Grantees All Years

Find Your Voice Mural

Stone, Laura

Year Grant Awarded: 2022

To foster a positive learning environment and enrich my community, elementary students painted a mural of diverse global leaders, who advanced civil rights. Next year, we’ll celebrate community with portraits of former students. The third year, a fabric piece will highlight the beauty of inclusion. Read More

This is repetitive/But nothing has changed

Stroebe, Suzanne

Year Grant Awarded: 2013

This is repetitive/But nothing has changed was a solo exhibition at SOHO20 Gallery in the Chelsea arts district of New York City. Stroebe received a Puffin Foundation grant to produce a limited edition artist book in conjunction with the exhibiti Read More

Arabesques

Stuckgold, Debra

Year Grant Awarded: 2010

This work examines the balance between structure and decay through the depiction of Arabesques, intricate motifs based on floral and plant designs. The motifs are seen in various states of decomposition,commenting on a decaying social order. Read More

no/Dreams of Yorba Linda

Stuttman, Paula

Year Grant Awarded: 2013

“no/Dreams of Yorba Linda” positions the legacy of Richard M. Nixon as a framework for exploring the instability of human nature. It’s a project of loose connections worked out in the medium of paint. Read More

Videos about the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Suffrage Wagon News Channel/Marguerite Kearns

Year Grant Awarded: 2011

Videos celebrating women's freedom to vote highlight the story of the 72-year struggle to win the franchise. More than 25 videos on Vimeo and Youtube educate and inspire. We stand on the strong shoulders of our grandmothers and great grandmothers! Read More

DNA Totem

Suprina

Year Grant Awarded: 2015

The DNA Totem is a 9’ high model of the DNA strand: made of steel pipe and Detritus. It's located in Marcus Garvey Park, and is on view from Mar. 26-Sept. 30, 2016. The DNA Totem refers to our evolution and the footprint we leave behind. Read More

Art and Politics Now Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis

Susan Noyes Platt

Year Grant Awarded: 2011

A series of presentations and interactions on the subject of art and politics, focusing on resisting police states, exposing racism, artists strategies for activism, border crossing, opposing globalization Read More

Displacement

Svalbonas, Krista

Year Grant Awarded: 2016

Displacement captures the traces of former WWII Displacement Camps in a series of laser cut pigment prints on paper. Read More

DRIVING THE BODY BACK

Swanderwoman Productions

Year Grant Awarded: 2012

A performance tour of Iowa Poet Mary Swander's poetic narrative, DRIVING THE BODY BACK. This intimate story of Irish family history staged and performed by actor Karan Benton has won critical and audience acclaim throughout the midwest. Read More

SURVIVE!

Swim Pony Performing Arts

Year Grant Awarded: 2010

Part performance, part installation, and part choose-your-own-adventure, SURVIVE! takes on themes of science, sustainability and humanity’s existence in the universe by letting audiences wander through 20,000 sq ft of performance installation. Read More