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Detail:  Drawings of Wildness and Silence, 2020, Ink wash on drywall, by William Downs, 2019/2020 Working Artist Project Fellow. Photo credit Frederick Brauer

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA (MOCA GA) 2021/2022 WORKING ARTIST PROJECT CALL 

The Working Artist Project (WAP) is a year long fellowship program facilitated by The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA). The program was created by MOCA GA to champion established visual artists of merit who reside in the Atlanta metro region (Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry counties). Each year, a guest curator selects three of our best and brightest to receive a solo exhibition, promotion, a studio apprentice (in support of emerging artists in the Atlanta Community), a full-color catalogue, and a $15,000 stipend to create work over the course of the year.  Winners must commit to producing new work expressly for debut at MOCA GA for the exhibition dates identified, mentor at least 1 studio apprentice, and participate in education programming for the public. WAP is supported through grants from the Charles Loridans Foundation, The Antinori Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, and The AEC Trust.


Guest Curator: Jordan Carter, Associate Curator in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Arts Institute of Chicago

The deadline for submissions is June 9, 2021 (5pm)  EXTENED til Midnight on Sunday June 13th!
Applications Reviewed: June 10th - June 28th
Semifinalists Notified by: July 2nd
Virtual Studio Visits: July 7th -9th
Winners Announced: July 9th
 

Eligibility

  • Applicants must currently reside in the Atlanta metro region (Counties include: Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry)  and must retain residency during the entire length of the grant period, at the close of the final WAP Exhibition,

  • demonstrate artistic merit, professionalism, and proven ability to complete the project,

  • have participated in a minimum of 5 years of exhibiting in museums or commercial galleries of regional, national or international renown, including at least one solo exhibition that was not part of a degree or certificate program (artwork submitted for review must be from last two years),

  • not have a solo exhibition in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area during the grant period, until after the close of the final WAP exhibtion,

  • provide a detailed list of all known exhibition commitments (confirmed and non-confirmed) in the metro Atlanta area that will take place during the grant period,

  • demonstrate recognition of quality of work through publication or review, ?and

  • be available July 7th – 9th for virtual studio visits if selected as a finalist.

WAP Awardee Requirements

Winners must produce all new work expressly for debut at MOCA GA; provide a single work for the MOCA GA Permanent Collection; agree to the exhibition dates identified; mentor at least 1 studio apprentice; and participate in educational programming for the public.