Minneapolis Society Of Fine Arts

SUPERNATURAL AMERICA: THE PARANORMAL IN AMERICAN ART

MATERIAL JOURNEYS: AFRICAN ART IN MOTION

"INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPHY" EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION RESEARCH [THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING OF 'INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPHY' (WORKING TITLE), AN EXHIBITION AND RELATED PUBLICATION CO-DEVELOPED BY MIA CURATORS AND A COUNCIL OF INDIGENOUS ARTISTS, KNOWLEDGE-KEEPERS, AND SCHOLARS. CENTERING THE WORK OF FIRST NATIONS, METIS, AND NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS FROM THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE 21ST CENTURY, THIS PROJECT ILLUMINATES THE EXTRAORDINARY BREADTH OF INDIGENOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY AND PRACTICE. AN NEH GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES NEEDED FOR THE CURATORS, INTERPRETERS, RESEARCHERS, AND ADVISORS TO ADVANCE THIS SIGNIFICANT PROJECT FOLLOWING DELAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.] [PURPOSE:'TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW EXHIBITION ON NATIVE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY.   ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CURATORIAL RESEARCH, ADVISORY CONSULTATION, OBJECT LOAN CONTRACTING, INTERPRETIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FORMATIVE EVALUATION, TOUR VENUE OUTREACH, AND CATALOG DEVELOPMENT.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:' THE MUSEUM WILL GENERATE NEW SCHOLARSHIP AND INSIGHTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS EXPERTS, RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MUSEUM VISITORS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY, RESEARCHERS, SCHOLARS, AND STUDENTS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:'THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

ISLAMIC AFRICA: ART AND ARCHITECTURE

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

ARCHIVES PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

NATIVE WOMEN ARTISTS

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "EUGENE DELACROIX AND MODERNITY."

SUPERNATURAL AMERICA: THE PARANORMAL IN AMERICAN ART

LED LIGHTING PROJECT

ARCHAIC CHINESE BRONZES AT THE MIA

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION ARTISTS REFLECT: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS ON THE AMERICAN WAR.

NEH CHALLENGE GRANT REQUEST FOR MID-LEVEL CURATORSHIPS

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

TO SUPPORT THE REINTERPRETATION AND REINVIGORATION OF HISTORIC PERIOD ROOMS.

THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART WILL MERGE ITS EXISTING DOCENT AND GUIDE PROGRAMS AND IMPLEMENT A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEER GUIDES THAT SUPPORTS AUDIENCE-SPECIFIC LEARNING NEEDS, ENHANCES GUIDES' CULTURAL FLUENCY SKILLS, AND IMPLEMENTS NEW TOUR TOPICS. THE MUSEUM AIMS TO DIVERSIFY THE MAKEUP OF ITS GUIDES AND INCLUDE MORE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING RESOURCES IN ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. INFORMED BY A PROGRAMMATIC PIVOT TO VIRTUAL LEARNING AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE NEW GUIDE PROGRAM WILL SERVE PRE-K THROUGH 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS AND ADULT, UNIVERSITY, AND MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES THROUGH IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL TOURS. THE NEW TRAINING WILL HELP GUIDES INCORPORATE GREATER CULTURAL FLUENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS INTO THEIR TOURING USING AN ANTI-RACIST LENS. BY TEACHER REQUEST, THE MUSEUM WILL ALSO INTRODUCE NEW TOUR TOPICS FOR SCHOOL AUDIENCES WHEN IN-PERSON TOURS REOPEN IN 2022, INCLUDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, IDENTITY, EMPATHY, AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM.

ISLAMIC AFRICA: ART AND ARCHITECTURE

ENCOUNTERS WITH(IN) AFRICA

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION SUPERNATURAL AMERICA: THE PARANORMAL IN AMERICAN ART AND ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "MARTIN LUTHER: ART AND THE REFORMATION" AND RELATED PROGRAMMING AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.

TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PHASE FOR THE EXHIBITION EUGENE DELACROIX AND MODERNITY.

TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOURING EXHIBITION OF BUDDHIST ART AND AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT PLANNING FOR THE EXHIBITION "LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY: IDEA PHOTOGRAPHIC," IN CONSORTIUM WITH THE FOUNDATION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

ENHANCING THE HUMANITIES THROUGH INNOVATION: THE EXTENDED COLLECTION PROJECT

PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ART HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A CATALOGUEON THE ARTIST ANISH KAPOOR AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART.