DISPATCH - September 2020
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A monthly newsletter featuring events and updates on Artadia Awardees.
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2020 ATLANTA ARTADIA AWARDS APPLICATION
OPEN THROUGH OCTOBER 15
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The 2020 Atlanta Artadia Awards application is open September 15 - October 15. Artadia Awards are selected through an open application, two-tier jury process that combines local expertise with outside perspective from leading curators. For the Atlanta Awards process, jurors will select five Finalists to conduct virtual studio visits with, after which two Awardees will be determined. Each Atlanta Artadia Awardee will receive an unrestricted grant of $10,000.
Click here for more information
Image: Danielle Deadwyler, BustitOpen, 2017, Performance/Video
2019 Atlanta Artadia Awardee
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Art & Dialogue: Atlanta
September 17, 6pm EDT
Andrea Andersson, Founding Director & Chief Curator of Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought will be presenting a free virtual public program with Atlanta Contemporary on September 17, 2020.
Accompanying Andersson are Kara Tucina Olidge, Executive Director, Amistad Research Center at Tulane University, and Cameron Shaw, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the California African American Museum (CAAM) in Los Angeles.
Click here to RSVP!
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Art & Dialogue: Chicago
September 30, 6pm CDT/ 7pm EDT
Adrienne Edwards, Engell Speyer Family Curator and Curator of Performance at The Whitney Museum in New York City in conversation with Huey Copeland, Interim Director of the Black Arts Initiative, Arthur Andersen Teaching and Research Professor and Associate Professor of Art History at Northwestern University, for a free virtual public program with The Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on September 30, 2020.
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Artadia is proud to announce its collaboration with ISCP for the 2020 Vision Fund of the International Studio & Curatorial Program. We are honored to share that four past Artadia Awardees will be joining the residency program running September through December:
Lauren Kelley (Houston 2008)
Joiri Minaya (New York City 2020)
Kameelah Janaan Rasheed (New York City 2015)
Charisse Pearlina Weston (Houston 2015)
The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) supports the creative development of artists and curators, and promotes exchange through residencies and public programs. To learn more about the organization and its Residency program, please click here.
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SHOP EDITIONS AND SUPPORT ARTADIA
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Summer Wheat Limited Edition Mask
Phillips Auction House and Citizens of Humanity have partnered with leading contemporary artists including Artadia Awardee Summer Wheat, the Haas Brothers and Bel Fullana have create limited-edition masks, uniquely designed to reflect each artist's aesthetic and creativity.
A portion of the proceeds will go towards a nonprofit of the artists' choice with Summer supporting Artadia and The Innocence Project.
Click here to buy a mask and support Artadia!
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Artadia Awardee Limited Editions
Artadia's Editions are a perfect way to diversify your art collection while supporting artists, and the sale of these artworks support our programming.
Click here to learn more and support Artadia!
Image: Hank Willis Thomas (San Francisco 2007)
Plate, Dye sublimation print on ceramic plate, 10.75 in. diameter
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Since launching in April, Artist Relief has distributed $13 million of emergency relief directly to artists and supported 2,600 artists with $5,000 grants. Artist Relief is thrilled to welcome CERF+ - The Artists Safety Net and The Design Vanguard as our new Field Partners.
On September 3, Artadia and Artist Relief hosted a new Conversation, part of Artist Relief''s Conversation Series, titled "Reimagining Art for the New World." The conversation brought together members of For Freedoms and Wide Awakes to discuss the art community''s role in the age of COVID and the possibilities ahead. You can watch the complete video on Youtube, click here to watch!
Read about Artist Relief''s ongoing actions to support Artists through COVID-19 in NowThis, Artists In "Dire" Financial Straits Can Gain Relief Through This Emergency Fund. Click here to read the full article
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PLAN YOUR VOTE is a 2020 visual arts initiative that harnesses the power of art to promote and encourage citizens to exercise their right to vote.
PLAN YOUR VOTE brings together our creative community to offer all the voting resources you need to exercise your rights. Now, more than ever, it''s urgent to PLAN YOUR VOTE. Today you should: Register if you haven't already. Verify your registration if you have any doubt. Check your absentee status if you aren't sure. Set a reminder in case you forget. For more information, please click here.
Artworks by Artadia Awardees: Robert Davis, Hank Willis Thomas, and Vincent Valdez; and Artadia Board Member: Marilyn Minter. Courtesy of Artist and Plan Your Vote org
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Francis Almend?rez (Houston, 2018) exhibition, rhythm and (p)leisure, on view August 22 - November 15, 2020. Galveston Arts Center
Yevgeniya Baras (New York City, 2015) solo exhibition, I Sit by the Window, on view September 16th - October 28th, 2020. The Landing Gallery, Los Angeles
Alexandra Bell (New York City, 2020), Adriana Corral (Houston, 2019), Paul Stephen Benjamin (Atlanta, 2014), Trevor Paglen (San Francisco, 2007), Stephanie Syjuco (San Francisco, 1999), and Hank Willis Thomas (San Francisco, 2007) in a group show, State of Mind: Art and American Democracy, on view September 18 - December 19, 2020. Moody Center for the Arts, Houston
Nick Cave (Chicago, 2006) Jack Shainman Gallery has launched "States of Being," a new platform dedicated to expanding the national conversation around social justice new artworks and activations by Nick Cave. Click here to learn more
Jamal Cyrus (Houston, 2006), EJ Hill (Los Angeles, 2018), and Cosmo Whyte (Atlanta, 2016) participating in print sale featuring the work of 10 Prospect.5 artists to raise funds for organizations doing critical work in New Orleans. Click here to learn more and to buy!
William Downs (Atlanta 2018) solo Museum exhibition, Drawings of Wildness and Silence., on view Sep 5, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020. MOCA GA, Atlanta, Georgia.
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William Downs (Atlanta, 2018) presents a new animation . Exploring a New Adventure," on Flux Projects. Click here to watch
Ruth Dusseault (Atlanta, 2009) screening her film, Ecotopia, at the Design Film Festival, on view September 11- November 1, 2020. Click here to watch the film
Kota Ezawa (San Francisco, 2005), Travis Somerville (San Francisco, 2000), Hank Willis Thomas (San Francisco, 2007), Cosmo Whyte (Atlanta, 2016), and Derrick Woods-Morrow (Chicago, 2018) in a group exhibition, This Is America | Art USA Today, on view Sep 26, 2020 to Jan 03, 2021. Kunsthal KAdE, Neatherlands
Mariah Garnett (Los Angeles, 2016) Co-curated All the Reasons, a short films made by moving image artists who play with embodiment, queerness, identity, sexuality and the grotesque. Click here to learn more and watch
Stanya Kahn (Los Angeles, 2013) solo exhibition, No Go Backs, on view September 27 - January 10. Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Caroline Kent (Chicago, 2020) solo exhibition, Victoria/Veronica: The figment between us, on view September 13-October 24, 2020. Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago
Eric Mack (New York City, 2015) part of group exhibition, Lynda Benglis, Eric N. Mack, Kelley Walker, on view September 8 - October 10, 2020. Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
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Eileen Maxson (Houston, 2004) presents a social media advertising intervention, Time is Money, on view September 7- October 5. Aurora Picture Show, Houston Texas. Accessible on Facebook and Instagram, click here to learn more
Joiri Minaya (New York City, 2020) solo show, I'm here to entertain you, but only during my shift, on view August 25 - September 30, 2020. Camera Club of New York, Baxter Street
Helen Mirra (Boston, 2007) exhibition, CIELARKA AKTIVEC, on view September 12 - November 14, 2020. Galerie Nordenhake Berlin
Trevor Paglen (San Francisco, 2007) solo exhibition, Bloom, on view Sep 10-Nov 10, 2020. Pace Gallery, London
Clare Rojas (San Francisco, 2005) the artist is now represeted by Jessica Silverman Gallery
Lauri Stallings (Atlanta, 2014) land art piece, lost loose and loved, planted May 30- ongoing at 17th & West Peachtree, Atlanta. Click here to learn more about the on-going project
Mika Tajima (New York City, 2017) and Hank Willis Thomas (San Francisco, 2007) group exhibition, SCULPTURE, on view September 12 - December 12, 2020. Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery, Los Angeles
Patricia Treib (New York City, 2017) solo show, Arm Measures, on view September 10 - October 24, 2020. Bureau Gallery, New York
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Atlanta Awardees Presentation
December 9
Image: Sonya Young James, Entanglement II, 2019
2019 Atlanta Artadia Awardee
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