We are excited to announce 17 additional artists selected to receive financial support through our Support Beam initiative.
Support Beam is designed to support emerging artists’ long-term creative practice and livelihood during an unprecedented time. This new opportunity prioritizes Black artists, Indigenous artists, and artists of color to acknowledge the disproportionate historical and ongoing systemic inequities, and the impact this pandemic is having on BIPOC communities.
Inspired by the depression-era Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), this program utilizes City of Portland PDXCARES (#PDXCARES) funding to commission a piece of public art without restriction to media or themes, and aspires to sustain as many artists as possible during a precarious economic and political time.
Through intentional efforts like these, our public art begins to more accurately represent the many distinct communities who enliven our region. Learn more about the artists selected for initial round of Support Beam.
Over the coming months, Support Beam artists are giving us a peek into their art practices, studios, works in progress, and creative lives. Follow along with their posts and stories on Instagram at #raccsupportbeam.
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Iván Carmona
www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/iván-carmona
Jodie Cavalier
Daniela del Mar
Sade DuBoise
Sarah Farahat
Marcelo Fontana
Tiana Garoogian
Laura Camila Medina
Lucia Monge
Dana Paresa
Diego Morales-Portillo
Ameera Saahir
Orquidia Velasquez
Mike Vos
Tazha Williams
Tammy Jo Wilson