Emergency Grants

Stephanie Acosta
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2021

Stephanie Acosta, an interdisciplinary artist working in performance, received a grant in April to present Good Day God Damn at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City, May 15-June 6.  

Trevor Bazile
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2021

Trevor Bazile, an interdisciplinary artist and director, received a grant in April to present ACT 1, PROLOGUE: BACKWOODS at the Next Waves Theater at Volksbühne Theater in Berlin, May 21-31.  

Katina Bitsicas
Performance Art/Theater
Columbia, MO
2021

Katina Bitsicas, a videographer, photographer, and performer, received a grant in November to present In Memoriam in the Performance is Alive Festival at the Satellite Art Show during Miami Art Week in Miami, FL on December 2.

Jessica Blinkhorn
Performance Art/Theater
Atlanta, GA
2021

Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn, a performance artist, received a grant in March to present The Normal Depot: The Cost of Being Normal in Art in Odd Places 2021: Normal on May 14.

Katie Brook / Televiolet
Performance Art/Theater
New York, NY
2021

Katie Brook / Televiolet, a director, received a grant in July to present ISLANDER at HERE Arts Center in New York, NY, with performances August 20-September 4.

Xxavier Carter
Performance Art/Theater
Frisco, TX
2021

Xxavier Carter, a visual and performance artist, received a grant in November to present Sisyphus and the Myth of the New World in the Performance is Alive festival at the Satellite Art Show in Miami Beach, FL on November 30.

Sophia Cleary
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2021

Sophia Cleary, a performance artist, received a grant in September to present One & Only at The Kitchen in New York, NY, with performances October 1-2.

Alexander D'Agostino
Performance Art/Theater
Baltimore, MD
2021

Alexander D’Agostino, a performance artist, received a grant in July to present Lavender Scary Fairy at Transformer in Washington, DC, with performances August 7-14.

Futurefarmers
Performance Art/Theater
San Francisco, CA
2021

Futurefarmers, an artist collective, received a grant in August for a performance as part of Intra-Galactic Forest at the Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia, PA on September 26. 

Arturo Hererra
Performance Art/Theater
Birmingham, MI
2021

Arturo Herrera, a sculptor and performance artist, received a grant in February to present Displaced from the series The National Bird at Montserrat College of Art’s Frame 301 Gallery in Beverly, MA, on view January 25-February 19, with a virtual performance January 25.