BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.10//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:527@alabamacontemporary.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20220630 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20220701 DTSTAMP:20261024T042033Z URL: SUMMARY:ACAC to Receive 2-years of Funding DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\n \;\nThe Andy Warhol Foundation fo r the Visual Arts names Alabama Contemporary as only Alabama Awardee for S pring 2022 cycle\nProgram Support will fund exhibitions and programs over the next 2 years\nThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has annou nced its Spring 2022 grantees\, and Alabama Contemporary Art Center is on the list! In its second funding commitment to ACAC\, $100\,000 in program support over 2 years will fund the exhibitions and performance work of a m ultitude of artists and curators working at the cutting edge of cultural p roduction. A total of $3.9 million was awarded to 50 organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia to support visual arts programs\, exh ibitions\, and curatorial research projects. As recipient of the highest a ward amount granted\, and the only award made in the State of Alabama\, AC AC is honored and steadfast in its commitment to support innovation\, a di versity of perspectives\, and integrating Southern voices into national an d international conversation. \n\n“We are honored and humbled to get to support so much talent from both within and outside this community. This award\, as the second 2-year commitment received\, gives validity\, credib ility and visibility to the creative and intellectual labor of our mission . What we do best is simply open our doors and facilitate. National recogn ition means we aren’t alone in loving this city\, and that the work we ’re doing is relevant beyond Alabama.”\n\n elizabet elliott\, Executi ve Director/Curator\n\nProgram support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will primarily fund artist and curator honorariums and ex hibition expenses to support the rigorous 10 exhibitions per year schedule . Since 2019\, Alabama Contemporary has adhered to W.A.G.E. certification standards that set democratic rates for valuing creative labor. By doing s o\, ACAC aims to set a precedent for how artists are supported in the regi on\, not through “exposure\,” but through sustainable investment in ne w work and new ideas. \n\nABOUT THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR VISUAL ART S:\n\n In accordance with Andy Warhol’s will\, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual art s. The foundation manages an innovative and flexible grants program while also preserving Warhol’s legacy through creative and responsible licensi ng policies and extensive scholarly research for ongoing catalogue raisonn é projects. To date\, the foundation has given over $260 million in cash grants to over 1\,000 arts organizations in 49 states and abroad and has d onated 52\,786 works of art to 322 institutions worldwide. \n\nTHE VERDAN T FUND\nIn addition to this program support\, ACAC is part of the Regional Regranting program under The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Verdant Fund is a collaborative effort of Alabama Contemporary Art Cen ter (Mobile)\, Coleman Center for the Arts (York)\, and Space One Eleven ( Birmingham)\, established in 2019\; one of 32+ Regional Regranters\, admin istered by non-profit visual art centers across the United States working in partnership with the Warhol Foundation to fund artists’ experimental projects and collaborative undertakings. The fund awards $60\,000 per year in project grants to artists working outside of traditional institutions and methodologies. The application for the 2022 cycle is now open and can be found at VerdantFund.org. \n\nFor more information about ACAC’s prog rams and exhibitions\, visit alabamacontemporary.org. ###\n\n \; LOCATION:Alabama Theatre\, 301 Conti Street\, Mobile\, Alabama\, 36602\, Un ited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=301 Conti Street\, Mobile\, Alabama\, 36602\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Alabama Theatr e:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR