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Practice on the Cusp: Recent Grants
Mentorship
Journalism Fellowship for Curators
2021 Fellows:
2019 Fellow: Laura Raicovich – Follow this link to see articles written by Laura |
Peer Network Grants
Spring 2020
Assembly Room | New York, NY (fiscal agent NYFA)
$5,000 to support a professional development workshop series, monthly meet-up networking events, and monthly guest speaking engagements for curators in NYC.
Jen Mergel | Boston, MA (fiscal agent Boston Center for the Arts)
$5,000 for convenings for local curators to learn from a period in the 70s marked by a pioneering black feminist organization in Boston.
Contemporary Art Museum | St. Louis, MO
$5,000 for convening American Non-collecting Museums.
Granary Arts | Ephraim, UT
$5,000 to support Curators in the Rural: An Exchange.
Spring 2022
DiverseWorks | Houston, TX
$3,000 to support Diverse Discourse Lecture & Studio Visit Series.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation | Culver City, CA
$5,000 to support The Future of Fieldwork - A convening to discuss and share insights and challenges regarding the shifting nature of onsite exhibition, research, and pedagogy in remote environs, including concerning health, safety, accessibility, and environmental impact.
Assembly Room | New York, NY (fiscal agent NYFA)
$5,000 to support a professional development workshop series, monthly meet-up networking events, and monthly guest speaking engagements for curators in NYC.
Jen Mergel | Boston, MA (fiscal agent Boston Center for the Arts)
$5,000 for convenings for local curators to learn from a period in the 70s marked by a pioneering black feminist organization in Boston.
Contemporary Art Museum | St. Louis, MO
$5,000 for convening American Non-collecting Museums.
Granary Arts | Ephraim, UT
$5,000 to support Curators in the Rural: An Exchange.
Spring 2022
DiverseWorks | Houston, TX
$3,000 to support Diverse Discourse Lecture & Studio Visit Series.
The Center for Land Use Interpretation | Culver City, CA
$5,000 to support The Future of Fieldwork - A convening to discuss and share insights and challenges regarding the shifting nature of onsite exhibition, research, and pedagogy in remote environs, including concerning health, safety, accessibility, and environmental impact.
Innovation Grants
Spring 2020
California College of the Arts, Wattis Institute | San Francisco, CA
$10,000 to launch new series of year-long research seasons entitled On our Minds that provides a new curatorial model and a distinctive way of working with artists.
Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY
$15,000 to partner with Hyperallergic and Laura Raicovich to launch a bi-monthly public series entitled Art and Society Census.
Spring 2022
California College of the Arts, Wattis Institute | San Francisco, CA
$10,000 to support Exhibition as Artist-Film
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. | Miami, FL
$15,000 to support From the Outside In: BIPOC Curatorial Cohort
MASS MoCA | North Adams, MA
$7,500 to support Collaborative Convening with Jeffrey Gibson.
Museums Moving Forward | Los Angeles, CA with partners across the US
$10,000 to support a yearlong partnership between MMF and MASS Action would focus on compiling our respective research and conducting analysis on the impact that current internal structures and workplace cultures are having on the field.
Union Hall | Denver, CO
$11,140 to support Rough Gems 2022 Curatorial Program.
Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC
$10,000 to support "How can we gather now?" Curating the Symposium
California College of the Arts, Wattis Institute | San Francisco, CA
$10,000 to launch new series of year-long research seasons entitled On our Minds that provides a new curatorial model and a distinctive way of working with artists.
Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY
$15,000 to partner with Hyperallergic and Laura Raicovich to launch a bi-monthly public series entitled Art and Society Census.
Spring 2022
California College of the Arts, Wattis Institute | San Francisco, CA
$10,000 to support Exhibition as Artist-Film
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, Inc. | Miami, FL
$15,000 to support From the Outside In: BIPOC Curatorial Cohort
MASS MoCA | North Adams, MA
$7,500 to support Collaborative Convening with Jeffrey Gibson.
Museums Moving Forward | Los Angeles, CA with partners across the US
$10,000 to support a yearlong partnership between MMF and MASS Action would focus on compiling our respective research and conducting analysis on the impact that current internal structures and workplace cultures are having on the field.
Union Hall | Denver, CO
$11,140 to support Rough Gems 2022 Curatorial Program.
Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC
$10,000 to support "How can we gather now?" Curating the Symposium