Emergency Grants
Penny Arcade
Performance Art/Theater
New York, NY
2023
Penny Arcade, a performance artist, received a grant in February to present The Art of Becoming: Episode 3 - Superstar Interrupted at Adelaide Fringe in Adelaide, Australia, with performances February 15-28.
Kevin Augustine
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Kevin Augustine, a puppeteer and artistic director of performance company Lone Wolf Tribe, received a grant in August to present Body Concert at the State Puppet Theater Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on September 3 and at the Puppet is a Human Too Festival in Warsaw, Poland on October 6.
Mary Grace Bernard
Performance Art/Theater
Denver, CO
2023
Mary Grace Bernard, a transmedia and performance artist, received a grant in October to present Black Mass Blood Ritual at Counterpath in Denver, CO on October 14.
Lex Brown
Performance Art/Theater
Philadelphia, PA
2023
Lex Brown, a video and performance artist, received a grant in January to present Carnelian at MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, MA, on view April 3-July 16.
Mallory Catlett
Performance Art/Theater
New York, NY
2023
Mallory Catlett, a director, received a grant in May to present DECODER: Nova Express at The Chocolate Factory Theater in Long Island City, NY, with performances June 24-July 9.
Ciriza
Performance Art/Theater
Houston, TX
2023
Ciriza, a multidisciplinary artist, received a grant in August to present a collaborative performance work, Everything That Feels Dies and Comes Alive, at the Sâlmon Festival in Barcelona, Spain, with performances September 7-9.
Barnett Cohen
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Barnett Cohen, a poet, painter, and performance maker, received a grant in January to present noposition nolocation at Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, NY on February 18.
Marsian De Lellis
Performance Art/Theater
Los Angeles, CA
2023
Marsian De Lellis, an interdisciplinary artist, received a grant in October to present Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover Ups at Automata in Los Angeles, CA, as part of the Live Arts Exchange Festival organized by Los Angeles Performance Practice, with performances October 21-22.
Demian DinéYahzi’
Performance Art/Theater
Portland, OR
2023
Demian DinéYahzi’, a transdisciplinary artist, received a grant in January to perform as part of Knowledge of Wounds at Performance Space New York in New York, NY on January 13.
Nala Duma
Performance Art/Theater
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Nala Duma, a composer, director, and dancer who performs as Lamb, received a grant in June to present Cape, produced by Montez Press Radio and presented in partnership with The Kitchen at Abrons Arts Center in New York, NY on June 24.
