Past Grantmaking
Explore our grantmaking history:
Grants in 2020 for Arts, Culture, Humanities
| 108 Results totaling $ | |
| Affinityfilms, Inc.(site) Emergency operating support in Anchorage | $5,00050002020 |
| Alaska Arts Confluence(site) Upgrades technology for online programming in Haines | $5,00050002020 |
| Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation(site) Arts and culture COVID-19 relief fund | $86,35286352.042020 |
| Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum(site) Black Wolf Squadron exhibit in Anchorage | $15,000150002020 |
| Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum(site) Upgrade technology in Anchorage | $5,00050002020 |
| Alaska Center for the Performing Arts(site) Technology upgrades for remote work in Anchorage | $10,000100002020 |
| Alaska Children's Institute for the Performing Arts(site) Triumvirate Theatre repairs and upgrades | $22,170221702020 |
| Alaska Dance Theatre(site) Upgrade technology in Anchorage | $5,00050002020 |
| Alaska Native Heritage Center(site) Technology upgrades in Anchorage | $25,000250002020 |
| Alaska Native Heritage Center(site) Upgrade technology for online programming | $23,000230002020 |
| Alaska Public Media, Inc.(site) Public television and radio coalition building in Alaska | $25,000250002020 |
| Alaska Theatre of Youth(site) Operating support in Anchorage | $6,00060002020 |
| Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting, Inc(site) Technology upgrades for a radio station in Sand Point | $9,50095002020 |
| Anchorage Concert Association(site) Upgrade technology in Anchorage | $5,00050002020 |
| Anchorage Library Foundation(site) Technology, materials, and Navigation program support | $25,000250002020 |
| Anchorage Weavers & Spinners Guild Portable looms and equipment | $17,166171662020 |
| Athabascan Fiddlers Association(site) Replace radio equipment at KRFF in Fairbanks | $5,00050002020 |
| Bartholomew, Annie Project Award (Music Composition) will commission an open-back banjo and record an album inspired by women of the Klondike Gold Rush | $7,50075002020 |
| Bernard, Mandy Project Award (Crafts) will create diptych sculptures employing dissonant fibers and textiles, and a wearable art collection integrating paper-cut accessories | $7,50075002020 |
| Board and Staff-Directed Grants | $146,2501462502020 |
| Campen, Sarah Project Award (Choreography) to create a multimedia dance performance based on connection to salmon | $7,50075002020 |
| Carpenter, Nicholas Project Award (Music Composition) to go on tour performing his albums in the Lower 48 | $7,50075002020 |
| City and Borough of Juneau(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| City of Cordova(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $29,550295502020 |
| City of Fairbanks Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $38,700387002020 |
| City of Kenai(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| City of Kodiak(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $42,500425002020 |
| City of Unalaska(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| Cook, Corinna Project Award (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) to complete a collection of lyric essays built around research into the art, history and changing ecology in Northern regions | $7,50075002020 |
| Cyrano's Theatre Company(site) Operating support in Anchorage. | $10,000100002020 |
| Davies, Sarah Elizabeth(site) Fellowship (Multidiscipline) Absolute Zero to create a sound based sculptural installation breaking the silence on sexual violence | $18,000180002020 |
| DeTemple, Rachel Project Award (Music Composition) will record a bluegrass album of original songs confronting the "grass ceiling" about claiming voice and the experiences of women | $7,50075002020 |
| Denali Borough Alaska(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| Dickerson, Michael Project Award (Music Composition) to hold and film concerts performing original music in Alaska’s abandoned military structures | $7,50075002020 |
| Dommek, James Fellowship (Media Arts) to develop the podcast "The Fantastic Alaskan," reinterpreting the artist's great-grandfather's Inupiaq stories | $18,000180002020 |
| Eriksen, Christina(site) Fellowship (Presentation/Interpretation) to explore spoken word, performance, and novel-in-verse | $18,000180002020 |
| Fierro, Bryan Project Award (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) Huitzilin to write an original screenplay for a biopic based on Saúl Armendáriz, or Cassandro el Exotico | $7,50075002020 |
| Fredrick, Bryce Project Award (Visual Arts) Tent City to purchase equipment and supplies to enhance artistic quality and expand self-publishing capacity for printmaking collective | $7,50075002020 |
| Hahm, Somer Project Award (Visual Arts) to add three barn quilt paintings to the Far North Quilt Trail in Fairbanks | $7,50075002020 |
| Hayden, Mary Project Award (Crafts) will purchase an industrial sewing machine and invest in training to expand upon her hand-sewing skills and increase the range of her work | $7,50075002020 |
| Hildebrand, Emma Fellowship (Visual Arts) to purchase tanned hides, quills, and beads to create works and teach traditional knowledge and craftsmanship | $18,000180002020 |
| Hill, Emma M.(site) Fellowship (Music Composition) to produce a cohesive work called, "Park Songs," incorporating music, poetry, and images | $18,000180002020 |
| Homer Society of Natural History dba Pratt Museum(site) Technology upgrades | $18,000180002020 |
| Hope, Lily Project Award (Multidiscipline) to elevate her weaving through research on traditional Chilkat design for her upcoming show will feature ancient and original robe patterns | $7,50075002020 |
| Infante, Linda A.(site) Fellowship (Visual Arts) to create a new body of work celebrating the strength and spiritual power of contemporary rural Alaska Native Youth | $18,000180002020 |
| International Gallery of Contemporary Art(site) Emergency operating support in Anchorage | $6,40064002020 |
| Juneau Symphony, Inc.(site) Symphony performance equipment | $16,000160002020 |
| Kempf, Nelson Project Award (Music Composition) to produce an album of original songs described as sonic exploration | $7,50075002020 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| Koahnic Broadcast Corporation(site) Alaska Federation of Native Convention broadcasting | $10,000100002020 |
| Kodiak Public Broadcasting System Sabbatical for Michael Wall | $40,000400002020 |
| Korean American Community of Anchorage, Inc.(site) Community center electrical system upgrade | $15,000150002020 |
| Lauesen, Ethan Project Award (Visual Arts) to create prints for a solo exhibition exploring Alaska Native and LGBTQ+ identity, using Tlingit formline images | $7,50075002020 |
| London, Alyssa Project Award (Media Arts) will produce episodes of “Culture Story,” featuring Alaska Native people from various cultures and regions | $7,50075002020 |
| Lynn Canal Broadcasting, Inc.(site) Radio tower repair and inspection in Haines | $4,00040002020 |
| Manriquez, Sarah Project Award (Visual Arts) to expand a documentary photography project challenging stereotypes around homelessness in Alaska | $7,50075002020 |
| Mitkof Island Dance Troupe(site) Upgrade technology in Petersburg | $2,00020002020 |
| Momentum Dance Collective(site) Dance studio equipment in Anchorage | $18,500185002020 |
| Momentum Dance Collective(site) Operational support for the Underground Dance Company | $5,00050002020 |
| Morelli, Cynthia Fellowship (Visual Arts) to advance clay firing techniques through study with female mentors as well as enhance her online presence | $18,000180002020 |
| Municipality of Anchorage(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $50,000500002020 |
| Nancarrow, Ree Project Award (Visual Arts) to create a series of large art quilts that interpret the complexities and impact of climate change | $7,50075002020 |
| Narrows Broadcasting Corporation(site) Upgrade technology in Petersburg | $7,50075002020 |
| Native Conservancy(site) Statewide operational support | $5,00050002020 |
| Nordlum, Holly F.(site) Fellowship (Multidiscipline) to visit Inuit communities expanding on knowledge of traditional tattooing and documenting stories | $18,000180002020 |
| Northern Culture Exchange(site) Support to assist artists experiencing fallout from COVID access loans, grants and other assistance | $3,00030002020 |
| Northover, Sean Project Award (Music Composition) to produce an album of original songs, incorporating a range of musical influences | $7,50075002020 |
| Out North(site) Operating support in Anchorage | $10,000100002020 |
| Petersburg Borough(site) Arts and culture CARES Act matching grant program | $25,000250002020 |
| Phillips, Aaron Project Award (Crafts) to purchase materials and equipment for carving, and study with mentors to advance his artistry | $7,50075002020 |
| Polynesian Association of Alaska Upgrade technology for online programming in Anchorage | $5,00050002020 |
| Raven Radio Foundation(site) Upgrade technology for online programming in Sitka | $5,00050002020 |
| Schildt, Deborah(site) Project Award (Media Arts) to create "Losing Ground," an educational podcast and visual series about the global impacts of Alaska's melting permafrost | $7,50075002020 |
| Summers, Kristy Fellowship (Visual Arts) to construct a home studio, and produce new work influenced by Alaska | $18,000180002020 |
| Tanana Chiefs Conference(site) Alaska Native Gift Shop renovation in Fairbanks | $18,000180002020 |
| Terminal Radio, Inc.(site) Upgrade technology for online programming in Valdez | $7,50075002020 |
| Tetpon, Mark Project Award (Crafts) to purchase materials to expand creative range and to produce large masks with bronzed clay elements | $7,50075002020 |
| The Alaska Community Foundation(site) Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism project | $25,000250002020 |
| Tri-Valley Community Library(site) Emergency operating support in Healy | $5,59055902020 |
| Wayne Price 2020 Distinguished Artist Award | $40,000400002020 |
| Wilson, Tamara(site) Project Award (Visual Arts) to complete “The Lemonade Stand,” a retrofitted trailer providing a mobile venue for experimental, installation and performance art | $7,50075002020 |
| Worl, Crystal Project Award (Folk and Traditional Arts) to collaborate with other artists and fellow clan members on a mural of Elizabeth Peratrovich in downtown Juneau | $7,50075002020 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 2020 Virtual Global Impact Summit for participation of Alaska artists | $25,000250002020 |
| Young, Timothy J.(site) Project Award (Visual Arts) to create a replica of a rare Haida bow using the unusual hardwood, yew | $7,50075002020 |
| Younger, Jennifer(site) Fellowship (Multidiscipline) to exhibit new works of art beyond jewelry that honor the artist's heritage | $18,000180002020 |
| Zahn Pristas, Natasha(site) Project Award (Multidiscipline) Kodiak Collective to integrate literature and art, creating a mobile installation that reflects the history and circular nature of life in the Kodiak Archipelago | $7,50075002020 |