In celebration of Leap Day, we are thrilled to announce the launch of Artadia Artist Files -- a unique interactive online gallery showcasing Artadia’s over 200 awards recipients around the United States. Click here to explore the Artist Files and discover the breadth of talent resident in Artadia program cities across the United States.

Artists are invited to browse through the network and explore more than 200 artist files entries online. Connect with Artadia Awardees in your community or comment on a fellow artist’s work by using the “email artist” function.

Collectors can create a lightbox of Artadia Awardees by registering with the Artist Files, or simply browse to explore visual artists across all media. You can search by keyword to find artists working in a particular medium, or sort by city to find artists around the corner or across the country. Use the “email artist” function to connect with an artist whose work you find of interest and begin a dialogue.

Curators, gallerists, and arts professionals can browse, create a lightbox, and correspond with artists using the email feature to schedule a studio visit.

Arts enthusiasts can browse Artadia Awardees, or create a lightbox by registering with Artist Files. Once you have registered you can logon at any time to view and edit the content of your lightbox.

Artist Files is a user-generated website. As Artadia Awardees you have a personal portfolio page you can edit and update with images of your artwork. You can add an artist statement and/or resume, post a link to your website, define search keywords that fit your work, and much more.


We are grateful to the Orentreich Family Foundation for supporting the development and design of the Artadia Artist Files.

For more information please contact us at artistfiles@artadia.org

Artadia Houston 2008: Call for Applications

The online application deadline for the Artadia Awards 2008 Houston is Saturday, March 15th, 11:59 pm CST.

The initial jury will take place in April 2008 in New York City. The final jury will be held in Houston May of 2008. The local juror for the program is Franklin Sirmans, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Menil Collection, Houston.

The application is web-based and the application link will be active through March 15th. Apply now! The Artadia Awards 2008 Houston are generously supported by the Houston Endowment Inc and friends and partner organizations in the Houston area.

Other Artadia News


Artadia Artists at Spring Art Fairs

Fifth Annual Armory Party -- March 27th Featuring Clare Rojas as Peggy Honeywell and Dominic Molon, Curator MCA Chicago

Artadia Awards 2007 Boston Exhibition Opening, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts

Art Chicago Artadia Artist Studio Tours in April

Listings of Artadia Awardees On View

Upcoming Events

About Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue

Artadia was founded in 1997 as The ArtCouncil, by investment banker and art collector Christopher E. Vroom as a response to the demise of the National Endowment for the Arts’ artist fellowships. The first awards were given in San Francisco, where Vroom was living at the time. Chicago was added as a program city in 2001. In 2003, Artadia added Houston to its roster, and Artadia launched a Boston program in 2007. Once Artadia commits to a community, it returns every other year to run its awards programs and, on the off years, it co-sponsors a public program with a local institution. Started as an individual’s philanthropy, Artadia is now expanding its base of support by recruiting art patrons from across the United States to join its giving circle and board of directors which provides governance and covers administrative costs. Artadia has been based in New York City since late 2002. 

Artadia Awards are determined through a jury process that employs nationally prominent curators, artists, and critics. Artadia partners with local foundations and individuals in the host cities to raise funds that go directly to artists in that community. Artadia matches those contributions by providing the funds that administer the program. Once an artist receives an Artadia Award, he or she becomes part of a national network of support forever. Since its founding, Artadia has awarded over $2.0 million to more than 200 artists in participating cities.

Over the next year, Artadia will also present events and programming in New York, Atlanta, and Miami. Upcoming programs are intended not only to demonstrate the tremendous creativity in partner communities, but also facilitate exchange and dialogue nationwide.

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