On Our Radar 2021 features noteworthy projects in all disciplines that advanced to the final round in the competitive selection process for the Creative Capital Award. During each award cycle, Creative Capital has the great privilege of learning about a wealth of exciting artists’ projects. By promoting projects “on our radar” to our community of people who are passionate about the arts, we can forge connections that lead to new support and collaborative opportunities. We invite you to explore projects featured in On Our Radar, and follow links to artists’ websites to find out more about how you can get involved making their visions a reality.

“Air in Stone Water” - Architectural Organism x9

Yussef Agbo-Ola

Yussef Agbo-Ola
Human Terrain

Parisa Barani & Jennifer Blackmer

Parisa Barani & Jennifer Blackmer
Better or Equal Use

Jonas N.T. Becker

Jonas N.T. Becker
The Institute of Black Imagination

Dario Calmese

Dario Calmese
Oceanic

micha cárdenas, Gerald Casel, Cynthia Ling Lee, Susana Ruiz

micha cárdenas, Gerald Casel, Cynthia Ling Lee, Susana Ruiz
Adult Night

Kori Coleman & Erik Ljung

Kori Coleman & Erik Ljung
The Call

Chico Colvard & Madison O’Leary

Chico Colvard & Madison O'Leary
Black Barbie: A Documentary

Lagueria Davis

Lagueria Davis
Ma's House & BIPOC Art Studio

Jeremy Dennis

Jeremy Dennis
Carbon Paintings

Cara Despain

Cara Despain
My Bread, My War

Kelli Jo Ford

Kelli Jo Ford
At Buffalo: A New Musical

Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, Khalil Sullivan, Joshua Williams

Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, Khalil Sullivan, Joshua Williams
After Sherman + A Site of Reckoning

Jon-Sesrie Goff

Jon-Sesrie Goff
After Dreaming

Christine Haroutounian

Christine Haroutounian
Recuérdame Bonito

Jonathan Herrera Soto

Jonathan Herrera Soto
Abortion Garden Clinic Kit

how to perform an abortion (Maureen Connor, Landon Newton, Eugenia Manwelyan, Kadambari Baxi)

how to perform an abortion (Maureen Connor, Landon Newton, Eugenia Manwelyan, Kadambari Baxi)
Kinfolk House

Huckaby Studios (Sedrick Huckaby & Letitia Huckaby)

Huckaby Studios (Sedrick Huckaby & Letitia Huckaby)
Fel Santos: All Convulsions

Paolo Javier & David Mason

Paolo Javier & David Mason
White Juice

Tahir Jetter

Tahir Jetter
We've

Bonnie Jones

Bonnie Jones
Random Event Generator

Jay Kirk

Jay Kirk
Stitching Dreams of Leaving, Dreams of Roots

Nuttaphol Ma

Nuttaphol Ma
Medi-Cine

Jodie Mack

Jodie Mack
The Fisherman

Zoey Martinson

Zoey Martinson
ALHAMDU

MIPSTERZ (Sara Alfageeh, Shimul Chowdhury, Abbas Rattani, Yusuf Siddiquee, Sumer Zuberi)

MIPSTERZ (Sara Alfageeh, Shimul Chowdhury, Abbas Rattani, Yusuf Siddiquee, Sumer Zuberi)
Daughters of the Yam and the Mothers they Become

Yasmene Mumby

Yasmene Mumby
Naaz

Afia Nathaniel

Afia Nathaniel
You will find playgrounds among palm trees

Temitayo Ogunbiyi

Temitayo Ogunbiyi
Space Carcasses

Onye Ozuzu

Onye Ozuzu
Ghost Dance and the Technological Capital

Lúcia Prancha

Lúcia Prancha
Tida

Mary Prescott

Mary Prescott
Trilogy of Plays: If Pekin is a Duck, Why am I in Chicago aka The Bet, McCabe's Minstrels, and Bards and Bets

Renaissance Gems of Black Belt Chicago (Celeste Beatty, Ann Eskridge, Christine Melton, Reginald R. Robinson)

Renaissance Gems of Black Belt Chicago (Celeste Beatty, Ann Eskridge, Christine Melton, Reginald R. Robinson)
Curse of the Mutant Heirloom

Debra Schaffner

Debra Schaffner
Ngya'awish Daomentsa

Jamie Zane Smith

Jamie Zane Smith
Untitled Digital Privacy Project

Kate Stonehill

Kate Stonehill
The Inevitable Coast

Jessica Strang & Mike Taylor

Jessica Strang & Mike Taylor
Field

Supermrin

Supermrin
Otherland

GB Tran

GB Tran
Joonam

Sierra Urich

Sierra Urich
Rest Ashore

Juana Valdes

Juana Valdes
It Was A Rebellion

Sadie Woods

Sadie Woods
Watermelon Thump Queen

Farihah Zaman & Jeff Reichert

Farihah Zaman & Jeff Reichert