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Honoring Refugee Composers

Crossing Borders Music

Year Grant Awarded: 2018

Crossing Borders Music honored refugees around the world in this performance of music written by or about refugees! Read More

Jeremy Danneman and Sophie Nzayisenga

Parade of One

Year Grant Awarded: 2016

In 2017, Jeremy Danneman and Sophie Nzayisenga released their collaborative album, Honey Wine, with famed bassist William Parker and percussionist Tim Keiper. The album has been very well-received in the press, and the group has been invited to perform at the 2021 Krakow Jewish Culture Fest. Read More

I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, An installation and public engagement project

Mavor, Anne

Year Grant Awarded: 2016

Installation of thirteen life-size photographic self-portraits and audio narratives that explore European-American heritage and the history of racism, classism, colonization, and genocide. The ancestors, real and imagined, stretch from the Celtic Iron Age to present day. Read More

Artistic Responses to the Holocaust Using New Technology

Nobler, Leslie

Year Grant Awarded: 2013

I am creating a body of work AND art lessons for educators about WWII & the Holocaust. After researching Anne Frank and other heroes/survivors on-site and through literature, I respond with digital prints, art books, & “history-through-art” workshops Read More