Past Grantmaking
Explore our grantmaking history:
Grants in 2021 for Arts, Culture, Humanities
| 117 Results totaling $ | |
| Affinityfilms, Inc.(site) Justice for Anna: Episode 2 in Silent No More television series | $20,000200002021 |
| Agopian, Maite Project Award (Performance Arts) to create wooden puppetry and shadow theater silhouettes for a performance titled 'In A Time of Change' | $7,50075002021 |
| Akagi, Sydney Project Award (Folk and Traditional Arts) to create a full size Tlingit ceremonial robe that includes both Revenstail and Chilkat techniques | $7,50075002021 |
| Alaska Arts Southeast(site) Sweetland Hall dormitory renovation in Sitka | $20,000200002021 |
| Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum(site) Flooring renovation in Anchorage | $23,231232312021 |
| Alaska Children's Institute for the Performing Arts dba Triumvirate Theatre(site) Pre-development of the Triumvirate Theatre rebuild project | $25,000250002021 |
| Alaska Children's Institute for the Performing Arts dba Triumvirate Theatre(site) Triumvirate Theatre construction in Kenai | $1,000,00010000002021 |
| Alaska Dance Theatre(site) Theatre repair and technology upgrades in Anchorage | $25,000250002021 |
| Alaska Humanities Forum(site) Statewide database of cultural organizations | $25,000250002021 |
| Alaska Native Sisterhood Association(site) Cultural resources in Wrangell | $7,00070002021 |
| Alaska State Council on the Arts(site) Arts in Education, Youth Cultural Heritage, Touring Arts | $530,2505302502021 |
| Alpine Historical Society(site) Septic system for the O'Neill House in Sutton | $13,000130002021 |
| Alutiiq Heritage Foundation(site) Alutiiq Museum expansion and renovation | $1,800,00018000002021 |
| Anchorage Community Theatre(site) Building safety upgrades and repairs | $25,000250002021 |
| Anchorage Concert Chorus(site) COVID-19 testing and video streaming | $15,930159302021 |
| Anchorage Museum(site) Equipment for climate change project | $25,000250002021 |
| Anchorage Opera Company(site) Technology upgrades | $20,000200002021 |
| Andrews, Polly Project Award (Folk and Traditional Arts) to develop an Alaska Native traditional and contemporary album | $7,50075002021 |
| Arciniega, Kendra Project Award (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) to create a local web series that tells the unique interwoven connections of LGBTQ+ BIPOC communities | $7,50075002021 |
| Armamento, Rejoy Project Award (Visual Arts) to create a 300 square foot mural as part of the Mountain View Mural Walk | $7,50075002021 |
| Athabascan Fiddlers Association(site) Upgrade and build out KRFF's studio that serves the Interior of Alaska | $106,6601066602021 |
| Bethel Broadcasting(site) KYUK AM radio tower | $475,0004750002021 |
| Board and Staff-Directed Grants | $82,250822502021 |
| Bridges Community Resource Network Inc. Documentary about local food on the Kenai Peninsula | $23,300233002021 |
| Brown, Patricia "Tricia" Fellowship (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) to write a nonfiction book on Californian-born gold prospector Irene titled "Queen of Fairbanks" | $18,000180002021 |
| Brunner, Bridget Kathryn(site) Project Award (Visual Arts) to construct a stained glass studio | $7,50075002021 |
| Bunnell Street Arts Center(site) Equipment for Indigenous Alaska exhibition in Homer | $25,000250002021 |
| Calista Education and Culture, Inc.(site) Manuscript editing of Angalkut/Shamans: Illness and Wellness in Yup'ik Oral Tradition manuscript in Yukon-Kuskokwin region | $20,000200002021 |
| Carpenter, Laura Fellowship (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) to research and write a LGBTQ+ young adult fantasy novel | $18,000180002021 |
| City of Angoon(site) Artist workshop construction | $20,000200002021 |
| City of Kodiak(site) Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative | $12,500125002021 |
| Cooper Landing Community Library(site) Technology upgrades | $9,48094802021 |
| Craney, Katie Project Award (Visual Arts) to create two-dimensional visual representations within a body of work that focuses on ableism, bodies, and boundaries | $7,50075002021 |
| Crowley, Kevin Edward(site) Project Award (Multidisciplinary) to create books entirely of Alaskan-based materials that focuses on accessibility and reducing outsourcing | $7,50075002021 |
| Cyrano's Theatre Company(site) Building security and accessibility upgrades in Anchorage | $25,000250002021 |
| Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association(site) Lighthouse remediation and repainting in Haines | $20,000200002021 |
| Fairbanks Arts Association(site) Sabbatical for Jessica Pena | $40,000400002021 |
| Fairbanks Drama Association and Fairbanks Children's Theatre(site) Theatre ventilation system | $24,819248192021 |
| Fairbanks Native Association, Inc.(site) Walter Harper bronze statue | $25,000250002021 |
| Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre(site) Touring stage design and construction | $19,812198122021 |
| Filyaw, Sharon Project Award (Crafts) for purchasing lapidary tools, camera equipment, and a lightbox | $7,50075002021 |
| Firth, Silas Project award (Media Arts) to produce a documentary on the SS Princess Sophia that sunk southbound of Skagway in October of 1918 | $7,50075002021 |
| Friends of the Thorne Bay Library New library construction | $120,0001200002021 |
| Gamradt, Raymond W.(site) Project Award (Visual Arts) to create charcoal pieces depicting contemporary Alaskan subsistence activities from the perspective of traditional fish camps in Kotzebue | $7,50075002021 |
| Hayes, Ernestine 2021 Distinguished Artist (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) | $40,000400002021 |
| Homer Council on the Arts(site) Technology and website upgrades | $11,823118232021 |
| Hope, Ishmael Charles Project Award (Literary Arts/Scriptwork) to write a fictional narrative in Tlinigt and English about a Native man and his family titled "This is How It Ends" | $7,50075002021 |
| Igiugig Village(site) Community cultural center construction | $450,0004500002021 |
| Jackson, Gail Fellowship (Performance Arts) to record Southcentral Alaska soundscapes during a five-week residency program and to expand online presence | $18,000180002021 |
| Jeffries, Joshua Project Award (Music Composition) to record a full-length album using sounds recorded form various parts of Alaska's wilderness | $7,50075002021 |
| Johnson, Merritt Project Award (Visual Arts) to create a body of woven sculptures reflecting the connections between female-identifying bodies and the resistance of historical struggle | $7,50075002021 |
| Joyce, Scott Group project award (Music Composition) for purchasing recording equipment to record a full-length album | $7,50075002021 |
| Juneau Jazz and Classics, Inc.(site) Travel instruments, equipment, and technology upgrades | $25,000250002021 |
| KUAC Friends Group(site) Television transmitter replacement in Interior Alaska | $126,2291262292021 |
| Kachemak Bay Broadcasting(site) Technology upgrades in Homer | $24,134241342021 |
| Kenaitze Indian Tribe(site) Pavilion at Cook Inlet Harvest Camp in Kenai | $25,000250002021 |
| Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council(site) Four Clan totem pole restoration | $25,000250002021 |
| Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council(site) Wearable Art Show documentation | $18,050180502021 |
| Kodiak Historical Society dba Kodiak History Museum(site) Online collection database | $10,000100002021 |
| Kootznoowoo Cultural and Educational Foundation, Inc. Traditional Tlingit canoe carving project in Angoon | $23,000230002021 |
| Library Services dba Kenny Lake Public Library(site) ADA ramp and stair replacement in Copper Center | $15,000150002021 |
| Lukin, Maija Project Award (Folk and Traditional Arts) to create and document a full length traditional Inupiaq fur parka in traditional methods | $7,50075002021 |
| Lynn Canal Broadcasting, Inc.(site) Radio transmission equipment for KHNS in Haines | $20,000200002021 |
| Macomber, Kendell Project Award (Choreography) for additional aerial arts space and safety equipment | $7,50075002021 |
| Manewal, Larisa Project award (Visual Arts) to create a body of photography, conversations, and interviews to showcase the panhandle perspective of the Pacific herring | $7,50075002021 |
| Museums Alaska Inc.(site) Art Acquisition and Collections Management Fund for Alaska museums | $1,340,00013400002021 |
| NATIVE Program Inc.(site) Roof and window repair at the Dog Point Fish Camp in Sitka | $6,00060002021 |
| Olson, Bjorn Project Award (Media Arts) for equipment to be utilized in video and audio documentation while traveling through Alaska | $7,50075002021 |
| Oscar, Golga Project Award (Folk and Traditional Arts) to create and document Yup'ik clothing that explores decolonization, resilience, and colonialism | $7,50075002021 |
| Osier, Jill Fellowship (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) to create a second full-length poetry collection featuring winter landscapes and its role in self-identity | $18,000180002021 |
| Out North(site) Documentary production of Sabor Ártico: Latinos en Alaska statewide. | $5,00050002021 |
| Pardue, June Fellowship (Folk and Traditional Arts) to harvest, improve sewing skills, and study ethnographic fish skin pieces and traditional stitching | $18,000180002021 |
| Perelli, Tony Project Award (Crafts) for purchasing equipment to expand production of sustainably sourced eating utensils and other woodcraft objects | $7,50075002021 |
| Pickle Hill Public Broadcasting(site) Radio transmitter in Kenai | $17,495174952021 |
| Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska(site) Historic cemetery survey in Karluk | $19,275192752021 |
| Sara, Ralph Project award (Multidisciplinary) to create an audiobook and soundtrack based on his life experience with recovery from alcoholism titled "The Anonymous Eskimo" | $7,50075002021 |
| Sealaska Heritage Institute(site) Arts Campus construction in Juneau | $750,0007500002021 |
| Seine, Kristen (Christina) Project Award (Literary Arts/Scriptworks) for purchasing a cargo van and renovating it into a writing studio to complete novel 'The Volume of Water' | $7,50075002021 |
| Shaginoff, Melissa Project Award (Multidisciplinary) to create a series of workshops and a performance piece on moose and caribou hide work from an Indigenous experience | $7,50075002021 |
| Shields (Horton), Sienna Fellowship (Crafts) to create an immersive bead environment to elicit poetic metaphor of "server room spaghetti" and vital communications | $18,000180002021 |
| Stomberg, Karen Project Award (Visual Arts) for creating drawings and monoprints for September 2022 group exhibition and book titled 'In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories' | $7,50075002021 |
| Stone, Steven Fellowship (Crafts) for expanding his shop to pass on traditional knowledge and create bigger community projects | $18,000180002021 |
| Twitchell, Lance(site) Fellowship (Literary Arts) to write a collaborative bilingual Tlingit screenplay about two elders who escaped an Oregon boarding school | $18,000180002021 |
| Wharton, Merna Fellowship (Folk and Traditional Arts) for researching, replicating, and documenting traditional Yup'ik fur parkas | $18,000180002021 |
| White, Kenneth Fellowship (Folk and Traditional Arts) to invest in studio equipment to share traditional experiences of storytelling, dancing, carving, and drawing through 3D scanning technology | $18,000180002021 |