Past
Grantees

Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance and program partner Pepatián, New York, received a $65,000 2-year grant ($32,500 per year) for early career New York City-based artists of color and/or Bronx-based dance artists in the Dance Your Future: Artist & Mentor Collaborative Residency.

Pillsbury House Theatre, Minnesota, received a $145,000 2-year grant ($72,500 per year) for early career Minnesota-based performance artists in the Naked Stages program, for new play development for its Mainstage, and for early career Minnesota-based POCI and LGBTQ+ artists displaced by community-based arts organization closures in the Twin Cities.

The Playwrights’ Center, Minnesota, received a $175,000 2-year grant ($87,500 per year) for early career playwrights in the Jerome Fellowships and for playwrights of color in the Many Voices Fellowships.

The Poetry Project, LTD, New York, received a $50,000 2-year grant ($25,000 per year) for early career New York City-based writers in the Emerge — Surface — Be fellowship program.

Poets House, New York, received $35,000 for early career New York City-based poets in the Emerging (Early Career) Poets Fellowship.

Springboard for the Arts, as fiscal sponsor for Public Functionary, Minnesota, received a $40,000 2-year grant ($20,000 per year) for early career Minnesota-based artists of color in the PF Studio Residency program.

The Public Theater, New York, received a $65,000 2-year grant ($32,500 per year) for the Devised Theater Working Group for early career New York City-based devised theater makers.

Queens Museum, New York, received a $145,000 2-year grant ($72,500 per year) for early career New York City-based artists in the Fellowship for Emerging Artists.

Rhizome Communications, Inc., New York, received a $50,000 2-year grant ($25,000 per year) for early career New York City-based artists in the Commissions Program.

Roulette Intermedium, New York, received a total award of $145,000 2-year grant ($72,500 per year) for early career New York City-based composers in its Jerome Commissioning Program and its Jerome Residency Program.

Smack Mellon Studios, Inc., New York, received a $55,000 2-year grant ($27,500 per year) for early career New York City-based artists in the Artist Studio Program.

Soho Repertory Theatre, Inc., New York, received a $75,000 2-year grant ($37,500 per year) for early career New York City-based writers in the Writer/Director Lab and Studio programs.

Springboard for the Arts, Minnesota, received $37,500 in support of The Personal Emergency Relief Fund.

St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN), Minnesota, received a $65,000 2-year grant ($32,500 per year) for early career Minnesota-based artists in in the New Angle program.

The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, received a $38,334 grant for early career New York City or Minnesota-based African and/or Latino descent artists in the Artist in Residence program.

The Feminist Press, New York, received a $60,000 2-year grant ($30,000 per year) for early career New York City-based authors in the Emerging Feminist Writers Program across three initiatives: publishing, touring and a professional development training program.

Theater Mu, Minnesota, received a $59,000 2-year grant ($29,500 per year) for early career Minnesota and New York City-based playwrights in the New Performances program.

United States Artists, Illinois, received $37,500 in support of the Artist Relief Fund.

Zeitgeist, Minnesota, received a $40,000 2-year grant ($20,000 per year) for the Emerging Voices program, providing commissioning, development and production of new work by early career Minnesota-based composers.

In support of the 2021 Creative Minnesota Report.