National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support the traveling exhibition, "Gordon Matta-Clark: Anarchitect," and accompanying catalogue. The
exhibition will examine how Matta-Clark (1943-78) "re-purposed" his architectural training and turned to
creating site-specific art works and actions that deconstructed the urban landscape. A number of these key
projects were realized in the South Bronx, in an era marked by the borough's steep economic decline. In
addition to the works by Matta-Clark, the exhibition will feature rare archival materials, and works by artists
such as David Hammons and Alvin Baltrop, that broaden the understanding of the sociocultural issues and milieu
to which that artist responded. Educational programs and resources will be developed such as guided tours,
workshops, curricula, and multimedia projects.
Children's Museum of Manhattan (aka CMOM)
$15,000 New York, NY
To support Collage Collaborations, a series of arts workshops for children and their adult caregivers. In
partnership with three New York City artists of color-Alexandria Smith; Naomi Reis; and Tai Hwa Goh-CMOM will
investigate the artistic process of collage within the context of early childhood development. The artists will
work with children five and under, introducing them to the possibilities of art-making using a wide variety of
materials such as wood, fur, and grass. The children also will be introduced to basic concepts related to color,
shape, texture, and form. The project will culminate in the creation of a collaborative work which will be
exhibited alongside works by each artist.
Cleveland Museum of Art
$40,000 Cleveland, OH
To support a research project to assess the sustained engagement value of technology on art museum visitors.
Partnering with a prominent research firm, the museum will focus on assessing the impact of Gallery One, a
digital wall that is highly interactive and features the largest multi-touch MicroTile screen in the United States,
capable of displaying more than 4,000 objects from its collection. Gallery One enables visitors to customize their
experience, create their own tours, and put together personal and priceless collections, enhancing their visit
using their own mobile devices. The research is designed to answer questions and assess assumptions related to
how the new technology expands the relationship visitors have with the collection, what metrics best measure
this value, and its effect on the attendance figures of new visitors and millennials.
Contemporary Arts Center (aka CAC)
$25,000 Cincinnati, OH
To support the "Vocabulary of Solitude" series by Ugo Rondinone. Swiss-born artist, Rondinone (b. 1964) will rework
a series he has done in other venues around the world, creating an immersive experience that combines a
variety of materials and objects, the gallery architecture, and visitors as collaborators. The installation will
include a neon rainbow, colored gels on the windows, floating mandalas, paintings, painted windows, and lifesize,
garishly-clad clown sculptures. Public programming will be developed in partnership with a variety of
community organizations. It is anticipated that the artist will recreate the installation in several other venues.
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
$40,000 Houston, TX
To support the exhibition, "Annabeth Rosen: Fired, Broken, Gathered, Heaped," and accompanying catalogue.
The museum will present the first comprehensive survey that explores the evolution of contemporary ceramicist
Annabeth Rosen's (b. 1957) artistic practice. The exhibition will comprise small- and large-scale ceramics,
installations, and works on paper that trace the arc of Rosen's career. Informed by traditional painting practices,
feminist ideology, and formal training as a ceramicist, Rosen's work challenges traditional beauty concepts. The
exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue, including an artist biography and scholarly essays, and
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.