The Foundation for Contemporary Arts announced the recipients of its 2010 Grants to Artists program.  Ten unrestricted grants of $25,000 each, a total of $250,000, are to be awarded to artists in the United States and abroad.

Selected by the Directors of the Foundation and noted members of the arts community from confidential nominations submitted by prominent artists and arts professionals, the 2010 recipients are:

Dance
Luciana Achugar, Brooklyn, NY
Miguel Gutierrez, Brooklyn, NY
Pam Tanowitz, New York, NY

Music/Sound
Luke Fowler, Glasgow, Scotland
Okkyung Lee, New York, NY

Theater/Performance Art
Nature Theater of Oklahoma, New York, NY
Rabih Mroué, Beirut, Lebanon

Poetry
Michael Gizzi, Providence, RI

Visual Arts
Fia Backström, Brooklyn, NY
Leslie Hewitt, New York, NY