National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Detroit Institute of Arts (aka DIA)
$55,000 Detroit, MI
To support the reinstallation of the collection of East, South, and Southeast Asian art. The reinstallation will
consist of approximately 200 artworks that span more than 4,500 years, representing human culture from the
Neolithic period to contemporary time. Areas that will be represented in the exhibition include modern
Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, and Vietnam. The museum will include
laypeople with connections to the many diverse Asian communities in conceptual conversations to inform
decisions regarding the ambitious reinstallation. A visitor-centered approach will make old objects relevant to
today's technologies, using beacon technology to communicate with smart devices. The project is expected to
reach individuals from underserved communities by providing free transportation to all city schools, surrounding
county schools, and the Detroit Veterans Administration Hospital.
Dia Center for the Arts (aka Dia Art Foundation)
$25,000 New York, NY
To support the exhibition and catalogue for, "Charlotte Posenenske: 1954-1968." The exhibition will feature
Posenenske (1930-85), an influential yet overlooked figure in the history of both minimal and post-minimal art.
Approximately 70 original prototypes, and authorized reproduction works from international and private
collections will be exhibited alongside German artists Joseph Beuys, Imi Knoebel, Blinky Palermo, and Frank
Erhard Walther, as well as American artists Carl Andre and Sol LeWitt. The presentation will offer the most
comprehensive museum exhibition of Posenenske's work to be mounted in the United States to date and will
contextualize her work and legacy within international contemporary art of the 1960s and '70s. The exhibition
will be accompanied by public programs including gallery talks, curator-led tours, and interactive components to
engage the audience.
Duke University (On behalf of Nasher Museum of Art)
$60,000 Durham, NC
To support the exhibition, "Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush." The solo exhibition at the Nasher Museum of Art
will feature approximately 50 drawings, collages, and paintings, including mural-sized triptychs by Chicago-born
artist Nina Chanel Abney, (b. 1982), whose narrative figurative style articulates complex social dynamics through
humor, irreverence, and satire. A skillful storyteller, Abney's works address social attitudes and inequities. The
museum will offer a workshop for educators to demonstrate how the artist's work can help facilitate difficult
conversations related to contemporary concerns. Extensive public programming is planned, including a
sustained engagement effort for a team of high school students. It is anticipated that the exhibition will travel to
the Chicago Cultural Center and several other venues.
El Museo Latino
$35,000 Omaha, NE
To support the exhibition, " Three Feminine Views of Mexico," and related programming. The project will focus
on the topic of immigrants and immigration in Nebraska. Planned to coincide with the state's 150th anniversary,
the exhibitions will cover historic imagery, urban renewal and development in Omaha, and contemporary life in
Mexico and Cuba. The exhibitions will feature work by contemporary artists such as Mina Barcenas (b. 1965),
and the pioneering photographer Mariana Yampolsky (1925-2002). Public programming will include art
workshops and artist lectures.
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Inc. (aka FWM)
$50,000 Philadelphia, PA
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.