5 Joyce Award Projects to Receive Largest Grants Ever

AMERICAN THEATRE: The Joyce Foundation has announced the winners of this year’s Joyce Awards, which support the creation of new works by pioneering artists of color across disciplines in conjunction with arts institutions. Playwright Nancy García Loza with the National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), musician Nabil Ince (a.k.a. Seaux Chill) with the Harrison Center, choreographer Michael Manson with Living Arts, artist Aram Han Sifuentes with the HANA Center, and artist Pramila Vasudevan with Public Art Saint Paul will each receive grants of $75,000 to support high-impact projects intended to foster culturally vibrant, equitable, and sustainable communities in the Great Lakes region, with at least $25,000 awarded directly to the commissioned artist. This year’s grants mark the largest total Joyce Awards granted to date, after the award amount was increased from $50,000 to $75,000 last year.