2009 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence
[ March 10, 2008 deadline ]
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Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
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Visual Arts
Aljira, Inc. (aka Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art)
Newark, NJ
$10,000
To support Emerge, a professional development program for artists. The program provides guidance from professional artists to the participants and assists with networking opportunities.
Archie Bray Foundation (aka (the Bray))
Helena, MT
$10,000
To support an artist residency program in ceramics. An exhibition will feature representative work by participating artists; public programs and demonstrations will complement the residencies.
Art in General, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the New Commissions Program. Up to seven artists will receive logistical, administrative, and conceptual support to develop their work, an honorarium, a venue for exhibition, and a publication.
Art Papers, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
$20,000
To support reviews of contemporary artists' work in the journal Art Papers. The reviews section includes an average of 32 articles by writers, many of whom will be published for the first time.
Artists Alliance, Inc. (aka AAI)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program. Participating artists will receive access to studio space, equipment, and technical support during the six-month residency, which also features open studio visits for the public.
ArtLies (aka ARTLIES - The Texas Art Journal)
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support the reviews section of the journal ArtLies. A quarterly publication that covers the visual arts in Texas, ArtLies includes an average of 20 reviews per issue and is distributed in more than 30 Texas cities and towns.
Artpace, Inc. (aka Artpace San Antonio)
San Antonio, TX
$75,000
To support residencies for artists to create new work. Participating artists will be provided with housing, work space, technical assistance, transportation costs, and a stipend for a two-month residency.
Ballroom Cultural Arts Foundation (aka Ballroom Marfa)
Marfa, TX
$10,000
To support Los Nuevos Iconoclastas, an exhibition of existing and newly commissioned work by artists of Mexican descent, with an accompanying catalogue.
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Omaha, NE
$20,000
To support residencies for artists to create new work. Participating artists will be provided with housing, workspace, technical assistance, and a monthly stipend for two- to four-month residencies.
Big Orbit Gallery, Inc. (aka Big Orbit)
Buffalo, NY
$10,000
To support the Site Specific Residency/Exhibition Program. Artists are selected from an open call by a committee of artists and curators familiar with the intricacies of installation art and the unique attributes of western New York. Participants receive an honorarium, housing, fees for materials and production, and a studio assistant.
Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts (aka CEPA Gallery)
Buffalo, NY
$20,000
To support the project Social Work. The multifaceted project will feature commissions of new work, site-specific installations, and presentations of video and photographic work with an accompanying catalogue.
Center for Photography at Woodstock, Inc. (aka CPW)
Woodstock, NY
$10,000
To support a residency program for photographers. Artists will be provided studio and darkroom access, equipment, an honorarium, lodging, and meals for residencies as long as six weeks.
Creative Time, Inc. (aka Creative Time)
New York, NY
$85,000
To support a public art exhibition, The Creative Time Quadrennial: Art on Governor's Island. The project will feature site-specific works by artists to re-interpret and reclaim the New York City landmark known as Governor's Island.
CUE Art Foundation
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a solo exhibition series featuring the work of under-recognized artists Art Green, Clark V. Fox, Kira Lynn Harris, and Adiwit Ansathammarat. Accompanying catalogues will feature an introductory essay by the artist's curator, a statement of the artist, color images of the artwork, and bibliographic information.
Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support residency opportunities for artists to develop hand papermaking skills in the creation of contemporary art. The project will support mid-career artists in the Lab Grant Program and emerging artists in the Workspace Residency Program.
En Foco, Inc.
Bronx, NY
$20,000
To support publication of the bilingual photography journal Nueva Luz. Each issue will feature the work of emerging photographers of color, an essay by a guest critic/editor, and a comprehensive listing of career opportunities and other resources for photographers.
Exit Art/The First World, Inc. (aka Exit Art)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the exhibition Alternative Histories, with accompanying catalogue and public programming. The exhibition will examine the alternative arts movement and how it developed in the latter half of the 20th century to present the work of artists who were not represented in museum programming or collections.
FORECAST Public Artworks
St. Paul, MN
$15,000
To support the publication of Public Art Review, which explores topics of interest in the public art field. In 2009, the journal will present issues on environmental sustainability in public art projects and the use of new media and technologies in public art projects.
International Print Center New York (aka IPCNY)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the New Prints Program, a series of exhibitions designed to bring printmaking to a wider audience. The juried program selects work from an open call to small community-based workshops, university and regional presses, and artists not affiliated with a gallery.
International Sculpture Center, Inc. (aka Sculpture Magazine)
Hamilton, NJ
$20,000
To support production of Sculpture magazine. Solicited articles will focus on current work of artists, events, and public art projects.
Light Work Visual Studies, Inc. (aka Light Work)
Syracuse, NY
$40,000
To support a residency program for artists and the publication of their work in Contact Sheet - The Light Work Annual. The work of participating artists also will be made available on Light Work's online database, an ever-expanding collection of more than 2,300 images, essays, and biographical information.
Louisiana Artists Guild (aka Louisiana ArtWorks)
New Orleans, LA
$40,000
To support the Louisiana ArtWorks Residency Program. Artists will be provided with access to studio space, equipment, technical support, professional development opportunities, and an honorarium.
Lower East Side Printshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the Special Editions Residency Program, including exhibitions and a documentary publication. Up to four artists will be provided with resources, studio space, and technical assistance to experiment with new work in printmaking.
McColl Center for Visual Art
Charlotte, NC
$20,000
To support residencies for visual artists. Participating artists will be provided housing, workspace, technical assistance, transportation costs, a materials budget, and a monthly stipend for a three-month residency.
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana de San Jose, Inc. (aka MACLA)
San Jose, CA
$20,000
To support the production and exhibition of new work by artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre with an accompanying catalogue. The commission is in concert with MACLA's 20th-anniversary celebration to be held at its gallery in downtown San Jose.
PERFORMA Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support a publication to document Performa 07, a biennial visual arts performance event that presented more than 100 artists at 63 venues in New York City in fall 2007. The publication will include artist interviews and source materials, profiles, performance descriptions, and photographs.
Philagrafika (Consortium)
Philadelphia, PA
$30,000
To support Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious. A joint project with the Moore College of Art and Design, the exhibition will include the work of approximately 100 printmakers and special commissions for 15 other artists.
Pilchuck Glass School (aka Pilchuck)
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support a summer artist residency program. Up to ten artists will be provided with resources, facilities, and technical assistance to experiment with new work in glass.
Printed Matter, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support continued maintenance and development of the bibliographic and educational resources on the organization's Web site. Known as the Research Room, the online archive of artists' publications contains a comprehensive history of publications by artists.
Project Row Houses (aka PRH)
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support a residency program for artists to undertake projects in Houston's Third Ward. The project's three components are installation opportunities for artists in shotgun-style row houses, a summer studio program for students, and the participation of artists in a public art program.
Project X Foundation for Art and Criticism (aka X-TRA Magazine)
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support the reviews section of X-Tra Magazine. A quarterly visual arts publication, X-Tra is distributed to galleries, museums, and art schools throughout Southern California and to subscribers across the country.
Public Art Fund Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support In the Public Realm, a project which will provide approximately 10 emerging artists with the opportunity to develop temporary art projects in an urban context that will be documented in a series of publications.
Real Art Ways, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$15,000
To support an exhibition series and catalogues featuring the work of emerging artists in New York State and New England. A jury of artists and curators will select artists for solo exhibitions.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
$10,000
To support the Fertile Crescent: Contemporary Women Artists of the Middle Eastern Diaspora. The project will present one solo and one group exhibition by artists of Middle Eastern descent at the Mason Gross School of the Arts Galleries and the Douglass Library Galleries.
San Francisco Camerawork, Inc. (aka Camerawork)
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support The Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1974, a project celebrating Camerawork's 35th anniversary. The multifaceted project will include three exhibitions, commission of new work, and a publication.
Sculpture Center, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
$20,000
To support a residency program for sculptors to create new work. Participants will be selected based on their artistic accomplishments and their potential to benefit from the residency; the artists will have had limited public exposure in the United States.
Sculpture Space, Inc. (aka Sculpture Space)
Utica, NY
$15,000
To support a residency program for sculptors. Artists from outside New York State will be given the opportunity to create new work during two-month residencies at a former steam engine and boilerworks plant.
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Inc. (aka Skowhegan)
Skowhegan, ME
$15,000
To support a residency program for emerging visual artists. Artists will be provided with a private studio, full room and board, and weekly private and group critiques by a faculty of leading professional artists.
Smack Mellon Studios, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support the Artist Studio Program. Participating artists will be provided access to studio space, equipment, technical support, professional development opportunities, and an honorarium.
Society of North American Goldsmiths (aka SNAG)
Eugene, OR
$10,000
To support production and expanded distribution of Metalsmith magazine. Solicited articles will focus on current work in art jewelry, design, and metalsmithing.
Socrates Sculpture Park, Inc.
Long Island City, NY
$35,000
To support an exhibition and commissioning program for the production and presentation of large-scale sculpture at a riverfront park in an industrial neighborhood.
Southern Exposure
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support SoEx Off-Site. The project will feature new artwork by local and international artists in various locations around the San Francisco Bay Area that elicits public interaction outside of the gallery.
SPACES
Cleveland, OH
$20,000
To support the World Artists Program, a residency opportunity for national and international artists to create new work. Participating artists will be provided with studio space, an honorarium, a stipend, and a materials budget.
Tufts University
Medford, MA
$20,000
To support Carl Pope: Narrative Spaces/Contested Places. The exhibition and public art installation will explore the idea of free speech.
University of Texas at El Paso (on behalf of Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts)
El Paso, TX
$15,000
To support the exhibition Equilibrium: Body as Site at the Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. The project will feature work by artists who use jewelry as a contemporary art medium.
Visual Studies Workshop, Inc. (aka VSW)
Rochester, NY
$15,000
To support an artist residency program in photography, bookmaking, digital imaging, and video. Up to six artists will receive a stipend, travel funds, use of the facilities, training, and housing for one-month residencies.
Wave Hill, Inc. (Consortium)
Bronx, NY
$15,000
To support an exhibition and catalogue examining artists' projects that explore issues related to environmental remediation. A project undertaken with the Cambridge Art Council in Massachusetts, the exhibition will cover 12 projects in-depth, featuring models, drawings, and site photographs.
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
$15,000
To support a traveling exhibition and catalogue examining artists' responses to environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest. The exhibition will feature works in the traditional media of painting, sculpture, photography, and crafts that are easily presented in a gallery setting.
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Inc. (aka WheatonArts) (on behalf of Creative Glass Center of America)
Millville, NJ
$20,000
To support a residency program for emerging and mid-career glass artists at the Creative Glass Center of America. Artists will be provided with housing, a stipend, studio facilities, and technical assistance to work in glass.
Women's Studio Workshop, Inc.
Rosendale, NY
$20,000
To support residencies for artists at a print and papermaking facility. Artists will be provided with a stipend, housing, studio space, technical and production assistance, a materials allowance, and travel funds for an eight-week residency.
Wood Turning Center
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the International Turning Exchange. Artists will be given the opportunity to create new work during an eight-week residency program.
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