Emergency Grants
Esther Baker-Tarpaga
Performance Art/Theater
Philadelphia, PA
2019
Esther Baker-Tarpaga, a dancer and choreographer, received a grant in May to present No New Idols in the Sculpture Quadrennial Riga’s time-based performance festival in Riga, Latvia, May 27-30.
Lauren Bakst
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2019
Lauren Bakst, a performance artist, received a grant in March to present More Problems with Form at the Chocolate Factory Theater in Queens, April 3-6.
Nicholas Brooke
Performance Art/Theater
Bennington, VT
2019
Nicholas Brooke, a composer, received a grant in August to present Decameron at Studio 153 in Brooklyn, September 8.
Lex Brown
Performance Art/Theater
Bronx, NY
2019
Lex Brown, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in February to perform Focacciatown during her solo exhibition Animal Static at The Kitchen in New York, February 21-22.
![Lex Brown](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/9a03b001-c8af-4d0a-99bd-2499acb3ab68_2019-EG_Lex-Brown.jpg?rect=0,0,1440,960&w=888&h=592)
Antonius-Tin Bui
Performance Art/Theater
Sugar Land, TX
2019
Antonius-Tin Bui, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in February to present Queer(ing) the Wheel during Experimental Action, a performance art festival, at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, February 21.
![Antonius-Tin Bui](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/9d8d0e25-ca49-44ea-941d-0a86cfada286_2019-EG_Antonius-Tin-Bui.jpeg?rect=0,0,1200,800&w=888&h=592)
Xxavier Carter
Performance Art/Theater
Dallas, TX
2019
Xxavier Carter, a performance artist, received a grant in November to present Gemini at MoT+++ in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 13-19.
![Xxavier Carter](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/2f861796-82ae-44e0-a201-e3ee57f52e54_2019-EG_Xxavier-Carter.jpg?rect=0,0,2448,3264&w=888&h=1184)
Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2019
Shayok Misha Chowdhury, a director and playwright, received a grant in December to present MukhAgni in Under the Radar at The Public Theater in New York, with performances January 12-15.
![Shayok Misha Chowdhury](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/41f785f1-2f0a-4a56-8bbd-794ae380b8f0_2019-EG_Misha-Chowdhury-Shayok.jpg?rect=0,0,2738,1825&w=888&h=592)
The Drunkard’s Wife
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2019
The Drunkard’s Wife, a theater artist, received a grant in May to present Madame Lynch at the New Ohio Theatre, in New York, May 29 – June 15.
Liz Ferrer
Performance Art/Theater
Miami, FL
2019
Liz Ferrer, a video and performance artist, received a grant in April to present Quinceañerera at Mana Contemporary Miami, April 26.
![Liz Ferrer](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/5a10f556-b5d3-4c3c-89a5-146a45584f7a_2019-EG_Liz-Ferrer.jpg?rect=0,0,1000,666&w=888&h=591)
Arshia Haq
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2019
Arshia Haq, a visual, sound, and performance artist, received a grant in April to present Ajnabi Milan
![Arshia Haq](https://images.prismic.io/fca-website/78280bd4-b427-432b-8be8-4a49f58dd2e0_2019-EG_Arshia-Haq.jpg?rect=0,0,5040,3360&w=888&h=592)