Installation: Jessica Caldas: Every Stage of Becoming 2022/2023 Working Artist Project Fellow. Photo credit Alvaro Santistevan

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF GEORGIA (MOCA GA) 2024/2025 WORKING ARTIST PROJECT CALL 

The Working Artist Project (WAP) is a year-long fellowship program facilitated by The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA). The program was created by MOCA GA to champion established visual artists of merit who are based in the Atlanta metro region (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties). Each year, a guest curator selects three of our best and brightest to receive a solo exhibition, promotion, a studio apprentice (in support of emerging artists in the Atlanta Community), a full-color catalogue, and a $15,000 stipend to create work over the course of the year.  Winners must commit to producing new work expressly for debut by MOCA GA for the exhibition dates identified, mentor at least 1 studio apprentice, and participate in education programming for the public. As we prepare for transition to a brand new facility, the 2024/2025 Working Artist Project exhibitions will be hosted in an interim location, providing a unique opportunity for flexibility and community partnerships.  WAP is supported through grants from the Charles Loridans Foundation, The Antinori Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The AEC Trust, and the Molly Blank Fund.

Guest Curator: Apsara DiQuinzio is senior curator of contemporary art at the Nevada Museum of Art

The deadline for submissions is June 12, 2024 
Applications Reviewed: June 14 - July 1, 2024 
Semifinalists Notified by: July 5, 2024 
Studio Visits: July 10 -12, 2024 
Winners Announced Evening of: July 12, 2024 

Eligibility

demonstrate recognition of quality of work through publication or review, and

• Applicants must both currently live in, and have studio space (within your home or commercial space) in the following counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale, and remain an Atlanta-based artist for the length of the grant period, until close of exhibition,
• demonstrate artistic merit, professionalism, and proven ability to complete the project,
• have participated in a minimum of 5 years of exhibiting in museums or commercial galleries of regional, national or international renown, including at least one solo exhibition that was not part of a degree or certificate program (artwork submitted for review must be from last two years),
• not have a solo exhibition in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area during the grant period, until after the close of your WAP exhibition,
• not apply as an artist team (individual artists only)
• provide a detailed list of all known exhibition commitments (confirmed and non-confirmed) in the metro Atlanta area that will take place during the grant period,
• be available July 10th – 12th for in person studio visits if selected as a finalist.

WAP Awardee Requirements

Winners must produce all new work expressly for debut by MOCA GA; provide a single work for the MOCA GA Permanent Collection; agree to the exhibition dates identified; mentor at least 1 studio apprentice; and participate in educational programming for the public.