The city of Albuquerque has revealed that the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, on behalf of the Albuquerque Museum, has secured a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant is designated to support the museum in hosting its upcoming exhibition, Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialog, and in commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Broken Box podcast.
The exhibition Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialog, curated by Ginger Dunnill and Albuquerque Museum Head Curator Dr. Josie Lopez, is scheduled to be held at the Albuquerque Museum from Sep. 7, 2024, to Mar. 2, 2025. According to a press release by the city of Albuquerque, this exhibition will feature large-scale installations, a video room, interactive sessions and public programs. It celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Broken Boxes podcast and will be accompanied by a book from the University of New Mexico Press. Initiated in 2014 by Ginger Dunnill, this podcast aims to create safe spaces and connections among artists.
Lopez stated that "For over a decade, Ginger Dunnill’s Broken Boxes Podcast has amplified the voices of contemporary artists at the forefront of global and local community engagement. Participating artists have also forged friendships through collaboration, activism and dialog with each other." She further added that "This exhibition celebrates a project that brings together these artists who share their respective artistic practices while activating new ways of building the future."
Andrew Rodgers, President and CEO of Albuquerque Museum Foundation said that "This prestigious grant will make a big difference for the Albuquerque Museum’s 2024-2025 season by extending the outreach for Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action and Dialog."
According to its About webpage provided by NEA itself; NEA is an important independent federal agency dedicated to supporting arts and arts education. Its primary initiatives include providing grants to a diverse range of recipients, such as nonprofit arts organizations, public arts agencies, educational institutions, tribal communities and individual writers and translators.