Joyce Award Winners
Past Joyce Awards have spanned the visual, performing, new media, and multi-disciplinary arts and have fostered impactful collaborations between artists, Great Lakes organizations, and communities.
The Joyce Awards has also been catalytic in advancing the career of artists working across disciplines. A distinct feature of funded projects is the requirement that artists and host institutions include a robust community engagement strategy in their project plan, which often informs the project from the initial concept through the final presentation.
All Joyce Award Winners
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Discipline
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City
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Year
Cecilia Smith with Cuyahoga Community College
2008 Joyce Award for a collaborative project with African American Jazz artist and composer Cecilia Smith.
I Dewa Putu Berata and Ragamala Music with Dance Theater
2008 Joyce Award to support a commission of Indonesian choreographer I Dewa Putu Berata to create and present "Dhvee" (Duality).
Marc Bamuthi Joseph with Walker Art Center
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is an African American hip-hop theater artist who combines theater, West African and tap dance, spoken word, poetry, and live music to stretch the limits of traditional hip-hop and create a new forum for expressive performance art.
Julie Mehretu with Detroit Institute of Arts
2007 Joyce Award to commission a new work for City Sitings, an exhibition/installation of 12 large-scale paintings and one site-specific wall drawing by Julie Mehretu.
Gabriela Lena Frank with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
2007 Joyce Award to commission a multi-movement piece for full orchestra by Gabriela Lena Frank.
Pedro Ruiz with Joffrey Ballet
2007 Joyce Award: a partnership with Luna Negra Dance Theatre, to commission a new ballet by Pedro Ruiz.
Tyree Guyton with Wayne State University
2007 Joyce Award to support the commission of a new sculpture and the presentation of a companion exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Heidelberg Project by Tyree Guyton.
Nick Cave with Chicago Cultural Center Foundation
2006 Joyce Award to support the commission of twenty new works for Soundsuits, a visual art exhibition/installation by African-American artist Nick Cave.
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate with American Composers Forum
2006 Joyce Award to support the commission of a new classical guitar concerto by Native American composer Jerod Impichchaachaahaa' Tate.
Charles Smith with Indiana Repertory Theatre
2006 Joyce Award to the Indiana Repertory Theatre to support the commission of a new play by African-American playwright Charles Smith.
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar with Cleveland Modern Dance Association
2006 Joyce Award to commission a new dance by African-American choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.
Will Power with Children’s Theatre Company
2005 Joyce Award to commission and perform a new play by playwright and performer Will Power.
Lin Hwai-min with Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
2005 Joyce Award to commission a new dance by choreographer Lin Hwai-min.
Edgar Arceneaux with University of Illinois at Chicago Gallery 400
2005 Joyce Award to commission a short film by artist Edgar Arceneaux.
Roberto Sierra with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
2004 Joyce Award to support the commission of a symphonic composition and performance by Latino composer Roberto Sierra.
Trenton Doyle Hancock with Cleveland Museum of Art
2004 Joyce Award to support the commission and exhibition of a site specific installation by African-American artist Trenton Doyle Hancock.