Announcing the 2026 Current Art Fund Grantees – The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Tri-Star Arts is pleased to announce the 2026 Current Art Fund grantees, as selected by this year’s jurors Rebecca Kinslow, Ashley Layendecker, Lester Merriweather, and Chris Molinski.

$7,500 grants have been awarded to:

Nyssa Collins – East Tennessee / Knoxville

Chalet Comellas – Middle Tennessee / Nashville

Maggie Jensen – West Tennessee / Memphis

Mary Laube – East Tennessee / Knoxville

Cesar Pita – Middle Tennessee / Nashville

Vadis Turner – Middle Tennessee / Nashville

Laura Cleary Williams – East Tennessee / Chattanooga

Khara Woods – West Tennessee / Memphis

1994

On May 13, 1994 the Andy Warhol Museum opened its doors to the public. The museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials, and is the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world and the largest in North America.