Heart of Los Angeles Youth, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Award: Outright; $40,000
Planning to design three temporary exhibitions with public programs examining the history of Lafayette Park in Los Angeles.
Bears Ears: Living Land
Los Angeles, CA
Award: Outright; $75,000
Development of a temporary and traveling exhibition on the history and culture of tribes of the Bears Ears region in southeaster Utah.
Updating the Amache Interpretation Plan: Reframing Interpretation at a WWII Japanese Incarceration Site
Sonoma State University
Award: Outright; $40,000
Development of a master interpretive plan for exhibitions, site interpretation, and public programs for the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Landmark, known as Amache, and the Amache Museum.
Melissa Dean, museum evaluator.
RALEIGH, NC
.-The North Carolina Museum of Art welcomes seven new staff members in departments across the Museums curatorial, performing arts, and membership departments, supported in part by a grant awarded from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
This exciting slate of new hires brings diverse perspectives to the Museums member and visitor offerings, as part of a passionate staff dedicated to the Peoples Collection of North Carolina, said Director Valerie Hillings. We are dedicated to making the NCMA a welcoming place for all visitors through multifaceted exhibitions and music, dance, film, and theater programming, aided by the Mellon Foundations support of the Museums strategic vision. This grant will allow us to lead boldly through our incredible collection, pushing to shift the current narratives around art history.