We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2025 Creative Impact Awards, a one-time funding opportunity honoring artists and organizations that have enriched the Great Lakes region.
Administered by United States Artists, the program awards $10,000 to individual artists and $5,000 to organizations, totaling nearly $900,000 in unrestricted funding.
This award recognizes the efforts of artists and organizations that have sparked creativity, artistic growth, and collaboration in Great Lakes communities, through the Joyce Foundation Culture Program. This unrestricted award celebrates their contributions and commitment to ongoing creative practice and programs.
The 2025 Creative Impact Awardees are:
- Adela Goldbard
- Aja Black
- Ananya Chatterjea
- Andrea Assaf
- Aparna Ramaswamy
- Aram Han Sifuentes
- Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya
- Bryan Thao Worra
- Camille A. Brown
- Cecilia Smith
- Charles Smith
- Chinary Ung
- Daniel Minter
- Edgar Arceneaux
- Edra Soto
- Emily Johnson
- Faheem Majeed
- Gabriela Lena Frank
- Hannibal Lokumbe
- Helado Negro
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
- jessica Care moore
- Jessie Montgomery
- John Clayton
- Juan Angel Chavez
- Julie Tolentino
- Kaneza Schaal
- Katie Ka Vang
- Larissa FastHorse
- Lisa Langford
- Luis Alfaro
- M. Carmen Lanes
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph
- Marcus Elliot
- Marisa Morán Jahn
- Marlena Myles
- Marlina Gonzalez
- Mikemansondatbedancin
- Nabil Ince
- Naomi Iizuka
- Onye Ozuzu
- Pramila Vasudevan
- Regina Agu
- Reginald Baylor Studio
- Reginald Wilson
- Ricardo Gamboa
- Roberto Sierra
- Rokafella
- Rosy Simas
- Sandra Delgado
- Seitu Jones
- Shaun Leonardo
- Sonny K. Mehta
- Sydney Chatman
- Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Terry Guest
- Trenton Doyle Hancock
- Ty Defoe
- Tyree Guyton
- X
Organizations:
- ACCESS/Arab American National Museum
- American Composers Forum
- ATNSC
- Cedar Cultural Center
- Chicago Children's Museum
- Chicago Children's Theatre
- Chicago Public Art Group
- Children's Theatre Company
- Cleveland Public Theatre
- Columbia College Chicago - Dance Center
- DANCECleveland
- Detroit Parks Coalition
- Franconia Sculpture Park
- Free Street Theater
- Gallery 400
- Goodman Theatre
- HANA Center
The 2025 Creative Impact Awardees were selected by an external national panel of artists, curators, arts administrators, and field leaders, including Joseph Hall (Co-Executive Director, Kelly Strayhorn Theater); Danny Orendorff (Senior Director of Programs & Engagement, The Contemporary Austin); Jennifer Joy Jameson (Associate Program Director & Media Director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts); Kerri Malone (consultant); mariana moscoso (Senior Program Officer, California Humanities); and Sara Nash (independent arts consultant).