MOCA GA / Working Artist Project

The MOCA GA Working Artist Project (WAP) is an awards program to support established visual artists of merit who reside in the metropolitan Atlanta area. This initiative provides an unparalleled level of support for individual artists, expands the Museum’s mission, and promotes Atlanta as a city where artists can live, work, and thrive. Each year, a curator from a major national museum will select three visual artists to receive the Award. Representing our city’s best and brightest, these artists will be supported with an exhibition, promotion, a studio assistant, and a major stipend to create work over the course of the year. This program is supported by grants from The Charles Loridans Foundation and The Antinori Foundation, with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Promotional video by RE:IMAGINE, funded by the Massey Charitable Trust

During this grant period, MOCA GA provides each Working Artist Project award recipient with a stipend of $15,000. They receive a paid studio apprentice for up to 200 hours at $15 per hour; an opportunity to interface with collectors, artists, and the public through programming and studio visits; documentation of the artist and work via MOCA GA’s Education/Research Center; Presentation of a solo exhibition at MOCA GA of new works created during the WAP grant period; inclusion of one (1) new work from the solo exhibition in the MOCA GA permanent collection; and production of a full-color exhibition solo catalog.

The Working Artist Project has supported 48 Fellows to date. Information from each artist can be found on the pages below.