Credit: Tu Dance. This year marks the tenth anniversary of United States Artists. Of great importance is the fact the money is unrestricted and the award is peer selected. This means our fellows can use the money in any way they see fit, be it for materials or tools, assistance, travel and research, or just covering the cost of living.
However, it was exceedingly rare when we started ten years ago. To begin with, in the wake of the Culture Wars, the National Endowment for the Arts stopped funding individual artists. At the top of the list was access to no-strings-attached funds. Susan Berresford, then the president of the Ford Foundation , sought to correct this problem. Our board of trustees and committed staff have watched with excitement as the fellows community and alumni has grown over the years.
Our fellows cohort is comprised of artists of all ages, stages of career, artistic practice and cultural background. Yet once they become USA Fellows, they become linked. For our second annual Artists Assembly, we have invited our fellows, funders and colleagues in the field of arts philanthropy for three days of celebration and conversation. Importantly, we travel to a new city each year, introducing a local community to our organization and giving our guests the chance to learn about a new arts ecosystem.
Led by Helicon and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, this year-long study will take stock of our work over the past decade, allowing us to better understand how the award has shaped the field and how the field is changing so we can be of greater service artists. As we enter this next period, we will evolve to better serve our creative community. Recent Content. We asked arts organizations how they are using technology β here are some early answers. Miami is not the canary in the coal mine.
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