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Visions from the New California celebrates, supports, and promotes the work of outstanding California visual artists from diverse communities – artists whose work may still be unfamiliar but whose compelling visions will define California in its next decades.
Six artist residency programs, led by the national Alliance of Artists Communities and supported by The James Irvine Foundation, set out to describe a changing California through the lens of its artists, and to answer the questions: What does California look like to its artists? How can the organizations that support today’s artists nurture and sustain multiple visions?
Each year, 6 California visual artists are selected for the Visions from the New California Award – a one-month residency, a $4000 fellowship, and inclusion in a nationally distributed publication featuring the year's awardees.
Launched as a pilot program in 2003, Visions from the New California has expanded into a multi-year project and has served as a model for other collaborations across the country, including Midwestern Voices and Visions – a partnership between the Alliance of Artists Communities and The Joyce Foundation.
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Applications for the 2012 Visions from the New California Award are closed. The deadline for submission was May 23, 2011.
Marnia Johnston, Exploratorium | Bessma Khalaf, Kala Art Institute | Justin Lowman, Montalvo Arts Center | John Ruszel, Djerassi Resident Artists Program | Suné Woods, Headlands Center for the Arts | Michiko Yao, 18th Street Arts Center
“After [a residency], you might create something that would never have otherwise existed. You could discover one or two new lifetime friends. You might land in your body, and find that those dark places are yours and that growth can hurt but is always worth it. You may learn that what is precious is what you left back home. Your peripheral vision could double. You may discover that your breathing has changed, and you are forever one degree hotter. You will certainly feel grateful. I did.” -Sarah Perry
[read more about the 2007 Visions artists]
“To have this recognition of my work has given me the encouragement that has allowed me to continue to search/work/create on both personal and collective paths.” -Taraneh Hemami
[read more about the 2004-2005 Visions artists]
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