National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

calligraphy, and architecture models will be featured. A full roster of education programs designed for visitors of
all ages and backgrounds will accompany the show, as well as a fully illustrated publication written by leading
Chinese and Western scholars.
Mexic-Arte (aka Mexic-Arte Museum)
$25,000 Austin, TX
To support an exhibition series for emerging artists. Exhibitions will be guest-curated, featuring current work by
emerging Texas artists of Latino descent. The series provides professional mentoring to up and coming artists
with a one-to-one apprenticeship with the museum curatorial staff. In addition to presentation in the gallery,
artists also will have the opportunity to present their work using a "changarrito," or mobile cart which allows for
unique public engagement, taking the art out of the museum and into various Austin neighborhoods.
Minnesota Museum of American Art (aka MMAA)
$25,000 St. Paul, MN
To support an exhibition featuring the work of Ken Gonzales-Day. The exhibition will include works by Gonzales-
Day (b. 1964), including his own photographs, digitally altered archival photographs, billboard images, and
video. The works explore the fine line between collective violence and collective resistance in America from
1850 to the present. The project will include a two-week residency, during which time Gonzales-Day will work
with the community to make new work and explore contemporary issues related to racial violence and police
brutality. A public screening and discussion of the artist's video "Run Up" is planned as well as a panel
discussion. A scholarly catalogue will be produced, which will include essays and interviews.
Museum Associates (aka Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
$35,000 Los Angeles, CA
To support "A Universal History of Infamy" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The exhibition will include
newly commissioned and existing artwork, performances, and events exploring the contributions of Latino and
Latin American artists. The project, part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles/Latin America
(L.A./L.A.), will feature works by artists who use a variety of media -architectural interventions, sculpture,
photography, drawing, media installation, theater, and performance. Participating artists will include Vincent
Ramos, Fernanda Laguna, and others, and the project will include an artist residency component at the 18th
Street Arts Center. During the residency, artists will work with students from a local elementary school. Artist
talks, curator-led tours, performance projects, experiential learning, dialogue, and in-gallery performances will
be given throughout the run of the exhibition. An online publication and bilingual catalgoue also willbe
produced.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Inc. (aka MOCA GA)
$25,000 Atlanta, GA
To support the Working Artist Project. This residency program provides established Georgia artists with a
stipend, a studio apprentice, a solo exhibition, and a full-color catalogue. Artists are selected by a committee of
curators from the region. Part of the residency program includes a one-year mentoring program of an emerging
artist designed to create partnerships in which both mentors and mentees can benefit from sharing knowledge,
skills, ideas, experience, networks, and the potential for creative collaboration.
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (aka MCASD)
$35,000 La Jolla, CA
To support the traveling exhibition, "Memories of Underdevelopment," and accompanying catalogue. Organized
in partnership with the Museo Jumex and the Museo de Arte de Lima, the exhibition will focus on how Latin
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.