MÁQUINA SIMPLE 2023 Grantees – The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Beta-Local is pleased to announce the recipients of the MÁQUINA SIMPLE 2023 grants, part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting program. MÁCHINA SIMPLE is adminstered by Beta-Local, a non-profit organization located in San Juan dedicated to supporting and promoting aesthetic thought and practices through various programs. The grants support experimental practices within the visual arts that respond to the current context of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and that in turn consider new forms of presentation and communication for diverse audiences.

The MÁQUINA SIMPLE 2023 grantees are as follows:

Melissa Alvarez
Javier Bosques
Oswaldo Colón Ortiz
Roy F Guzmán
Deborah Hunt
Ramón Miranda Beltrán
Ada del Pilar Ortiz
Pó Rodill
Anamarie Sierra Pagán
Jose Luis Vargas
Garvin J. Sierra
Edwin Velázquez

MÁQUINA SIMPLE will support the projects of these artists and curators in the field of visual arts. At the end of the grant period, a public presentation or exhibition of their projects will take place.

“The Foundation’s commitment to supporting artists by funding the institutions that incubate, encourage, exhibit and critically engage their work is unwavering. Non-profit arts organizations face profound challenges due to the political, economic, social and cultural upheavals of our current moment. At the same time, and more than ever, artists need the supportive community and creative encouragement that these organizations provide.”

Joel Wachs, President