Press Street

PRESS STREET IS COMMITTED TO BEING A VITAL PARTICIPANT IN THE LIFE OF NEW ORLEANS BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING ARTIST AND WRITER DRIVEN PROGRAMS INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, PUBLICAITONS, AND ARTS EDUCATION.

PROJECT GRANTS OF UP TO $10,000 AND RESEARCH GRANTS OF $1500 ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO NEW ORLEANS BASED INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE ARTISTS / ART GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF NEW AND INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS THAT TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM OR GALLERY WALLS, WITHIN THE PUBLIC REALM, OR IN A NON-TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION ENVIRONMENT. GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO PROJECTS THAT BEST EXEMPLIFY ANTENNAS MISSION TO, ATTEND TO THE HISTORIES, COMMUNITIES, AND ECOLOGIES OF THE REGION AND THEIR (TRANS)NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS, WHILE REIMAGINING ARTMAKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. THE PLATFORMS FUND IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF ANTENNA, ASH CULTURAL ART CENTER, JUNEBUG AND THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION (ADD LINKS). THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION REGIONAL REGRANTING PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007 TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT OF INDEPENDENTLY ORGANIZED, PUBLIC-FACING, ARTIST-CENTERED ACTIVITY THAT ANIMATES LOCAL AND REGIONAL ART SCENES BUT THAT LIES BEYOND THE REACH OF TRADITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY NON- PROFIT VISUAL ART CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOUNDATION TO FUND ARTISTS EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIVE UNDERTAKINGS. THE 32 REGRANTING PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS OF UP TO $10,000 FOR THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF NEW WORK. PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED BY ORGANIZATIONS IN ALABAMA, ALBUQUERQUE, ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, BOSTON, CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, DENVER, DETROIT, HOUSTON, INDIANAPOLIS, KANSAS CITY, LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, MILWAUKEE, MINNEAPOLIS, KNOXVILLE, NEW ORLEANS, NEWARK, OKLAHOMA, OMAHA, PHILADELPHIA, PHOENIX & TUCSON (AZ), PORTLAND (OR), PORTLAND (ME), PROVIDENCE, RALEIGH & GREENSBORO (NC), SAINT LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JUAN, PR SEATTLE, AND WASHINGTON D.C.

ANTENNA PRESS IS DEDICATED TO MAKING DIGITALLY PRINTED BOOKS THAT ALIGN WITH ANTENNAS MISSION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CULTURAL CONTRIBUTORS AND CULTURAL BEARERS WHO PRODUCE PROJECTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GENDER AND IDENTITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, EQUITY, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, ABOLITION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND THE HISTORIES OF THE GULF SOUTH. THROUGH SELF PUBLISHING, OPEN CALLS FOR ANTENNA PRESS PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE WORK WITH ARTISTS AND WRITERS WHO WANT TO SEE THEIR CREATIVE IDEAS MANIFEST IN BOOK FORM. PAPER MACHINE, OUR DIGITAL PRINTSHOP AND BOOKBINDERY IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS.

THE SPILLWAYS RESIDENCY IS A WAY OF PROVIDING THE MEANINGFUL DISPERSION OF OUTSIDE THOUGHT AND PRACTICE INTO THE CITY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE FEATS. SPILLWAYS HOSTS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING PROJECTS WITHIN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGION, AND WHOSE EFFORTS QUESTION, TRANSFORM, OR EXPAND THE VIBRANT VISUAL AND LITERARY CULTURE OF THE AREA. AT LEAST FOUR RESIDENTS ARE CHOSEN EACH YEAR TO DEVELOP AMBITIOUS PROJECTS THAT AIM FOR THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGION.