Artist Foundation of San Antonio

The Artist Foundation of San Antonio, co-founded in 2005 by Bettie Ward and Patricia Pratchett, is a non-profit organization which gives San Antonio, Texas artists grants up to $12,500 annually. The Foundation is a subsidiary of ARTS San Antonio and distinguishes itself in that it supports individual artists directly with funds for proposed projects. In some ways, this relatively hands-off approach to allow artists room for creative liberty is reminiscent of the philosophy of Artpace, a premiere international residency also in San Antonio. The Foundation supports a wide array of disciplines including performing arts, visual arts, media arts and literary arts. Every year the foundation holds San Antonio's ArtBall to help raise funds for the artists.

References

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/MYSA110607_10B_ARTISTFOUNDATION_345dea3_html8505.html

http://www.sawoman.com/0508/arts1.html

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/artbeat/2008/10/artist_foundation_award_winner.html

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/visual_arts/Robleto_adds_inventive_new_air_to_Seattle_museum.html

External links

• Artist Foundation of San Antonio official website
• Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Bettie Ward. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).