Hi, friends—
I’m back in Wisconsin after a long week of travel, punctuated by a returned flight to Chicago that made it all the way to my final destination, circled for twenty minutes and then decided it was too foggy to land, so they took us back! It’s funny (in a way) how those things can tend to happen at the very last possible moment despite the best plans and everything else going smoothly.
I don’t know why, but I always take a rather ironic comfort in knowing that there are elements, like the weather, we just can’t control. It’s not that it’s fun being stranded overnight, but it is interesting to think about the interesting conversations, connections, and coincidences that unfurled because things didn’t go according to plan. I appreciate that sort of cosmic reminder from time to time when it comes to work, too. It can be like a little recalibration, a literal and metaphorical change of course.
My characteristic introspection aside, I’ll keep this short and sweet this week, but there’s a lot to check out below!
I’m very excited to share the second of a pair of recent articles commissioned with the direct support of paid subscribers to this newsletter. Curator and writer Megan V. writes about Carolina Jimenez’s glorious textile pieces, which draw on the artist’s ancestry in Mexico and materials and methods influenced by Oaxaca.
In case you missed it, you can also read the subscriber-supported interview by Franziska Lamprecht, who spoke with curator Alice, Nien-Pu Ko about her recent group exhibition Between Waves in collaboration with the Brooklyn Rail.
Thank you so much for reading. See you next week!
—Kate
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What you’ll find below:
Featured artist: Carolina Jimenez, with words by Megan V.
Seven exhibitions on view this week in Athens (Georgia), Lisbon, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and New York City
Fifteen opportunities for artists with deadlines coming up soon
Monuments to Memory:
Carolina Jimenez
Words by Megan V.
Since prehistoric times, textiles have played a vital role in society. Their multifaceted uses for clothing, commerce, furnishings, and symbolic communication have helped sustain the medium’s significance. Textiles are entrenched in cultures and histories across various locales through their production, materials, and motifs, thus providing opportunities for community-making and documentation of narratives.
Despite the omnipresence of textiles in daily life, in both functional and symbolic forms, their significance is often overlooked, and their classification as an artistic medium has been consistently diminished. Brooklyn, New York-based artist Carolina Jimenez employs textiles not only to preserve memories of the past and capture moments of the present, but to connect with her cultural heritage.
Jimenez’s “woven paintings,” as she refers to her works, are thoughtful meditations on the boundaries between weaving and painting. From afar, her pieces appear to be color-field abstractions composed of paint strokes, full of movement, evoking feelings similar to viewing a Helen Frankenthaler or Mark Rothko painting. Upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that Jimenez’s pieces are composed of countless yarns held in tension with a complete absence of paint. Influenced by her background in architecture, the artist meticulously employs the elements of color, form, and scale to produce expansive woven works, or what she describes as “monuments” to memory, bodies, daily life, and ancestry.
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Exhibitions
LONDON | SOUTH LONDON GALLERY
Pope.L: Hospital
“I believe art re-ritualizes the everyday to reveal something fresh about our lives. This revelation is a vitality and it is a power to change the world.” – Pope.L
This is interdisciplinary artist Pope.L’s first exhibition in a London institution, and sadly was the last during his lifetime. During the final hour of the exhibition, starting at 5pm, South London Gallery is holding a gathering for quiet reflection on the artist’s life and legacy.
Runs through February 11
LOS ANGELES | NICODIM
Disembodied
I love the theme and the title for this exhibition at Nicodim, curated by Ben Lee Ritchie Handler. It’s a whopper of a show featuring Isabelle Albuquerque (pictured), Liang Fu, Shana Hoehn, Rae Klein, Agnieszka Nienartowicz, James Owens, Daniel Pitín, Qian Qian, Nicola Samorì.
Runs through February 17
NEW YORK CITY | 1969 GALLERY
World Beyond World
Another major group show, this time for a great cause, curated by collector Alex Abedine at 1969. Exploring themes related to the natural world, the exhibition is also a benefit show to support Only One, a non-profit based in New York with a mission to restore ocean health and tackle the climate crisis. Pictured above is a piece by Yeqin Zhu.
Runs through February 24
LOS ANGELES | LA BEAST
Pillow Talk
I loooove a small town connection. I first became acquainted with Rachel Dinwiddie, one of the artists in la BEAST’s group show Pillow Talk, because she happened to live one town over here in Northeast Wisconsin—not something that happens every day, as it’s not exactly a mecca for contemporary art, but I sure am happy when it does. Relocated to L.A., she joins this energetic grouping along with Katie Hector, Shaun Johnson, Nianxin Li, and Lilah Slager Rose.
Runs through February 24
MUMBAI | GALERIE MIRCHANDANI + STEINRUECKE
Sangram Majumdar: somewhere elsewhere
Sangram Majumdar’s grasp of his palette and beautiful, abstract forms nabbed my attention a few years back, and I love when a robust body of work comes together in a stunning presentation like this one. I also like his comment: “I don’t want to create a place of foreverness, but rather a sense that this is happening now. And ‘nowness’ is always in flux and open to changes.”
Runs through March 2
LISBON | GALERIE BRUNO MÚRIAS
Teresa Murta: One Second Plan
Murta’s glorious abstract paintings hover at the boundary of recognizability, grounding what might be a landscape, an animal, a body part, or a fuzzy memory into just-ungraspable moments that make you want to keep following to see if you can find out more.
Runs through March 13
ATHENS, GEORGIA | FOYER
Amelia Briggs
I often wish there was a better way of finding artist-run projects in places outside of the major urban art hubs, but I’m always so excited when I run across news about one. Foyer is run by artist Jaime Lee Bull out of her Victorian house, and the project’s second show is by New York-based artist Amelia Briggs, whose stuffed, sculptural fabric works and design objects I’ve been a fan of basically since Young Space began.
Runs through March 16 (by appointment)
Artist Opportunities
Deadlines are coming up soon to apply for these grants, fellowships, residencies, and more.
Mattress Factory International Residency Open Call
Deadline: February 8
During their residency, artists are free to explore wherever their process leads them while they live and work on Pittsburgh’s Northside. Mattress Factory supports each artist’s process from development through production, installation, and exhibition by providing an artist honorarium, a production and materials budget, transportation to and from Pittsburgh, accommodation in Mattress Factory residence, per diem during on-site installation, and fabrication and production support.
Submission fee: none
Open Call for The Sculpture Center's Revealed Emerging Artist Series
Deadline: February 26 (fee waiver scholarship form available until February 9)
The Sculpture Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking applicants for its 2025 Revealed Emerging Artist Series. Early career artists of the greater Ohio region whose practice includes sculpture, installation, mixed and expanded media, relational aesthetics, and performance are eligible to apply. Revealed awards artists in the first ten years of their career the opportunity to create work for a solo show. This is a funded exhibition, and an artist stipend will be provided in addition to gallery support.
Submission fee: $40
Forge Project Fellowship
Deadline: February 15
Forge Project, a Native-led organization whose mandate is to cultivate and advance Indigenous leadership in arts and culture, invites applications from Indigenous cultural workers broadly, inclusive of diverse mediums, practices, and areas of expertise. Each Forge Project Fellow receives a total of $25,000 toward their practice and will have full access to the Forge Project site, libraries, and lending collection of living Indigenous artists during a residency stay of up to three weeks.
Submission fee: none
Scholarships for School of the Alternative
Deadline: February 15
School of the Alternative is a true DIY all-hands-on-deck community experience in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This year's session will be held in two one-week sessions from May 9 to 22. Need-based and Black Equity Scholarships are open for applications by February 15, and student applications are open until February 28.
Submission fee: none
Modern Ancient Brown Foundation Post-Bac Residency
Deadline: February 16
As part of its developing Core Program, the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation is accepting applications for its Post-Baccalaureate Residency in Studio Art and Critical Studies from candidates in the Great Lakes region, from Detroit to Chicago. Four artists will be chosen for a five-month residency in either Fall 2024 or Spring 2025, in which two residents will be chosen to share a 1,000-sq. ft. studio space. Each resident will also receive a monthly stipend of $1,500. The intent is to encourage those selected to take the time and space to explore their chosen media.
Submission fee: none
Bayside Painting Prize for Australian Artists
Deadline: February 23
The top prize of the Bayside Painting Prize is AUD$25,000 and is no longer acquisitive, making it one of the most generous non-acquisitive painting prizes in the country. The Beckett Local Prize is acquisitive with a prize amount of AUD$10,000. There is also a $1,000 People’s Choice Prize.
Submission fee: AUD$30
Wormfarm Institute Farm/Art Dtour Call for Proposals
Deadline: February 24
The Farm/Art DTour is a self-guided, 50-mile drive through the beautiful working lands of Sauk County, Wisconsin, which transforms the surrounding countryside into an art experience. Artists are invited to propose original site-responsive works for public view October 5 to 14, 2024. Selected artists will receive a stipend ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to realize their work, and artists retain ownership of the work.
Submission fee: none
Sweet Pass Sculpture Park Open Call
Deadline: February 25
Sweet Pass Sculpture Park's education and exhibition program, Sweet Pass Sculpture School (SPSS), consists of a one-week intensive in Dallas, Texas, a remote mentorship for research and project development, and a concluding exhibition at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park in the fall of 2024. This program will conclude in a group exhibition at Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, and a $1,500 stipend will be presented to each artist to support their final projects. This year's thematic focus is concrete.
Submission fee: none
NXTHVN 10-Month Residency Fellowships
Deadline: February 26
Each year NXTHVN welcomes up to seven artists and two curators to participate in its paid 10-month intensive Fellowship Program in New Haven, Connecticut. Each Fellow will receive studio or office space, a stipend, and subsidized housing.
Submission fee: none
Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2025-2027 Award Term
Deadline: February 28
U.S.-based artists and arts workers of any discipline are eligible to apply for this three-year fellowship. Ten fellows will each receive a $150,000 stipend, a $12,000 yearly housing stipend, a $1,200 yearly health stipend, a $1,200 yearly studio assistant stipend, a $1,500 relocation stipend, fully subsidized studio spaces, and access to shared art-making facilities. Applicants must have at least five years of experience.
Submission fee: none
Dovetail Open Call for Artists and Writers
Deadline: February 29
Dovetail launches Fields, a new zine project that aims to bring together, in a printed format, diverse perspectives around art and the spaces we traverse and inhabit. For the first issue, submissions are invited from artists and writers based in the Midwest or whose work focuses on locations, landscapes, the environment, social issues, migration, and other themes around the Midwest region. Pitches may include photo essays, artist profiles, interviews, critical reflections, and more. Dovetail would especially like to prominently feature and engage Native artists, the LGBTQ+ community, creatives of color, and individuals in the rural Midwest. Selected pieces will be provided with a $500 stipend.
Submission fee: none
Artsin Square Monthly Micro-Grants
Deadline: Rolling, deadline at end of each month
A $300 grant and chance for an interview, offered every month.
Submission fee: $20
1646 Fully Funded Residency in collaboration with ReCNTR
Deadline: February 29
International artists and invited to apply to stay at 1646’s guest apartment and work in the residency studio for a two-month period between September and October 2024. The residency is not focused on an end result but on providing a space for research, work and reflection, while getting familiar with the context of The Hague and The Netherlands. Participants receive an artist fee of €2,000, a production budget of €1,000, and travel expenses covered up to €750.
Submission fee: none
Lower East Side Printshop Keyholder Residencies
Deadline: March 1
The Keyholder Residency Program offers emerging artists free 24-hour access to printmaking facilities to develop new work and foster their artistic careers. Residencies are free and six months long, starting on April 1st. Residencies also include a $1,000 stipend, storage space, basic supplies, consultations with Master Printers, free career development workshops, inclusion in the Printshop’s permanent collection, and opportunities to show new work in exhibitions.
Submission fee: none
Artadia Awards: Chicago
Deadline: March 1
The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure, and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Three Awardees receive unrestricted funds of $15,000, as well as access to the Artadia Network. Awardees are determined based on the sole discretion of the jury. Marciano Artadia Awardee receives unrestricted funds of $25,000. Applications in additional program cities open on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Submission fee: none
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