Grantee Database

Rafa LUBIGAN

• 2026
• Arts Administration
• Philippines to United States

To gain firsthand insight into current stage management practices through workshops, rehearsals, mentorships, and exchanges. Lubigan will explore innovative approaches to stage management, blending traditional management practices with emerging methodologies in operational design, technology integration, and sustainable production systems. He aims to deepen his professional practice, engage in meaningful knowledge exchange, and adapt and localize the methods he observes to the Philippine context, translating them into sustainable, collaborative frameworks that strengthen local stage management communities.

• 2026
• Arts Administration
• Philippines to United States

To gain firsthand insight into current stage management practices through workshops, rehearsals, mentorships, and exchanges. Lubigan will explore innovative approaches to stage management, blending traditional management practices with emerging methodologies in operational design, technology integration, and sustainable production systems. He aims to deepen his professional practice, engage in meaningful knowledge exchange, and adapt and localize the methods he observes to the Philippine context, translating them into sustainable, collaborative frameworks that strengthen local stage management communities.

SU Meng-Hung

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Taiwan to United States

To revisit and further examine the relationships between high and low culture, craftsmanship, and the translation of East Asian imagery within the context of contemporary art. Through in-depth dialogue with art critic Barbara Pollack (ACC 2006, 2015) and intensive visits to major museums, Su aims to further develop the conceptual and theoretical framework of his artistic practice. Concurrently in his capacity as Director of the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts (KdMoFA), Su will study the university and institutional art museum systems in North America, observing approaches to collection management, curatorial practice, public programming, and fundraising structures. Through this cultural exchange experience, Su hopes to deepen his artistic research while also refining the institutional vision and management strategies of KdMoFA.

Nakrob MOONMANAS

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Thailand to United States

To explore international constructions of Thai identity and the lived experiences of Thai diasporic communities through researching Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins brought to the U.S. from Siam in the 18th century. Moonmanas believes the Bunker brothers reflect an early history of displacement and Siam-U.S. cross-cultural encounters and raise deep questions about memory, migration, and the formation of identity. Through archival research and interviews with the twins’ descendants, he hopes to understand how their story has been remembered, interpreted, and connected to broader narratives of Thai diasporic experiences. Meeting members of New York’s Thai community, especially arts and culture professionals, as well as scholars and artists who work on Southeast Asian history and contemporary art will further enhance his research and international networks.

• 2026
• Visual Art
• Thailand to United States

To explore international constructions of Thai identity and the lived experiences of Thai diasporic communities through researching Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins brought to the U.S. from Siam in the 18th century. Moonmanas believes the Bunker brothers reflect an early history of displacement and Siam-U.S. cross-cultural encounters and raise deep questions about memory, migration, and the formation of identity. Through archival research and interviews with the twins’ descendants, he hopes to understand how their story has been remembered, interpreted, and connected to broader narratives of Thai diasporic experiences. Meeting members of New York’s Thai community, especially arts and culture professionals, as well as scholars and artists who work on Southeast Asian history and contemporary art will further enhance his research and international networks.

Chikako Morishita

Country / Region:
• Japan

• 2026
• Music
• Japan to United States

To examine the ideas and networks of postwar experimental music in New York, with a focus on the activities of Michiko Toyama. Taking the Japanese composer Michiko Toyama, who was active in 1950s New York, as a point of departure, Morishita will investigate how experimental music emerging around John Cage was formed, received, preserved, and transmitted. During her stay, she will engage in dialogue with composers, performers, researchers, and archivists to consider connections between historical and contemporary practices. These insights will be applied to her own compositional work and may lead to future collaborations and new productions. By reconstructing Toyama’s practice, she will also re-examine the cultural and institutional inclusivity of the time, and explore possibilities for future cultural dialogues and community formation.

Britt MOSELEY

• 2026
• Visual Art
• United States to Indonesia

To explore shared models of making and collective learning and to study how creative systems form deeper attunement with one’s environment. Moseley’s audio-oriented, multidisciplinary research will engage Indonesian sound artists, artist collectives, and traditional performers to explore new models of creative exchange and collective learning. Through conversations, studio visits, attending performances, museum visits, and workshops, he hopes to learn how Indonesian communities treat making— pottery, puppetry, instrument building, or collective performance—as a form of shared perception and cultural continuity. Moseley’s fellowship will inform the next phase of his own practice, which is shifting toward collaborative, systems-based art grounded in ecology and community.

Shoko NAGAI

• 2026
• Music
• United States to Korea

To study traditional Korean music and explore the differences and shared sensibilities between Korean and Japanese musical aesthetics. Nagai will engage deeply with the practice, history, and philosophy of Korean traditional music by meeting and studying with musicians across various disciplines in Seoul and other cities and rural communities. Through lessons, interviews, and collaborative observation, she aims to understand not only technical mastery, but also the cultural contexts and lived experiences that shape these musical forms and the intersections and divergenaesthetics. Nagai hopes this fellowship will deepen her capacities as a musician, composer, and cultural interlocutor and inform future works that resonate beyond academic and artistic spheres.

WANG Qizheng

• 2026
• Dance
• China to United States

To conduct targeted research in choreography with the aim of building a framework for stage arts that responds to contemporary societal issues. Wang, who is a deputy director of the renowned Shanghai Dance Theater, will immerse himself in New York’s diverse cultural environment and expand his artistic vocabulary through visits to theaters, museums, archives, and cultural institutions, as well as by attending workshops and interdisciplinary discussions. He will connect with artists, scholars, and curators from various fields to exchange perspectives on choreography, performance, and cross-disciplinary creation, to better understand how artistic languages merge in practice. Wang hopes this experience will build an open, cross-disciplinary mindset that strengthens his creative practice and theoretical research, and that the fellowship will foster cross-cultural dialogue that contributes to the broader development of contemporary dance and stage arts.

Amrithasruthi RADHAKRISHNAN

• 2026
• Curation
• India to United States

To study how early Cold War diplomacy shaped India’s performing-arts institutions. Radhakrishnan aims to investigate how philanthropic foundations, diplomatic agencies, cultural intermediaries, and early artistic exchanges contributed to the institutional, pedagogical, and aesthetic frameworks that continue to influence India’s contemporary performance landscape. Her fellowship will center around archival research, interviews with artists, scholars, curators, and arts administrators, and attending performances by Indian artists in the U.S. Through these activities, Radhakrishnan will explore how diplomatic and institutional frameworks of the past maintain an influence over the circulation and visibility of diverse performing arts practices, as well as collaboration between arts communities in the U.S. and India. Her research seeks to offer new possibilities for cross-cultural artistic exchange.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

Toni Shapiro-Phim

Country / Region:
• United States

• 2026
• Curation
• United States to Thailand

To research the experiences of women artists displaced from Myanmar and residing in Thailand. Shapiro-Phim will explore the lives of these displaced artists—how they express their reality, confront challenges, imagine alternative realities, and experience joy. She will visit centers, schools, and organizations established by and for people from Myanmar, especially those relevant to women artists, and seek opportunities to conduct interviews and observe classes, workshops, discussions, and artistic production. Shapiro also hopes to share her own works that relate to artists from Liberian and Cambodian refugee communities and stimulate conversations on creativity amidst great adversity.

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