News & Events

To awaken each morning to a day that is entirely yours is truly extraordinary. It is a difficult thing to describe — outside the realm of ordinary life, but a daily event as an artist-in-residence. My time here facilitated an intensity of focus and freedom I had never experienced previously. I discovered a tremendous amount about my studio practices, made considerable technical and conceptual progress in my work, and found lasting friendships with remarkable people.

— Jessyca Burke

NEA Study on Individual Artists

July 1, 2008

The National Endowment for the Arts just released "Artists in the Workforce: 1990-2005," the first nationwide look at artists’ demographic and employment patterns in the 21st century." Artists in the Workforce" analyzes working artist trends, gathering new statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide a comprehensive overview of this workforce segment, its maturation over the past 30 years, along with detailed information on specific artist occupations.

As a leader among artist-centered organizations, the Alliance is thrilled to have this much-needed data to provide important benchmarks on how we as a field are supporting today’s artists.

Visions from the New California

May 9, 2008

The Visions from the New California Award seeks to celebrate, support and promote the work of outstanding California visual artists from geographically and ethnically diverse communities.

Alliance Announces New Executive Director

January 11, 2008

The Alliance of Artists Communities’ Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Caitlin Strokosch as the Alliance’s new Executive Director.

Strokosch was selected after a year-long strategic evaluation process led by the Executive Committee of the Board. She has worked for the Alliance since 2002, most recently as Program and Communications Director, and will begin as Executive Director on February 1.

Ohio Arts Council Receives Creative Leadership Award

October 23, 2007

The Board of Trustees of the Alliance of Artists Communities voted unanimously to award the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) with a Creative Leadership Award. The award honors the OAC’s long-standing support of individual artists and artists’ residencies. The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

Alpert Residency Prizes Expand

October 15, 2007

The Herb Alpert Foundation is once again partnering with artist residency programs to provide residencies to artists across disciplines, believing that recognition and financial support are complemented by the nurturing environment of artists’ communities.