The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

18th Street Arts Center

Location
Santa Monica, CA
Grant Cycle
Fall 2022
Amount
$100,000
Type of Grant
Multi-year Program Support
Website
18thstreet.org ↗
Artist Ara Oshagan Open Studio. February 18, 2023. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Artist Ranu Murkherjee talking about her work, Dear Future. February 18, 2023. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Attendees. February 18, 2023. Photo by Sasha Renee, Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Executive Director Jan Williamson introducing 18th Street Arts Center. February 18, 2023. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Murkherjee, Dear Future, 2023. 18th Street Airport Propeller Gallery. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Murkherjee, Ensemble for Non Linear Time, 2023. 18th Street Airport Propeller Gallery. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Murkherjee, Ensemble for Non Linear Time, 2023. 18th Street Airport Propeller Gallery. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Kenneth Tam in collaboration with photographer Christian Carroll, Silent Springs. Stills. 18th Street Airport Glider Wall. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.
Senator Ben Allen attending artist Daniela Schweitzer Open Studio. February 18, 2023. Photo by Sasha Renee. Courtesy of 18th Street Arts Center.

18th Street Arts Center is one of the top artist residency programs in the US, and the largest in Southern California. Conceived as a radical think tank in the shape of an artist community, 18th Street supports artists from around the globe to imagine, research, and develop significant, meaningful new artworks and share them with the public. They strive to provide artists the space and time to take risks, to foster the ideal environment for artists and the public to directly engage, and to create experiences and partnerships that foster positive social change.

Their mission is to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art-making. They believe that art making is an essential component of a vibrant, just and healthy society; creative action is a vital part of individual wellbeing; and humanity benefits when artists are valued.

1966

Warhol’s film Chelsea Girls is a commercial success, offering an unedited glimpse into the daily lives of several Factory Superstars. Later it is considered an influential forerunner of reality TV.