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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.
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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces the 2023 Grants to Artists and Richard Pousette-Dart Awards

Installation view of Jimmy’s Thrift by Azikiwe Mohammed at The Knockdown Center, Maspeth, NY, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artist.

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Installation view of Jimmy’s Thrift by Azikiwe Mohammed at The Knockdown Center, Maspeth, NY, 2017. Photo courtesy of the artist.

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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.
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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces the 2023 Grants to Artists and Richard Pousette-Dart Awards

Performance still from UMMA-YA by eddy kwon at Asia Society, New York, 2022. Photo by Christopher Pelham.

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Performance still from UMMA-YA by eddy kwon at Asia Society, New York, 2022. Photo by Christopher Pelham.

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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.
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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces the 2023 Grants to Artists and Richard Pousette-Dart Awards

Mixed Marriage Bering/Strain by Mike Cloud, 2020, oil on linen with mixed media, 66” × 136” × 12.” Photo courtesy of Thomas Erben Gallery.

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Mixed Marriage Bering/Strain by Mike Cloud, 2020, oil on linen with mixed media, 66” × 136” × 12.” Photo courtesy of Thomas Erben Gallery.

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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.
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Since 1963, FCA has awarded more than $25 million to artists and arts organizations through over 7,000 grants.

Foundation for Contemporary Arts announces the 2023 Grants to Artists and Richard Pousette-Dart Awards

Performance still from can anybody help me hold this body by devynn emory, at Prospect Park, Brooklyn/Lenapehoking, commissioned by Danspace Project, New York, 2021. Performers: devynn emory and Joseph Pierce. Photo by Ian Douglas.

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Performance still from can anybody help me hold this body by devynn emory, at Prospect Park, Brooklyn/Lenapehoking, commissioned by Danspace Project, New York, 2021. Performers: devynn emory and Joseph Pierce. Photo by Ian Douglas.

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FCA encourages, sponsors, and promotes innovative work in the arts

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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Announces 2023 Grants to Artists and Inaugural Richard Pousette-Dart Award

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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Announces 2023 Grants to Artists and Inaugural Richard Pousette-Dart Award

FCA: Artists for Artists
About FCA

FCA: Artists for Artists

In 1962 Jasper Johns, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and other painters and sculptors came together to help Merce Cunningham and his dance company finance a proposed season on Broadway by arranging for a sale of their artworks. Their fund-raising efforts were so successful that there was money to spare, and when they asked Cunningham what he thought they should do with it, he replied, “We’re all in the same boat—why don’t you give it to other performing artists?” Thus in 1963 Jasper Johns and John Cage established the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts based on the belief that visual artists—painters and sculptors—were sufficiently concerned about the state of the performance arts—dance, theater, and music—enough so to donate artwork to benefit performing artists. 

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Grant Impact

"Beyond the financial support, the effect the award had on my confidence, reputation, and career cannot be overstated as I saw myself transition this year from 'struggling DIY artist' to an established composer/performer with ongoing opportunities."

— Sarah Hennies, Composer
2019 Grants to Artists | Music/Sound

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