National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Luminary, Inc (aka The Luminary)
$25,000 St. Louis, MO
To support an international artist-in-residence program. Artists, curators, and critics will receive a stipend,
housing, materials, facility and equipment access, technical assistance, and professional development
opportunities to create new work. The program will include an exchange component, sending one artist abroad
and welcoming one artist to St. Louis. The artists will engage directly with the community, working alongside
local artists in the creation and presentation of new work.
Lux Art Institute
$20,000 Encinitas, CA
To support an international residency program. The program will offer artists from countries such as Israel,
India, and the United Kingdom, the opportunity to participate in a fully funded, month-long residency.
Participating artists have not worked in Southern California before, and will be encouraged to experiment with
new materials. Open studio hours will allow the public to directly engage with the artists.
MAK Center for Art and Architecture
$55,000 West Hollywood, CA
To support the exhibition and catalogue for "How to Read El Pato Pascual: Disney's Latin America and Latin
America's Disney." The exhibition will present work by artists in a variety of mediums that respond to the Walt
Disney Company's influence in Latin America. From its earliest years, the entertainment company has looked to
Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America for content, narratives, and characters: beginning with
Donald Duck's first role in the 1937 Mexican-themed "Don Donald" continuing through the recent unsuccessful
attempt to trademark The Day of the Dead holiday to support a film release. The exhibition will feature
approximately 100 works by artists such as Liliana Porter (Argentina), Enrique Chagoya (Mexico/USA), Einar and
James de la Torre (Mexico), Arturo Herrera (Venezuela), Rafael Montanes Ortiz (Puerto Rico) and many others.
Mattress Factory, Ltd. (aka Mattress Factory)
$50,000 Pittsburgh, PA
To support an exhibition marking the museum's 40th anniversary. The project will include a residency
component, featuring new work created by artists who had previously exhibited at the museum. Participating
artists may include Vito Acconci, Yoan Capote, David Ellis, Vanessa German, Greer Lankton, Cady Noland, Roman
Ondak, and Meg Webster. Extensive educational programming is planned, including artist talks and activities
directed to teens and families. Staff also will work with artists to develop a variety of programs for all ages,
enabling visitors to understand and participate in the artists' creative practice.
Midway Contemporary Art (aka Midway)
$20,000 Minneapolis, MN
To support a catalogue and a solo exhibition series by emerging U.S. and international artists. Exhibitions will
feature newly created works that present experimental ideas or new directions for the artists. Selected artists
will receive a stipend, production and travel costs, and technical support. Plans for the series include exhibitions
of work by Hirsch Perlman and Lisa Lapinski, among others. The exhibitions will be accompanied by public
presentations, including artist and curatorial talks, and film screenings.
New Art Publications, Inc. (aka BOMB Magazine)
$35,000 Brooklyn, NY
To support the publication of "BOMB Magazine." Visual art content for the quarterly publication will highlight
the work of selected artists, both in print and online, through the presentation of interviews, artist portfolios,
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.