Emergency Grants
Elaine Angelopoulos
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2010
Elaine Angelopoulos, a performance artist, received a grant in October to present a site-specific performance as part of Whirlwinds, an exhibit at the Bartlett School of Architecture, in London, December 3-5.
Trena Bolden Fields
Performance Art/Theater
Crystal, MN
2010
Trena Bolden Fields, an actress, received a grant in December to present a one-woman show of monologues about the Civil Rights movement at Dreamland Arts in St. Paul, MN, January 20-23, 2011.
Nick Brooke
Performance Art/Theater
Bennington, VT
2010
Nick Brooke, a theater artist, received a grant in August to premiere Border Towns at HERE Arts Center in New York, September 10-18.
Cesi Davidson
Performance Art/Theater
New York, NY
2010
Cesi Davidson, a playwright, received a grant in March to present Chakalaka at the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival in New York on April 30.
Diane Dwyer
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2010
Diane Dwyer, a performing and visual artist, received a grant in September to present Can I Get You Anything Else? at Off the Strip, a festival of the Contemporary Art Center in Las Vegas, NV, October 14-17.
Shaun El C. Leonardo
Performance Art/Theater
Astoria, NY
2010
Shaun El C. Leonardo, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in December to present Self-portrait, a one-man play performed by the artist at HERE Arts Center in New York, December 17-18.
Mandie Martinez-O’Connell
Performance Art/Theater
Spokane, WA
2010
Mandie Martinez-O’Connell, a performer and founder of the Knuckle Cartel, received a grant in September to premiere Der Geist at Ida Nowhere in Berlin, November 18-21.
Alexis Ruiseco Lombera
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2010
Alexis Ruiseco Lombera, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in March to present Herramientas del Poder II (Restrained) at the Bronx Museum in the Bronx, NY on March 19.
Aki Sasamoto
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2010
Aki Sasamoto, a visual and performing artist, received a grant in September to present two performance pieces for the Transart Festival in Bozano, Italy, September 28-29.
Michael Zheng
Performance Art/Theater
San Mateo, CA
2010
Michael Zheng, performance and installation artist, received a grant in May to present Artist for Hire in Warsaw, Poland in June.