Dedicated to fostering new interactions between artists, creative communities, and the public, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts provides artists across all disciplines with space, tools and a cooperative forum for the development of individual practice. Its core offerings include the Studio Program, which provides under market studio spaces to regional artists through an open call, fee-free application; the Project Space, a curator- and artist-led exhibition platform established in 2008; and the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, a facility that houses a full service printshop, community workshops, and exhibitions. Alongside these programs, the SHIFT Residency for Arts Workers supports artists who also work as administrators and educators in the art world, enabling them to advance their practices through free studio space, a career development curriculum, critiques, studio visits, honoraria and production fees, and a final exhibition.
The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts
2007
The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program was launched in 2007 in celebration of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary. This unprecedented program donated over 28,500 photographs by Andy Warhol to educational institutions across the United States. More than 180 college and university museums, galleries and art collections throughout the nation participated in the program, each receiving a curated selection of original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints.