This year, the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (Nalac) is awarding $328,000 in grants to 50 artists and organizations through three different grant programs: Nalac Fund for the Arts (Nfa), Transnational Cultural Remittances Program (Tcr) and Diverse Art Spaces (Das). This marks the largest single distribution of program awards in the organization's 26-year history.
"Nalac is committed to supporting artists and organizations in all creative disciplines throughout our country and internationally," says María López De León, Nalac Executive Director, "Each awardee represents a tremendous impact on our communities, placing Latina/o artistic and cultural expression on a path towards a more just, more equitable, and more unifying world today."
After a competitive and rigorous process, Nalac awards grants in the Us, Mexico and Central America: 20 Us based Latino artists and ensembles and 11 Latino arts organizations in multiple disciplines, as well as 12 cultural exchanges in 24 communities between the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and Panama. Seven organizations received Diverse Art Spaces awards to present or commission work by Latino artists.
Nalac Grants are designed to spur the arts field and the economy by providing financial support to Latino arts and cultural organizations and exemplary work by Latino artists. In the past ten years, Nalac has distributed more than $2 Million to the Latino arts field via 420 grants.
Nalac Fund for the Arts (Nfa), established as a two-year pilot with support from Ford Foundation, continues to be the only national fund that provides a variety of grants to support U.S. based Latino artists and arts organizations in the development, creation, presentation and sustainability of artistic excellence, as well as the opportunity to participate in activities that contribute to professional and organizational growth. The 2015 Nfa cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development.
Transnational Cultural Remittances (Tcr) funding, launched in 2008, supports exemplary cultural exchanges that promote grassroots artistic collaboration and strengthen social networks between the United States, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Since its inception, Tcr has provided $456,761 dollars to 59 grantees, reaching over 100 communities. The 2015 Tcr cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation and Southwest Airlines.
Diverse Art Spaces is a funding initiative open to Ford Foundation Diverse Arts Spaces organizations and to Linc Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development grantees for the presentation or commissioning of work by Latino artists and ensembles in dance, music, performance, theater or visual arts. The 2015 Das cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation.
2015 Nalac Grantees The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Master Artist Grant are: Judith Baca , Visual Arts | Venice, CA Mentee: Carlos Rogel Jesús Manuel Cepeda Brenes , Music | San Juan, PR Mentee: Denise Solis John Jota Leaños , Media Arts | San Francisco, CA Mentee: Crystal Gonzalez
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant are:
Tanya Aguiñiga , Crafts | Los Angeles, CA Cecilia Aldarondo , Media Arts | Brooklyn, NY Suzan Beraza , Media Arts | Telluride, Co Alberto Borea , Visual Arts | Brooklyn, NY Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas , Theatre | New York, NY Paul S. Flores , Theatre | San Francisco, CA Alixa Garcia , Visual Arts | Brooklyn, NY Xandra Ibarra , Multidisciplinary | Oakland, CA Cristina Molina , Visual Arts | New Orleans, La Felipe Salles Group , Music | Florence, Ma Rada Film Group (Michèle Stephenson), Media Arts | Brooklyn, NY Alexey Taran / Bistoury Inc. , Dance | Miami, Fl
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts San Antonio Artist Grant are:
Federico Chávez-Blanco , Music | San Antonio, TX Anna De Luna , Theatre | San Antonio, TX Jenelle Esparza , Visual Arts | San Antonio, TX Anel I. Flores , Literature | San Antonio, TX Adriana Maria Garcia , Visual Arts | San Antonio, TX
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Organization Grant are:
Antiheroes Project, Inc. , Theatre | Miami, Fl Arca Images, Inc. , Theatre | Miami, Fl Centro Cultural de Mexico , Multidisciplinary | Santa Ana, CA Cinema Tropical , Media Arts | New York, NY Conjunto Heritage Taller , Arts Education | San Antonio, TX Creative Kids , Arts Education | El Paso, TX Gala Hispanic Theatre , Arts Education | Washington, DC Intake Organization, Inc. , Arts Education | Stamford, Ct Pregones Theater + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater , Theatre | Bronx, NY San Anto Cultural Arts , Arts Education | San Antonio, TX Self Help Graphics & Art , Visual Arts | Los Angeles, CA
The awardees of the Nalac Transnational Cultural Remittances Grant are:
El Ballet Folklorico Estudiantil , Folk/Traditional Arts | Flint, Mi Partner: Ixtac Chichimeca Pam, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mx ElevArte Community Studio , Visual Arts | Chicago, Il Partner: Martanoemi Noriega | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá Habitajes Centro de Estudios y Acciones Sobre el Espacio Público | Mexico Df Partner: Michelle Angela Ortiz | Philadelphia, Pa International Sonoran Desert Alliance , Multidisciplinary | Ajo, Az Partner: Medio Ambiente y Comunidad Cedo, AC - Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans | Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mx Justice for My Sister Collective (Program of Community Partners), Media Arts | Pasadena, CA Partner: Colectivo Justicia para mi Hermana (EducArte) | Guatemala La Pocha Nostra , Multidisciplinary | San Francisco, CA Partner: La Rendija | Mérida, Yucatán, Mx Latino Theater Company , Theatre | Los Angeles, CA Partner: Rosino Serrano | México, Df Nameless Sound , Music | Houston, TX Partner: Centro de Experimentación y Producción de Música Contemporánea (Cepromusic) | México, Df Self Help Graphics & Art , Folk/Traditional Arts | Los Angeles, CA Partner: Mexicali Rose Media/Arts Center | Mexicali, Baja California, Mx Southwest Folklife Alliance , Folk/Traditional Arts | Tucson, Az Partner: Vicam Yaqui Pueblo | Rio Yaqui, Sonora, Mx The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc. (Kbrp) , Media Arts | Bisbee, Az Partner: Radio Cultural Naco Sonora | Naco, Sonora, Mx Workers Interfaith Network , Visual Arts | Memphis, Tn Partner: Antonio Leal Bejarano | Ciudad de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mx The awardees of the Nalac Diverse Arts Spaces Grant are: Arab American National Museum , Music | Dearborn, Mi Partner: Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet Ballet Hispanico , Dance | New York, NY Partner: Stephanie Martinez Columbia Film Society (d.b.a. The Nickelodeon), Visual Arts | Columbia, Sc Partner: Favianna Rodriguez Hi-arts , Music and Visual Arts | New York, NY Partner: Izzy Sanabria MacLa/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana , Theatre | San Jose, CA Partner: Ricardo Salinas Miami Light Project, Inc. , Multidisciplinary | Miami, Fl Partner: Carla Forte, Natalia Lassalle Morillo, Charo Oquet and Sandra Portal-Andreu Pregones Theater + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater , Music and Theatre | Bronx, NY Partner: Producciones En Equipo...
"Nalac is committed to supporting artists and organizations in all creative disciplines throughout our country and internationally," says María López De León, Nalac Executive Director, "Each awardee represents a tremendous impact on our communities, placing Latina/o artistic and cultural expression on a path towards a more just, more equitable, and more unifying world today."
After a competitive and rigorous process, Nalac awards grants in the Us, Mexico and Central America: 20 Us based Latino artists and ensembles and 11 Latino arts organizations in multiple disciplines, as well as 12 cultural exchanges in 24 communities between the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and Panama. Seven organizations received Diverse Art Spaces awards to present or commission work by Latino artists.
Nalac Grants are designed to spur the arts field and the economy by providing financial support to Latino arts and cultural organizations and exemplary work by Latino artists. In the past ten years, Nalac has distributed more than $2 Million to the Latino arts field via 420 grants.
Nalac Fund for the Arts (Nfa), established as a two-year pilot with support from Ford Foundation, continues to be the only national fund that provides a variety of grants to support U.S. based Latino artists and arts organizations in the development, creation, presentation and sustainability of artistic excellence, as well as the opportunity to participate in activities that contribute to professional and organizational growth. The 2015 Nfa cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the City of San Antonio Department for Culture and Creative Development.
Transnational Cultural Remittances (Tcr) funding, launched in 2008, supports exemplary cultural exchanges that promote grassroots artistic collaboration and strengthen social networks between the United States, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Since its inception, Tcr has provided $456,761 dollars to 59 grantees, reaching over 100 communities. The 2015 Tcr cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation and Southwest Airlines.
Diverse Art Spaces is a funding initiative open to Ford Foundation Diverse Arts Spaces organizations and to Linc Space for Change Planning and Pre-Development grantees for the presentation or commissioning of work by Latino artists and ensembles in dance, music, performance, theater or visual arts. The 2015 Das cycle was funded by the Ford Foundation.
2015 Nalac Grantees The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Master Artist Grant are: Judith Baca , Visual Arts | Venice, CA Mentee: Carlos Rogel Jesús Manuel Cepeda Brenes , Music | San Juan, PR Mentee: Denise Solis John Jota Leaños , Media Arts | San Francisco, CA Mentee: Crystal Gonzalez
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Artist/Ensemble Grant are:
Tanya Aguiñiga , Crafts | Los Angeles, CA Cecilia Aldarondo , Media Arts | Brooklyn, NY Suzan Beraza , Media Arts | Telluride, Co Alberto Borea , Visual Arts | Brooklyn, NY Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas , Theatre | New York, NY Paul S. Flores , Theatre | San Francisco, CA Alixa Garcia , Visual Arts | Brooklyn, NY Xandra Ibarra , Multidisciplinary | Oakland, CA Cristina Molina , Visual Arts | New Orleans, La Felipe Salles Group , Music | Florence, Ma Rada Film Group (Michèle Stephenson), Media Arts | Brooklyn, NY Alexey Taran / Bistoury Inc. , Dance | Miami, Fl
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts San Antonio Artist Grant are:
Federico Chávez-Blanco , Music | San Antonio, TX Anna De Luna , Theatre | San Antonio, TX Jenelle Esparza , Visual Arts | San Antonio, TX Anel I. Flores , Literature | San Antonio, TX Adriana Maria Garcia , Visual Arts | San Antonio, TX
The awardees of the Nalac Fund for the Arts Organization Grant are:
Antiheroes Project, Inc. , Theatre | Miami, Fl Arca Images, Inc. , Theatre | Miami, Fl Centro Cultural de Mexico , Multidisciplinary | Santa Ana, CA Cinema Tropical , Media Arts | New York, NY Conjunto Heritage Taller , Arts Education | San Antonio, TX Creative Kids , Arts Education | El Paso, TX Gala Hispanic Theatre , Arts Education | Washington, DC Intake Organization, Inc. , Arts Education | Stamford, Ct Pregones Theater + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater , Theatre | Bronx, NY San Anto Cultural Arts , Arts Education | San Antonio, TX Self Help Graphics & Art , Visual Arts | Los Angeles, CA
The awardees of the Nalac Transnational Cultural Remittances Grant are:
El Ballet Folklorico Estudiantil , Folk/Traditional Arts | Flint, Mi Partner: Ixtac Chichimeca Pam, San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mx ElevArte Community Studio , Visual Arts | Chicago, Il Partner: Martanoemi Noriega | Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá Habitajes Centro de Estudios y Acciones Sobre el Espacio Público | Mexico Df Partner: Michelle Angela Ortiz | Philadelphia, Pa International Sonoran Desert Alliance , Multidisciplinary | Ajo, Az Partner: Medio Ambiente y Comunidad Cedo, AC - Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans | Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mx Justice for My Sister Collective (Program of Community Partners), Media Arts | Pasadena, CA Partner: Colectivo Justicia para mi Hermana (EducArte) | Guatemala La Pocha Nostra , Multidisciplinary | San Francisco, CA Partner: La Rendija | Mérida, Yucatán, Mx Latino Theater Company , Theatre | Los Angeles, CA Partner: Rosino Serrano | México, Df Nameless Sound , Music | Houston, TX Partner: Centro de Experimentación y Producción de Música Contemporánea (Cepromusic) | México, Df Self Help Graphics & Art , Folk/Traditional Arts | Los Angeles, CA Partner: Mexicali Rose Media/Arts Center | Mexicali, Baja California, Mx Southwest Folklife Alliance , Folk/Traditional Arts | Tucson, Az Partner: Vicam Yaqui Pueblo | Rio Yaqui, Sonora, Mx The Bisbee Radio Project, Inc. (Kbrp) , Media Arts | Bisbee, Az Partner: Radio Cultural Naco Sonora | Naco, Sonora, Mx Workers Interfaith Network , Visual Arts | Memphis, Tn Partner: Antonio Leal Bejarano | Ciudad de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mx The awardees of the Nalac Diverse Arts Spaces Grant are: Arab American National Museum , Music | Dearborn, Mi Partner: Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet Ballet Hispanico , Dance | New York, NY Partner: Stephanie Martinez Columbia Film Society (d.b.a. The Nickelodeon), Visual Arts | Columbia, Sc Partner: Favianna Rodriguez Hi-arts , Music and Visual Arts | New York, NY Partner: Izzy Sanabria MacLa/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana , Theatre | San Jose, CA Partner: Ricardo Salinas Miami Light Project, Inc. , Multidisciplinary | Miami, Fl Partner: Carla Forte, Natalia Lassalle Morillo, Charo Oquet and Sandra Portal-Andreu Pregones Theater + Puerto Rican Traveling Theater , Music and Theatre | Bronx, NY Partner: Producciones En Equipo...
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