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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
