It’s the Final Countdown!

We are so excited and happy to announce that not one, but both of us, Caleb and Steph, are among the 15 finalists in Boston for grants from Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue. The news came out officially today, and we’re really honored to be included. You can read more below, as both of us are pretty excited beyond words. We’ll each post in the next few days about what this means for us personally and update you on the process. We are now preparing to go through the second round, which involves a studio visit with jurors who will decide which 7 of the 15 finalists to fund.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2009

SHORT-LIST OF 15 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR ARTADIA AWARDS 2009 BOSTON

New York, NY—The exceptional range of artists living and working in Boston was evident as three internationally prominent jurors selected the 15 Finalists for the second cycle of Artadia Awards 2009 Boston. Jurors Sanford Biggers (artist, New York), Dan Cameron (Founding Director, Chief Curator, Prospect New Orleans), and Randi Hopkins (Associate Curator, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) named the finalists out of the nearly 600 applications received for the second cycle of Artadia Awards in Boston.

The 15 Finalists for the Artadia Awards 2009 Boston are: Claire Beckett, Cree Bruins, Ambreen Butt, Laura Chasman, Caleb Cole, Margo Cooper, Raul Gonzalez, Eric Gottesman, Wendy Jacob, Erik Levine, Steph Plourde-Simard, Nick Rodrigues, Amie Siegel, Suara Welitoff, and Joe Zane.

Peter Eleey (Visual Arts Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis) and Rita Gonzalez (Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) will join Randi Hopkins in Boston for the final jury studio visits later this month from Thursday, July 30 through Saturday, August 1, 2009. The jury will then select seven Artadia Awardees for two awards of $15,000 and five awards of $3,000. The list of seven Artadia Awardees will be announced by mid-August.