Since 1982, the Jim Henson Foundation has made over 600 grants for the development of new works of contemporary American puppet theater.
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23 May 2024
Congratulations to the 2024 UNIMA-USA Citation of Excellence recipients: Tesla vs Edison, @CtrPuppetryArts (2021 Workshop Grant), Marooned! A Space Comedy by Alex & Olmsted (2020 Family Grant), and Aanika’s Elephants written by Annie Evans (2023 Production & 2022 Workshop Grant)
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17 Jan 2024
The Jim Henson Foundation is proud to announce the 2024 Grant Recipients. Congratulations to these talented artists who are creating new works of innovative LIVE puppet theater in the coming year!
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5 May 2023
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2 Mar 2023
Letters of Intent for The Jim Henson Foundation 2024 Artist Grants are due by March 6, 2023 11:59pm PST.
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25 Jan 2023
The Jim Henson Foundation is proud to announce the 2023 Grant Recipients. Congratulations to these talented artists who are creating new works of innovative LIVE puppet theater in the coming year!
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21 Oct 2022
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17 Jun 2022
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15 Jun 2022
Announcing the 2022 Allelu Award's and the 2022 Presenter's Grant Recipients! #PuppetTheater #Puppetry #AlleluAward #TheJimHensonFoundation #NYCPuppetTheater conta.cc/3b0TTJY
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3 Jun 2022
The Jim Henson Foundation is proud to work with Yale Child Study Center @YaleCSC and Yale Social and Affective Neuroscience of Autism Program @SANAatYale on this research study on Autism and Puppets. #Autism #Puppets #asd #autismresearch
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27 May 2022
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12 May 2022
Celebrating Jim Henson and the Art of Puppetry with Cheryl Henson, president of The Jim Henson Foundation
ONLINE - Tonight at 8pm ET / 5pm PT
Free to attend, but you must register in advance: thecjm.org/programs/1028
Presented by @Jewseum See you there!
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10 May 2022
CELEBRATING JIM HENSON! FREE LIVE ONLINE EVENT! May 12, 5pm PST at Contemporary Jewish Museum. Join Cheryl Henson, daughter of Jim & Jane Henson & President of the Jim Henson Foundation, as she looks at her father’s contributions to puppetry. thecjm.zoom.us/.../regi.../W…
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8 Apr 2022
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11 Mar 2022
Check the Puppet Happenings newsletter for Friday March 11, 2022: conta.cc/34B0Xdr Featuring highlights from the Henson Foundation's Puppet Happenings listings at HensonFoundation.org
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3 Mar 2022
Jim Henson Foundation 2023 Artist Grants Letter of Intent Deadline: March 7, 2022
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