The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Transformer

Location
Washington DC
Grant Cycle
Fall 2019
Amount
$100,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
www.transformerdc.org ↗

Transformer is an artist-centered visual arts organization that connects and promotes emerging artists & emerging arts leaders within local, national and international contexts. Their mission is to provide a consistent, supportive, and professional platform for these artists and arts leaders to explore and present experimental artistic concepts, build audiences for their work, and advance their careers. The organization makes use of its sizable network of institutional partners to extend an impressive range of creative and professional opportunities to emerging artists. Collaborations with various organizations of have enabled Transformer to host regional, national and international exhibitions, exchanges and public events; it also operates a summer residency program in Asbury Park, NJ.


Exhibition storefront image of "E17: Zines" (Aug 1 - Sept 5, 2020) 
Interior image of Transformer for the opening reception of "Present Tense: DC Punk and DIY, Right Now" (Jan 18 - Feb 29, 2020)
Interior image of "Which Yesterday Is Tomorrow?" (March 14 - July 18, 2020)
Exhibition storefront image of "Zoe Schlacter: Darn" (Sept 26 - Nov 14, 2020), a solo exhibition presented within the larger “Queer Threads: CURIOUS SPACES” exhibition collaboration. 
Interior image of "Zoe Schlacter: Darn" (Sept 26 - Nov 14, 2020), a solo exhibition presented within the larger Queer Threads: CURIOUS SPACES exhibition collaboration. 
Dahlia Elsayed + Andrew Demirjian, “Poetry for Alpha Waves,” 2020, mixed media painting and sculpture; sound, image courtesy of Transformer.
Dahlia Elsayed + Andrew Demirjian, “Souvenirs for a Borderless Future,” 2020, mixed media sculpture, painting, and photography, image courtesy of Transformer. 

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We acknowledge our culture’s systemic marginalization of artists because of race, gender, religion, age, ability, sexual orientation, and/or immigration status among other factors. We actively seek to highlight the work of under-represented practitioners and support efforts to address entrenched inequities. 

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