To support Agency: Craft in Chicago from the 1970s–80s and Beyond (September–December 2024), an exhibition primarily focused on fiber, ceramics, jewelry, wood, and glass that highlights the contributions to Chicago’s visual and cultural fabric made by immigrants, artists of color, and artists who have operated outside of mainstream contexts. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who oversees the development of educational programming and community outreach. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support beLONGING: Lithuanian Artists in Chicago 1900 to Now (September 2024–December 2025), an exhibition exploring identity and place through the diverse work, perspectives, and legacy of three waves of Lithuanian immigrant artists in Chicago. This exhibition and its associated programs and publications consider the causes and consequences of immigration/migration, including displacement, colonization, trauma, and assimilation. The cost of belonging is choosing what to leave behind; its reward, creating new connections in this culturally diverse and evolving city. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who identifies partners for community-engagement initiatives and develops audience-engagement and educational programs. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Edgar Miller: Anti-Modern, 1917–1967 (September 2024–February 2025), the first retrospective and most comprehensive solo presentation of Edgar Miller’s work to date. This exhibition situates his work within the broader socio-cultural histories of Chicago and the communities in which he operated. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Indigenous Chicago (September 2024–January 2025), part of a multifaceted initiative developed in a partnership involving the Newberry, representatives from several tribal nations, and Native community members in Chicago. This exhibition explores Indigenous history in Chicago across five centuries to highlight the way that the city’s development has been shaped by Indigenous lives and land. Indigenous Chicago centers the voices and impacts of Indigenous leaders, activists, and artists to tell a new history of Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Radical Craft: Arts Education at Hull-House, 1889–1935 (September 2024–July 2025), an exhibition, catalogue, and series of craft workshops that explore the history and legacy of arts education at Hull-House in the early 20th century. Together with a companion exhibition at Gallery 400, the projects tell the first broad history of arts education and artist-educators in Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Dawit L. Petros: Prospetto a Mare (September–December 2024), a solo exhibition building on artist Dawit L. Petros’s ongoing exploration of links connecting colonization, migration, and modernism related to Italy, East Africa, and North America. Petros’s work examines the ways in which colonialism and cultural memory are inscribed in the visual culture and built environment of Chicago. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.

To support Learning Together: Art, Education, and Community (September–December 2024), an exhibition that centers the progressive art pedagogy of a diverse group of Chicago artist educators in the mid- to late 20th century, with additions by contemporary practitioners. Together with a companion exhibition at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, the projects tell the first broad history of arts education and artist-educators in Chicago. The grant supports an engagement fellow, who leads community-engagement efforts and related programs. The project is part of the Terra Foundation initiative Art Design Chicago.