New Changes to the Joyce Awards Program

Since 2003, the Joyce Foundation has commissioned 32 new works from artists of color in Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul. In those ten years, Joyce Award recipients have flourished both nationally and within their communities.
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Archie Bray Announces New Fellowships

For the first time in its 60-year history, the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts will be awarding fellowships to all 10 long-term artist residents along with stipends for all short-term summer residents.

The four newest fellowships, starting in 2012, are sponsored by the Windgate Charitable Foundation. In addition, the Bray offers the Taunt Fellowship, the Lilian Fellowship, the Lincoln Fellowship, the Natsutani Fellowship, the MJD Fellowship, and the Speyer Fellowship.

3Arts Deepens its Support to Artists

Since 2008, 3Arts has distributed more than $840,000 to Chicago's women artists, artists of color, and artists with disabilities through its awards, residency fellowship, and project support programs.
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New Partnership Between Pew Fellowships and Artist Residencies

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is pleased to announce that a group of recent Pew Fellows will take sojourns outside of the Philadelphia area next year for residencies that will push their artistic practice and expand their horizons. more >>

The China Trip: Final Goodbyes

The weekend went by in a flash. It was spent catching up on last minute visits and saying final goodbyes before leaving to go back to the US. By the time my departure rolled around, I was sad to be leaving but also excited to return home to see my family and friends. A highlight from the weekend was the stroll Ed and I took in a park near my hotel. The park was beautifully landscaped and filled with people. more >>

The China Trip: 3 Shadows, UCCA, Hua Tie Times Art Museum

David and Wayne returned to Beijing on Thursday and we made plans to meet up Friday morning at Three Shadows Photography Art Centre on the outskirts of Beijing. In addition to being a photography gallery and resource, it also operates an artist-in-residence program. The buildings were designed by Ai Wei Wei, who has a studio nearby, and are characterized by their grey brick facades. The exterior walls are studded with small cubbyholes that make convenient spots to place a votive or build a bird's nest.

NEA Awards $1.6 Million to Artist Residency Programs

The National Endowment for the Arts announced today its most recent round of grants, awarding $22.5 Million to 863 organizations and individual fellows nationwide. More than $1.6 Million will support creative residency programs – artist communities, colonies, and residencies that provide artists of any discipline with dedicated time and space for the development of new work.
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The China Trip: Platform China, Galerie Urs Miele, and Photographer Chen Changfen

Thursday I met up with Ed and introduced him to my friend Tashi. She was interested in showing him her photography and film projects; and had questions about residency programs in the US. We ate lunch together and then the three of us went on a site visit of Platform China, which runs a gallery and international residency in the Caochangdi Art District in Beijing.

The China Trip: Philip Tinari

The following morning, we met with Phil Tinari - the incoming director at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art - for breakfast. He is a critic and curator based in Beijing and has an excellent knowledge of the contemporary art scene in China. It was a wonderful conversation and exchange of ideas. I left the breakfast with Phil feeling energized. The remainder of the day was spent catching up on work emails and setting up/confirming additional meetings for throughout the week.

The China Trip: Red Gate, Peking University, & the US Embassy

Our first meeting was at Red Gate Gallery, which is a gallery and international residency program. Founder/director Brian Wallace has been involved in the Beijing arts scene for a number of years and provided us with an experienced, insiders view. Also attending the meeting was the new residency director Tang Zehui. She had attended the School of the Art Institute in Chicago and spoke excellent English. Both she and Brian were wonderful resources about residency programs in China. more >>