Artadia the Fund for Art and Dialogue

Founded in 1997, Artadia is a nonprofit grantmaker and nationwide community of visual artists, curators, and patrons. The organization annually identifies artists whose meritsdefined as a high-level of artistic excellence, rigorous practice, and clear artistic voice demonstrate theyve reached a pivotal moment in their practice. Artadia elevates The careers of these artists through a proven combination of recognition, grantmaking, community support, and advocacy. Artadia has two main programs:artadia awards:the Artadia award program encompasses seven major u.s. cities: atlanta, boston, chicago, houston, los angeles, new york city, and The san francisco bay area. The awards program identifies culturally underrepresented artists through a competitive process that convenes a rotating committee of curators as jurors, and annually supports at least 22 visual artists with $15,000 each in unrestricted funds. Artadia awards serve visual artists, with consideration for The support these artists need to thrive and succeed regardless of backgroundin a more just arts economy.artadia network:launched in january 2021, The Artadia network connects artists with arts professionals so they can sustain their thriving practices. Through one-on-onemeetings and workshops, The network supports Artadia awardees beyond The financial,through discourse, connectivity, and resource-sharing around artistic practice,wage-earning solutions, and other opportunities.artadia also acts as a fiscal sponsor grant-making agent for a host of artistprojects and sponsorships.