The Idea Fund 2023 Reception and Presentations
Wednesday, February 1 (7pm)
Free Admission
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program supports under-the-radar and self-organized artistic activity by partnering with cultural organizations in communities across the country. Funded by this program and administered locally through a partnership of DiverseWorks, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses, The Idea Fund provides grants for innovative creative projects in the Greater Houston area that exemplify unconventional, interventionist, conceptual, entrepreneurial, participatory, or guerrilla artistic practices. In its 16th year, twelve projects have been selected to receive $5,000 each for 2023 projects. Join us for this free event in which artistsTay Butler, Baird Campbell, Brian Ellison, Jake Eshelman, Marley Foster, Naomi Kuo, Ruhee Maknojia, Matt Manalo, Eileen Maxson, Alexis Melvin, Lorena Molina, and Sarah Sudhoff will give short presentations about these exciting upcoming projects!
The Idea Fund Round 16 Grantees and Projects:
Tay Butler - The Play
Baird Campbell - The Big Queer Pop Up
Brian Ellison - Napoleon’s Vanishing Point
Jake Eshelman - (Bio)Diversity Bonds: Mapping Houston’s Ecological Heritage through Native Bees
Marley Foster - Flag Diary (What Protects)
Naomi Kuo - Garden Connections
Ruhee Maknojia - Outdoor Animation Screening
Matt Manalo - Alief Art House Residency
Eileen Maxson - Heirloom Haggle with the Maxsons
Alexis Melvin - Trans History Roadshow
Lorena Molina - At what cost? (working title)
Sarah Sudhoff - Exit Interview
The Idea Fund Round 16 Jurors
Mesha Arant (Manager of Administration & Programs at 3Arts, Chicago, Illinois)
Vinod Hopson (artist and previous Idea Fund Grantee, Houston, Texas)
Leslie Raymond (Executive Director Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan).
For more on Round 16 jurors and the 2023 grantees, visit www.theideafund.org.
