National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

interplay between nature, humans, and technology, which traverse the precarious balance between the natural
and the man-made, drawing inspiration from the High Line itself-a hybrid space with industrial origins and a
vibrant ecosystem. Community outreach programming will be developed, including field trips for public school
students, in-school and after-school partnerships, and informal drop-in activities for families.
Glass Art Society, Inc. (aka GAS)
$20,000 Seattle, WA
To support the Glass Art Society's annual journal and conference for glass artists in Norfolk, Virginia. The theme,
"Reflections from the Edge: Glass, Art, and Performance," will involve, educate, and introduce glass to the
community at large through presentations, glass-blowing performances, lectures, panels, and discussion groups.
The conference will feature programming at the Chrysler Museum of Art, and will include a "Hot Glass
Roadshow," sponsored by the Corning Museum of Glass, in New York. The journal will provide a documented
record of the conference programming including lectures, presentations, and proceedings.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (aka Haystack)
$15,000 Deer Isle, ME
To support the Haystack Art Schools Collaborative conference. Dedicated and structured around students and
jointly planned with other participating schools, the gathering will convene to investigate the constantly
emerging field of craft. Leading practitioners in their respective fields will present lectures and lead studio-based
workshops. Students will help identify topics for discussion groups, show images of their work to session
participants, and work on collaborative and experimental projects. Participants will submit written evaluations
at the end of the conference.
Hyde Park Art Center
$25,000 Chicago, IL
To support the Artist Advancement Series. The series will include an exhibition program focusing on the
presentation of new work by Chicago artists, as well as a residency program in which artists will receive a
stipend, housing, materials, and technical assistance for the creation of new work. The series also will offer a
professional development program for early-career artists. The professional development program will provide
the artists with access to materials and space to develop a rigorous studio practice, guidance from professionals
in the field, and a platform to exhibit their work.
International Sculpture Center, Inc. (aka Sculpture Magazine)
$20,000 Hamilton, NJ
To support the Dialogues and Discoveries initiative. Designed to facilitate conversations about contemporary
sculpture, the initiative includes the production of "Sculpture" magazine in print and versions designed for web
browsers and tablet apps, as well as expansion of additional online digital content and a weekly blog. Articles
and interviews will document and analyze new work by emerging and established sculptors while online
features present sound, new media, kinetic, and performance works, including video interviews and studio
tours. The blog supports high quality critical writing that explores methods and materials, exhibitions, the
business of art, and book reviews.
International Studio & Curatorial Program (aka ISCP)
$20,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support an artist residency program and related exhibitions and publications. The project will address the
relationship between documentary practices and ethics in contemporary art with a particular emphasis on the
manipulation of journalistic photographs and video. Building upon the success of a thematic residency held 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.