Artadia Houston Awardees Announced: Francesca Fuchs, Jang soon Im, and Seth Mittag Win Big, Jillian Conrad and Carl Suddath Win Bigger

by Bill Davenport October 19, 2012

Artadia, the Fund for Art And Dialog, announced the winners of its sixth round of biennial grants to Houston artists at noon today at the Texas Contemporary Art Fair. Two unrestricted $15,000 grants went to Jillian Conrad and Carl Suddath; three awards of $5000 each went to Francesca Fuchs, Jang soon Im, and Seth Mittag. The five awardees were selected from among ten finalists by a second-round jury consisting of Michelle White, curator at the Menil; Patrick Charpenel, Director of the Jumex Foundation, Mexico City; and Naima Keith, Assistant Curator The Studio Museum, New York.

Since Artadia’s first San Francisco grants in 1999, the org has distributed more than $3 million to over 250 awardees in San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Boston, and most recently Atlanta. Works by the ten finalists chosen by Artadia’s first round jury will be on exhibition at Artadia’s booth at the fair thorough Oct 21.

Since Artadia’s first San Francisco grants in 1999, the org has distributed more than $3 million to over 250 awardees in San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Boston, and most recently Atlanta. Works by the ten finalists chosen by Artadia’s first round jury will be on exhibition at Artadia’s booth at the fair thorough Oct 21.

 

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