)claimed." The evening-length
performance will feature works by multidisciplinary artists Marguerite Hemmings, Kesha McKey, and Rebecca
Mwase. Junebug also will work with poet Sunni Patterson and director Jason Foster to create a video that will be
screened during the performance featuring poetry, dance, and percussion. Engagement activities will include
story-based community workshops and pre- and post-performance discussions, as well as healing circles and
wellness gatherings.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
$10,000 Kansas City, MO
To support the Future Stages Festival. The festival will include performances by youth-oriented arts
organizations, as well as performances by resident companies including the Kansas City Ballet, the Lyric Opera,
and the Kansas City Symphony. Interactive arts activities will be offered throughout the venue.
Kuumba Lynx
$20,000 Chicago, IL
To support the Chicago Hip Hop Theater Festival. The festival will feature artists in genres such as music, poetry,
visual arts, and multidisciplinary arts. In addition to performances and exhibitions, artists also will lead dialogue
sessions and hands-on workshops. Kuumba Lynx will partner with Northwestern University to host a colloquium
about hip-hop pedagogy and practice.
Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, Inc.
$20,000 Bloomington, IN
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.