Of the 25 recipients of the $500,000 “genius awards” to be announced on Tuesday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, there is at least one resident of Brooklyn: Tara Donovan is a sculptor who transforms pencils, paper clips and Scotch tape into sculptures and room sized installations.

She joins a group of lucky artists and scientists, including a Nigerian fiction writer, an urban farmer who delivers healthy food to poor city dwellers; and an astronomer, a rural family physician, a plant geneticist, an infectious disease physician, a jazz musician and others, who will receive this coveted $500,000 that comes without warning and with no strings attached. Here’s a blurb from the MacArthur website:

“They include a neurobiologist, a saxophonist, a critical care physician, an urban farmer, an optical physicist, a sculptor, a geriatrician, a historian of medicine, and an inventor of musical instruments. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. Each received a phone call from the MacArthur Foundation with news of $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years.

“The MacArthur Fellows Program celebrates extraordinarily creative individuals who inspire new heights in human achievement,” said MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton. “With their boldness, courage, and uncommon energy, this new group of Fellows, men and women of all ages in diverse fields, exemplifies the boundless nature of the human mind and spirit.””