Grantees All Years

FACE-ADE: THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE

Freedman, Nina

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

An iconic home facade, transformed from an opaque threshold into a translucent wall, is embedded with diverse hair waste, sourced from local hair salons. FACE-ADE is about thresholds, borders, home and the neighborhoods we live in. How we, in our differences, live together. Read More

WE HEAR YOU—A CLIMATE ARCHIVE

Cassidy, Caitlin

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

WE HEAR YOU—A CLIMATE ARCHIVE is a global performance project exploring youth perspectives on the climate emergency. Read More

Bugs, Trees and Me

Beresford, Madeleine

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

Families are introduced to insects, birds and plants that are struggling to live in our backyards and open spaces. Short puppet plays bring to life the plight of some of our local, endangered wildlife. The show raises awareness of steps we can take to help pollinators and native plants. Read More

Record and Distribute 3ɟutures for Trumpet and Orchestra to Advocate for Environmental Justice

Dalager, Jacob

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

With the help of a Puffin Foundation grant, I was able to record 3ɟutures for Trumpet and Orchestra, trumpet concerto about climate change, with Ming Luke and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. The recording will soon be distributed to streaming services everywhere, elevating the cause of climate ju Read More

Hybrid Zones

Bacon, Rachel

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

Hybrid Zones is research project in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal mining region, exploring its damaged landscapes and social and ecological challenges. For an exhibition in Nov. 2025, I'm making large scale semi-sculptural graphite drawings and a publication on the region's many layers. Read More

Contemporary Floral Medicinal Elucidations from the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano

Amezkua, Blanka

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

Contemporary Floral Medicinal Elucidations from the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano celebrates the knowledge of Indigenous peoples, particularly their expertise with medicinal plants and their applications through the creation of 13 acrylic paintings. Read More

Earth Songs

West Michigan Choral Lab

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

Earth Songs by West Michigan Choral Lab featured music and art by living composers and artists from Michigan as well as pieces from diverse preexisting choral traditions and poetry to promote climate justice and sustainability. Read More

Plant Based Portraits

Fiasconaro, Lauren

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

“Plant Based Portraits” is a solo art exhibition of nine anthotype portraits, each depicted in a unique plant, which explores themes of gendered oppression as a form of ecofeminism. Read More

Queen of Wands Mural

sudduth, simiya

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

Queen of Wands is a site-specific public mural painted in Midtown St. Louis in 2024. Adapted from the artist’s ongoing The Confluence Tarot series, the mural centers Indigeneity, healing, and resilience through bold color, botanical imagery, and spiritual symbolism. Read More

Enchanted Pond

Folta, Liliana

Year Grant Awarded: 2024

This project focuses on pond ecosystems, which are home to unique wildlife by providing safe havens and host a variety of plants that only survive in wetlands. It raises awareness about the threat to ponds from pollution, such as chemicals, sewage, and fertilizers. Read More