Time, Truth, and Other Immeasurables opens Fri, Sep 11. Image: L, 03 49 09.7, +24 03 12, 2017. Airbrushed pigment on canvas. Collection of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church History Museum.
Time, Truth, and Other Immeasurables opens Fri, Sep 11. Image: L, 03 49 09.7, +24 03 12, 2017. Airbrushed pigment on canvas. Collection of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church History Museum.
Salt Lake City, UT — The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program are proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Assemblage Art Fund, distributing $60,000 to artists and collectives based in Salt Lake County for new visual art projects that will be created and presented within the county.
The Assemblage Art Fund provides targeted support to visual artists and collectives in Salt Lake County, Utah, for projects that are alternative, collaborative, and intentionally engaging new and diverse audiences. By cultivating resources that enable artists to experiment, connect, and thrive, Assemblage Art Fund serves as a building block for the creation of long-term support structures for artists in Utah.
This year, nine artists and collectives were selected by a four-person national jury to receive either a $5,000 Process Grant or a $10,000 Project Grant, depending on project scope and resource needs.
For more detailed information on projects awarded funding visit the Grantees section here.
“The inaugural Assemblage awardees reflect the ingenuity and depth of Salt Lake County’s artist community,” said Laura Allred Hurtado, Executive Director of UMOCA. “By supporting projects rooted in collaboration, experimentation, and care, the Fund strengthens the foundation for a sustainable and inclusive arts ecosystem in Utah.”
“The inaugural Assemblage Art Fund will support new and collaborative public-facing projects throughout Salt Lake City County. This year’s grantees have proposed works that address a wide range of engaging topics including migration, repair, legacy, and cultural memory,” says Khadija Nia Adell, Regional Regranting Program Officer at the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, “We are grateful to the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art for their partnership in administering these grants with thoughtfulness and care, so that the artistic voices of the region can continue to thrive.”
The Assemblage Art Fund is supported through the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program, which recognizes and funds independently organized, public-facing, artist-centered activity across the United States. Since its establishment in 2007, the program has expanded to 39 partner organizations nationwide, each administering grants of up to $12,000 for experimental projects that lie beyond the reach of traditional funding sources.
The Assemblage Art Fund is administered by the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and provides direct support to Salt Lake County artists and collectives for new visual art projects. Through annual awards and ongoing engagement, the Fund seeks to strengthen the region’s cultural infrastructure and invest in artists as essential community builders.
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) is a catalyst for contemporary art, dialogue, and ideas in Utah. Through exhibitions, artist residencies, and education programs, UMOCA fosters connection between artists and audiences, and between local experience and global contemporary art practices
In accordance with Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. To date, the Foundation has given over $310 million in cash grants to more than 1,000 arts organizations in 49 states and abroad and has donated over 52,000 works of art to institutions worldwide.