Grantee Database

Riza A ROMERO

• 2026
• Conservation
• Philippines to United States

To benchmark art conservation degree programs in New York and the U.S. through observation, events, and dialogues. Over the course of her six-month fellowship, Romero will observe training and service delivery at the Metropolitan Museum, attend MoMA conservation events, and build ties with conservation experts, gaining and exchanging knowledge and ideas related to conservation curriculum design, pedagogy, and facilities. Her primary objective is to help develop a robust, internationally competitive art conservation program in the Philippines, addressing the critical lack of formal training in the field.

Luis Antonio SANTOS

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Philippines to United States

To explore traditional printmaking and emerging image-making technologies while engaging with museums, artist-run spaces, and small organizations. Santos will visit print studios, archives, libraries, and institutions that support printmaking practices, such as the International Center of Photography and Printed Matter, as well as attend exhibitions, open studios, talks, and public programs that reflect New York’s diverse and evolving approaches to art-making. He aims to understand how artists sustain their practice across contexts and evolving communities and Santos hopes to return to the Philippines with clearer direction and insights to share with his community.

Sheu Fang Yi

Country / Region:
• Taiwan

• 2026
• Dance
• Taiwan to Korea

To explore how, within a similar Asian physique, South Korea transforms its quiet traditional roots and innovative energy into a breathtaking vitality on stage and on camera. For this fellowship, "Seeing the Light of the Body," Sheu will be based in Seoul, closely observing how local performing arts practitioners develop highly energized forms of bodily expressions. She will engage with dance companies, theater productions, academic institutions, and film productions, immersing herself within their rehearsals and creative processes. Upon her return to Taiwan, Sheu plans to transform her cultural exchange experience into nutrients for her future creative methods and will share these insights through talks and workshops.

• 2007
• Grant to Baryshnikov Dance Foundation

• 2007
• Grant to Baryshnikov Dance Foundation

• 2006
• Dance
• Taiwan to United States

six-month fellowship to observe contemporary dance activities and collaborate with dancers and other artists in China and in the United States during 2006-2007

Otniel TASMAN

• 2026
• Dance
• Indonesia to United States

To deepen his artistic and intellectual understanding through direct encounters with various practices, performances, and archives related to the body, gender, and spirituality. Tasman will explore the historicity of the body and aesthetic difference through archival research, interviews, and performance observations, focusing on the Lengger traditional dance and queer performance. Through these experiences, Tasman aims to expand his understanding of how the body carries both history and possibility and how performance can act as a site of transformation for spirituality, queerness, and aesthetics. The fellowship will provide contemplative space and critical distance necessary for Tasman to reflect on his ongoing research and to reframe his practice within a broader cross-cultural and philosophical context.

LIU Tian

• 2026
• Curation
• China to United States

To research curatorial education practices as a form of social imagination and cultural mediation to rethink and reform current contemporary art curricula. Through site visits, archival study, and structured conversations with curators, educators, program directors, and artist-organizers, Liu will examine diverse approaches to curatorial education. He hopes to gain a better understanding of how curatorial studies programs in the U.S. structure their curricula, select faculty, and articulate their methodological frameworks. He also aims to expand his understanding of New York’s broader art ecology and thereby grasp the contexts in which curatorial and educational work take place. Liu hopes the fellowship will yield opportunities for future academic collaborations and continued cultural dialogue with counterparts in the U.S. after returning to China.

Qudrat WASEFI

• 2026
• Music
• Afghanistan to United States

To commence a Master of Arts in Composition, Performance, and Research at Tufts University. Through his graduate studies, Wasefi aims to deepen his artistic practice and further his hopes to preserve Afghanistan’s musical heritage and build bridges with the international community. Wasefi, a composer and trumpeter, graduated from the Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2025 and received the President’s Award for Social Change from Bard College. He is also the founder of the Afghanistan Freeharmonic Orchestra, which promotes Afghan musical heritage and fosters collaboration and solidarity among musicians from Afghanistan and around the world.

Cheng-Han Wu

• 2026
• Theater
• Taiwan to Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand

To research new play development systems and build connections with theatres in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Through interviews, institutional visits, and onsite observations across the three countries, Wu will examine how storytelling practices differ between East and West, and across Asian cultures; what dramaturgical structures define Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines; and how Taiwanese dramaturgy fits within Asia’s wider narrative landscape. Wu will meet playwrights, dramaturgs, directors, and programmers of theater festivals over the course of his fellowship. He hopes the experience will open pathways for future cross-cultural collaborations and creative ventures and directly inform his dramaturgical practice.

• 2022
• Theater
• Taiwan to United States

To visit new play development centers in New York City and interview literary managers, resident dramaturgs, and playwrights-in-residence.

WANG Yisheng

• 2026
• Theater
• Taiwan to United States

To immerse himself in New York City’s vibrant theatre and museum culture and deepen his understanding of current trends in projection design for the performing arts. Wang proposes a fellowship that will expose him to local practices and trends in performing arts projection design. He aims to attend performances on Broadway and find opportunities to closely observe theater productions from behind the scenes. Wang hopes that the immersive experience is one from which he will learn new techniques, be taken out of his comfort zone, and return to Taiwan inspired.

Alex YIU

• 2026
• Music
• Hong Kong to United States

To research New York’s underground queer experimental music scene and develop comparative perspectives on experimental club cultures. Yiu will immerse himself in New York’s experimental and queer music communities, attending events at established venues, as well as grassroots and queer spaces. Yiu will also join workshops, reading groups, and community discussions to understand how artists and organizers create safety, access, and collective care in nightlife. He plans to have conversations with musicians, producers, and writers about queer nightlife, grassroots music label ecology, and DJ communities, and especially how the Asian diaspora and New York club culture intersect. An innovator, Yiu anticipates that the experience will influence his future projects in music and contemporary art.

Karen YU

• 2026
• Music
• Hong Kong to United States

To explore New York’s ecosystem of independent artists and entities, cross-disciplinary communities, and institutions, examining how support structures and audience engagement shape creative practices in performance and sound. Yu’s research will focus on how organizations of different scales collaborate, sustain artistic production, and cultivate audiences open to experimental or unfamiliar listening. Performances, exhibitions, public programs, and informal gatherings will serve as key sites of study, while conversations with artists, curators, and programmers will offer insight into support systems and community-building approaches shaped within the dense environment of New York. Insights into these curatorial strategies and listening-focused experiences will inform her curatorial practice and efforts to develop inclusive, accessible listening spaces and approaches.

ZHOU Zhengnan

Country / Region:
• China

• 2026
• Architecture
• China to United States

To participate in the Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a semester in 2026. Zhou was selected for the Tsinghua-MIT Exchange Fellowship to attend the Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies (SPURS) for one semester. During the fellowship, Zhou will research sustainable architecture, urbanism, and methodologies for doctoral education. As an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, Zhou’s research focuses on green architecture and urban design.

Adachi Tomomi

Country / Region:
• Japan

• 2025
• Music
• Japan to Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

To explore experimental music practices, connections between artists, and their relationship to traditions in Southeast Asia by engaging with local musicians and organizers.

• 2009
• Music
• Japan to United States

To travel to the United States for 6 months to research the contemporary style of "Intermedia" music.