Grantees All Genres

Mosaic: An Immersive Artist’s Book of Immigrant Stories

Bayar, Tulu

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

"Mosaic" grew from healing, community workshops where immigrants shared stories, memories, and photos. I transformed these into a hand-bound artist’s book—an intimate, tactile archive celebrating resilience, belonging, and the layered experiences that shape American life.

American Masculinity

Denil, Markus

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

AMERICAN MASCULINITY is a collaborative project by Markus Denil and Marval Rex focused on expanding out collective memory of what it means to be trans/masculine today.