by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | Emerging Artists, press release
LA Initiative: YoYoYo 2014 Grantees Press Release July 25, 2014 The Rema Hort Mann Foundation is pleased to present this year’s recipients of the YoYoYo Artist Grant, part of the RHMF’s Los Angeles Initiative. The LA Initiative was started in 2013 as a way to extend the New York-based foundation’s programming to the Los Angeles area. The YoYoYo grant was established as a supplement to the Emerging Artist Grant in order to provide monetary support to projects that focus on fostering community involvement, and revolve around modes of communication or cultural exchange specific to the LA area. YoYoYo is open to all nominees of the LA Emerging Artist Grant, and collaboration between artists is encouraged to promote an even greater sense of community. The LA Initiative is currently in its third season, and this year the Foundation will incorporate its Quality of Life Grants that provide travel, hotel, phone, and childcare accommodations to help cancer patients in need of an emotional support system connect with their families while undergoing treatment. The recipients of the YoYoYo Grant have been chosen by a selection committee in a two stage process which allows for both anonymous and discussion based selection. Please find this year’s list of selection committee members below, followed by the grant recipients and a brief description of their projects the grant will support. 2014 YoYoYo Selection Committee: Marcy Freedman (Chair) – Artist Consultant and Collection Advisor York Chang – Artist Travis Diehl – Artist, Writer Jonathan Griffin – Contributing Editor, Frieze magazine Soo Kim – Director, Otis Department of Photography Aili Schmeltz – Artist and Co-founder of Los Angeles Art Resource Aandrea Stang –Director, OxyArts, Occidental College 2014 YoYoYo Grant Recipients: Shagha Arriannia...
by admin | Jul 28, 2014 | press release
Wedesday, January 30, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rema Hort Mann Foundation is proud to present the eight 2014 Los Angeles Emerging Artist Grantees! The eight recipients of the $10,000 unrestricted grant are: Nick Aguayo, Heather Cassils, Danielle Dean, Christina Forrer, Alison O’Daniel, Mark So, John Wiese, and Lisa Williamson. The selection process began last fall, as the Rema Hort Mann Foundation accepted nominations from select curators, artists, critics and collectors who are most in touch with the Los Angeles emerging art scene. From a pool of 62 applicants, the eight artists were then selected through a second, independent selection committee. This year’s selection committee included Rita Gonzalez (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at LACMA), Susan Hort (collector and representative of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation), Eric Kim (director and co-founder of the LA non-profit Human Resources), Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer (writer and curator and editor of Pep Talk), and Monica Majoli (visual artist and associate professor of art, University of California, Irvine). This year’s grants will mark the second year of the LA Artists Initiative, a multi-year program developed by the Rema Hort Mann Foundation, with additional support from the Los Angeles Department for Cultural Affairs. The eight grantees will join a vast alumni network of past Rema Hort Mann Foundation grantees in both New York and Los Angeles, including Kehinde Wiley, Keltie Ferris, Mickalene Thomas, Sarah Sze, and Rashaad Newsome. At 2PM on Thursday, January 30, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation will announce its 2014 LA Emerging Artist Grant recipients at a live presentation directly preceding the First Preview of Art Los Angeles Contemporary. The awards will be co-presented by Rema Hort Mann Foundation Board Member Peter Hort and Bobby...
