What a year! As 2022 comes to a close,  we’re taking a look back at the 13 unforgettable Creative Capital Projects that made their debut.

With the holiday season upon us, Creative Capital staff reflect on the many joys we have shared with artists this past year!

Nikyatu Jusu made history in 2022 with her directorial debut, Nanny. It was the first horror film ever to win Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize, and only the second time that award had gone to a Black woman director. Creative Capital awarded Jusu in 2020 to help fund the creation of Nanny. The New York Times

Every artist dreams of making wild, new work. This Giving Tuesday, help us raise $300,000 to provide critical funds for artists. Your gift will be matched for double the impact.

This Indigenous and Native American Heritage Month, we are celebrating the richness of Indigenous culture and knowledge with a look at a diverse range of Creative Capital projects that amplify Indigenous voices. See how these artists are using performance, visual art, humor, and music to teach their traditions, activate communities, and reimagine futures.

Every artist dreams of making wild, new work. In my first year of serving artists at Creative Capital, we increased our grantmaking by 43% to 50 awards, opened a new grant cycle, enhanced our suite of services, launched Creative Capital Carnival, hosted our inaugural Artist Benefit + Banquet (featured in The New York Times), and best of all—connected with hundreds of groundbreaking artists across the country!

Brilliant artists, wild performances, captivating fragrances, and a delectable Chinese banquet—Creative Capital’s inaugural Artist Benefit + Banquet was a feast for the senses! On September 20, 2022, friends of Creative Capital gathered at the jewel-box dining room of Hutong to honor fearless, boundary-pushing, risk-takers in the arts.

The 60th New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, kicks off September 30-October 16. Here are our picks of five must-watch films by Creative Capital Grantees Daniel Eisenberg, Laura Poitras, Elisabeth Subrin, Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, and Cauleen Smith.

This summer, Creative Capital connected with artists all over the country from New York’s Creative Capital Carnival with 800 artists and guests in-person and online to our Los Angeles Artist Gathering with dozens of artists and patrons to Santa Fe’s 100th Anniversary of Indian Market—which brings together 1,000 Native artists from more than 100 tribal communities.

From coast to coast, and across the pond, Creative Capital Grantees are presenting must-see works that invigorate this fall’s art season. Here are a few of our top picks.