Artpace
{{Infobox museum
| name = Artpace
| logo = Artpace Logo.svg
| image = Artpace san antonio.jpg
| imagesize = 250
| established = {{Start date|1995}}
| location = San Antonio, Texas, United States
| type = Non-profit contemporary art gallery
| founder = Linda Pace
| website = {{URL|artpace.org}}
}}
Artpace (also known as Artpace San Antonio) is a non-profit contemporary art foundation located in downtown San Antonio, Texas that is free and open to the public.{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Artpace: History |url=https://vimeo.com/channels/walleyfilmsartpace |website=Walley Films |date=August 2014 |publisher=Vimeo |access-date=2023-02-09}} Founded by artist, collector, and philanthropist Linda Pace,{{cite news |last1=Sankey |first1=Becca Nelson |title=Linda Pace: Dreaming in Color |url=https://txliving.com/linda-pace-dreaming-in-color/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=Texas Living |date=August 6, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Haskins |first1=Erika |title=Pace, Linda Marie (1945–2007) |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/pace-linda-marie |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |date=August 27, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Contemporary-art-museum-to-be-one-of-Pace-s-5253503.php |title=Contemporary art museum to be one of Pace's legacies - San Antonio Express-News |publisher=Mysanantonio.com |date=2014-02-21 |access-date=2015-03-11}} Artpace opened its doors in 1995, and focuses on nurturing the creative and artistic processes of both established and emerging artists. Fostering opportunities for dialogue and social interactions between artists and community members of all ages has always been central to the various programs at Artpace.{{cite journal |last1=Russell |first1=Jan Jarboe |title=Texas Twenty: Linda Pace Roberts She's using $10 million of her hot sauce fortune to spice up San Antonio's cultural scene |journal=Texas Monthly |date=September 1995 |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/texas-twenty-linda-pace-roberts/ |access-date=2023-02-09}}
Once a former 1920s Hudson automobile dealership, Artpace utilizes its 18,000 square feet of industrial space to exhibit contemporary art in five separate exhibition spaces including: the Hudson Showroom{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Artpace: Hudson (Show)Room |url=https://vimeo.com/channels/walleyfilmsartpace/102204909 |website=Walley Films |date=31 July 2014 |publisher=Vimeo |access-date=2023-02-09}} the Main Space gallery{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Artpace: Window Works |url=https://vimeo.com/channels/walleyfilmsartpace/102248920 |website=Walley Films |date=31 July 2014 |access-date=2023-02-09}} and three separate artist exhibition spaces. There are also three furnished apartments for visiting artists and curators to use, an in-house archives and research library, a workshop, and other areas for special events including social gatherings and lectures.{{cite news |last1=Cristi |first1=A.A. |title=Artpace San Antonio Celebrates 25 Years Of Artists-in-Residence |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/rockland/article/Artpace-San-Antonio-Celebrates-25-Years-Of-Artists-in-Residence-20210903 |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=Broadway World |date=September 3, 2021}}
International artist-in-residence program
Artpace is known for their International Artist-in-Residence (IAIR) program. The IAIR artists are chosen by a guest curator and the program invites nine artists per year to live and work at Artpace in three different four month cycles.{{cite web|url=http://fineart.about.com/od/Artists-Residencies/p/Artpace-Artist-in-Residence.htm/ |title=Artpace, San Antonio, Texas, Artist-in-Residence Art Colony |publisher=Fineart.about.com |access-date=2015-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404074933/http://fineart.about.com/od/Artists-Residencies/p/Artpace-Artist-in-Residence.htm |archive-date=2015-04-04 }} Each guest curator selects one artist from Texas, one from the United States, and one from around the world to Artpace to create original works of art.{{cite web|url=http://www.artpace.org/home/exhibits/international-artist-in-residence |title=International Artist-In-Residence |publisher=Artpace |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2015-03-11}} Each artist is provided with furnished accommodations, 24/7 studio and exhibition site access, living expenses, a grant to purchase materials, and travel reimbursements.{{cite news |last1=Webner |first1=Richard |title=Artpace nonprofit brings artists to S.A. from around the world |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sa-inc/article/nonprofit-artpace-Texas-17315853.php |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=San Antonio Express News |date=July 20, 2022}} The IAIR program provides artists with the resources and support needed to create art without restrictions.{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Jack |title=Artpace Brings Artists From Around The World To Create In San Antonio |url=https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2019-07-31/artpace-brings-artists-from-around-the-world-to-create-in-san-antonio |access-date=2023-02-09 |publisher=Texas Public Radio |date=July 31, 2019}} Each residency begins with an informal potluck dinner introducing the artists to the people of the local community, and at the end of the residency, a curator/ artist dialogue is held in conjunction with the opening of the exhibitions to help viewers contextualize the work.{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Artpace: International Artists in Residence |url=https://vimeo.com/channels/walleyfilmsartpace/102198275 |website=Walley Films |date=31 July 2014 |publisher=vimeo |access-date=2023-02-09}}
Since 1995, over 250 artists from around the world have participated in the IAIR Program, and more than 80 curators have selected the resident artists. Former IAIR participants have gone on to receive numerous prestigious art awards including four Turner Prizes, nine MacArthur Fellows, fifteen Guggenheim Fellows, and over 84 artists have made appearances at the Venice Biennale and Whitney Biennial.
Educational programs
The education department at Artpace has K-12 programs, community programs (including Chalk It Up), U of Artpace (university programs), family day{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Artpace Family Day |url=https://vimeo.com/88356679 |website=Walley Films |date=6 March 2014 |publisher=Vimeo |access-date=2023-02-07}} and adult programs.{{cite web|author=Taylor Browning |url=http://therivardreport.com/teens-teens-expanding-contemporary-arts-impact-artpace/ |title=For Teens, By Teens: Expanding Contemporary Art's Impact at Artpace |publisher=The Rivard Report |date=2014-05-21 |access-date=2015-03-11}} Chalk It Up promotes the importance of collaborative public art on the streets of downtown San Antonio.{{cite web|last=Olivo |first=Benjamin |url=http://blog.mysanantonio.com/downtown/2012/10/artpace-expecting-20000-for-chalk-it-up/ |title=Artpace expecting 20,000 for Chalk It Up - The Downtown Blog |publisher=Blog.mysanantonio.com |date=2012-10-09 |access-date=2015-03-11}} Each year, Houston Street in downtown San Antonio is transformed by the creation of original, non-permanent chalk murals by artists of all ages and abilities.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghm575.com/?ai1ec_event=artpaces-chalk-it-up-san-antonio-hosts-guerilla-haiku-week-long-residency&instance_id= |title=Artpace's Chalk It Up, San Antonio Hosts Guerilla Haiku Week-Long Residency | Guerilla Haiku Movement |publisher=Ghm575.com |date=2012-09-06 |access-date=2015-03-11}} The event facilitates informal learning interactions between the community and contemporary artists.{{cite web |last1=Walley |first1=Mark and Angela |title=Chalk It Up-Artpace |url=https://vimeo.com/97237046?cjevent=80b55458a8b311ed8192870c0a1eba23 |website=Walley Films |date=3 June 2014 |publisher=Vimeo |access-date=2023-02-08}}
See also
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