National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

evitalization of their local cultural heritage and to actively participate in the city's rezoning and planning
discussions, which could alter the physical landscape in these communities.
Museum of Design Atlanta, Inc. (aka MODA)
$20,000 Atlanta, GA
To support the exhibition "PLAY: It's Not Just Fun and Games." The exhibition will highlight the intentional
integration of play into the lives of children and adults living in urban environments through creative design. The
exhibition will examine how we design and re-design urban environments that encourage play and the
importance of play in the health of both children and adults.
National Building Museum
$30,000 Washington, DC
To support the design of an Orientation Gallery. The customized multimedia space will enable visitors to better
understand and learn about America's achievements in architecture, design, urban planning, engineering, and
construction before they visit the museum's temporary exhibitions. The gallery is being designed in
collaboration with interactive media design firm Local Projects and architecture firm STUDIOS Architecture.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States (aka National Trust for Historic Preservation)
$20,000 Washington, DC
To support Art + Architecture: Inspiration Amplified at the Philip Johnson Glass House. The artist residency
program, hosted at the iconic modernist property, will engage artists to create new works of art that are
inspired by and reflective of the site. Philip Johnson and David Whitney designed the 49-acre site to experiment
with new forms of architecture and to showcase the work of both established and emerging artists, including
Frank Stella, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, David Salle, and Cindy Sherman. The National Trust is partnering with
Chicago-based United States Artists (USA), which provides financial support to innovative American artists, and
the artists selected for the residency program will come from USA's pool of past awardees.
Nature of Cities Inc.
$20,000 New York, NY
To support a convening exploring the nature of graffiti in urban vacant lots. The program will bring together
artists, scientists, and community activists from various cities to discuss nature-themed graffiti and lay the
groundwork for a future environmentally-themed graffiti art commission and series of tours. The convening will
initiate a dialogue about the meaning of street art, the ecological and social roles of urban vacant land, justice,
and the potential power of urban land in vibrant placemaking.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (aka NHS)
$25,000 Chicago, IL
To support the Chicago Greystone and Vintage Home Program. This asset-based community development
project will include access to rehabilitation workshops, a certification program, building consultations, and
community building efforts. The central goal of the Greystone Initiative is to provide preservation and design
tools to residents to address pressing community issues, including a sense of image and neighborhood pride,
housing quality, sustainability, and local self-management. Built between 1890s and the 1930s, greystones are
limestone-clad buildings that are prevalent in many historically underserved neighborhoods in Chicago.
New York Foundation for Architecture, Inc. (aka Center for Architecture)
$30,000 New York, NY
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.