City Of San Antonio's Department Of Arts & Culture Awards Grants To 30 Artists

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

CONTACT: Stacey Norton, Department of Arts & Culture
210-207-6960, stacey.norton@sanantonio.gov

SAN ANTONIO (September 22, 2021) – The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture today unveiled 30 San Antonio based artists selected to receive $5,000 grants as part of its new Individual Artists Project Grants Program. Aimed to support a diverse portfolio of artists working across San Antonio, the grants support the production of new, original, and high-quality art to be presented in the city over the next 18 months.

The grantees range in discipline including Literary Arts, Media Arts, Multi-Disciplinary, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. The artists, listed in alphabetical order, are:

Abelina O Diaz
Amalia Ortiz
Andrew J Gonzales
Anna Marie De Luna
Bianca Sapet
Carlos Sanchez De La Garza
Chris Sauter
Christopher L. Martinez
David Ortiz
Elizabeth Rodriguez
Erica Monzon
Excy Guardado Bonilla
Francisco Leal
Jenelle Esparza
José Rubén De León
Justin Dale Korver
Laura Varela
Lauri Jones
Latasha Parham
Lisette Denise Chavez
Marisela Barrera
Michael Foerster
Nathan Felix
Pamela Martinez
Ray Rodrigue
Rosalinda Champion
Sarah Fox
Suzanne González
Verónica Castillo Salas
Xelena Gonzalez

The Individual Artists Project Grants Program is a result of the Department of Arts & Culture’s Individual Artists Support Strategic Plan, developed and adopted in 2020 following a series of focus groups with individual artists and analysis of the creative economy, a community and visitor survey, past artist programs, and peer cities best practices.

“The Individual Artists Project Grants Program is truly a collaborative effort between our department and the many outstanding artists who call San Antonio home,” said Department of Arts & Culture Interim Executive Director Krystal Jones. “It is exciting to see the program come full circle with the support of 30 talented individuals and new and incredible artworks for residents and visitors to experience, enjoy and share.”

Under the guidance of the department’s overarching Cul-Tú-Art Plan, the grant program is administered with equity as a priority. Grant applications were not only evaluated by a panel of experts in each artistic discipline, but additional points were also provided to artists who self-described as a person of racial and/or ethnic color, woman, LGBTQIA+, veteran, and/or living or operating their studio in a census tract that is historically disadvantaged as shown on the City of San Antonio’s Equity Atlas.

The Department of Arts & Culture’s website is home to a San Antonio Artist Registry, which provides in-depth profiles for each granted artist as well as over 300 artists across the city. For more information about the grantees and their upcoming exhibits, performances, and displays, visit http://www.sanantonio.gov/arts or @getcreativesa.

This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author’s own.