2010 MCAF Grantees: Visual Art
- Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists, Inc.
- To support the Alliance of Dominican American Visual Artists' Art Festival (ADAVARTE 3).
- Art for Change
- To support “Art Belongs to Everyone (AB2E),” a multidisciplinary exhibition and workshop program that engages the community both in the creation of art and in the curatorial process.
- Brody, Michele
- To support “INCUBATION,” an actual and conceptual greenhouse space open to the public for the viewing and making of recycled handmade sprouting paper in preparation for an exhibition open during Earth Day 2010.
- Browne, Lenore
- To support “A Portrait of Harlem: Morph or Mosaic.” Following the completion of the creation of 30-50 black and white photographs documenting the current state of Harlem’s redevelopment and transformation, the project will culminate in the public exhibition.
- Chan, Stephen
- To support a Photographic Journey through the Deserts of Xinjiang comprised of 30 color photographs offering insight into the nomatic traditions of shepherds whose lifestyles have changed little since the Silk Road days of the 13th century.
- Dias Y Flores Community Garden
- To support “Painting from the Root,” a series of 8 community-based painting workshops at the Dias Y Flores Community Garden, culminating in a student organized art event.
- Forever & Today
- To support a first-time collaboration between artists Heather Rowe and Kevin Zucker resulting in an storefront exhibition inspired by the 1927 Loews Canal. The exhibit will extend into the public outdoor triangle adjacent to the gallery,
- Gonzalez, Nestor
- To support “Edge Markets: Stamp Aesthetic in the Heroin Drug Trade,” a visual exploration of New York City’s heroin stamps confronts the viewer to their disturbing beauty while compelling them to reflect on heroin use and some of its (preventable) consequences.
- Harlem Needle Arts, Inc.
- To support “48 Hours of Fiber Art,” a public art exhibition that features the work of community fiber and needle artists who construct works through the mediums of crochet, knit, felting, quilting and weaving.
- Hunt-Ehrlich, Madeleine
- To support photographic portrait of Miami’s famed Haitian immigrant community exploring contemporary aesthetics of the Carribean Diaspora to be exhibited and discussed within community centers and art spaces in Manhattan.
- Ishida, Aki
- To support “Lantern Field,” a 2-week long interactive installation comprising of biodegradable light vessels with 200 LEDs installed at Lieutenant Petrosino Park.
- Jensen, Anna Lise
- To support “For a Lot of Possibilities #2,” the work of five contemporary artists will be installed in Manhattan Valley’s communal gardens, as well as be part of an exhibition at WinterSpace.
- Lee, You Jin
- To support “Bojagi,” a seven-day public participatory installation featuring 777 traditional Korean fabric wraps in Midtown culminating with an online exhibition.
- Ng, Annysa
- To support “Tomato Grey,” an art exhibition and symposium featuring a variety of works by Hong Kong artists who have worked in New York including an exhibition at White Box in conjunction with Asian Contemporary Art week.
- South Asian Women’s Creative Collective
- To support SAWCC’s 13th Annual show featuring South Asian women artists from all visual art disciplines curated into a group show based on common aesthetic and conceptual parameters.
- Ueno, Maki
- To support “Lillian’s Project,” a three week photography exhibition in the Lower East Side.
