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Joan Mitchell Foundation: Programs |
Art Education Program
The Foundation, in collaboration with local Community Centers, has established free art classes for artistically inclined young people in grades three through twelve. The instructors are either Foundation Grant Recipients or other accredited artists. The purpose of these classes is to teach the fundamentals of art – drawing, painting and sculpture – to young people and to support local artists in the process.
Saturday Studio classes are currently being held in New York City at five centers:
Goddard Riverside Community Center (Upper West Side) www.goddard.org
The Door (SoHo) www.door.org
Jacob Riis Settlement House (LIC, Queens) www.riissettlement.org
St. Nick’s Alliance (Bushwick/E. Williamsburg) www.stnicksnpc.org
Boys Club of New York, Abbe Clubhouse (Flushing, Queens) www.bcny.org/ABBE
Saturday Studio FALL TERM classes begin October 16, 2010.
Applications will be accepted now through Friday, September 24th.
Applications are welcome via mail or email, but email is preferred.
For more information contact the Art Education Program: arted@joanmitchellfoundation.org or 212-524-0102.
View Fall 2010 Art Classes Brochure (PDF)
For Middle and High School Students
Our Student Opportunities and Support (SOS) program offers students help with portfolio development and high school/art college preparation through special workshops and one-on-one assistance. Contact José Ortiz to participate: jortiz@joanmitchellfoundation.org or 212-524-0102.
Painters & Sculptors Grant Program
BY NOMINATION ONLY -- PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT
This Program is conducted annually with the selection of approximately twenty-five recipients in recognition of artistic merit and financial need, to further their artistic careers.
View Painters & Sculptors Grant Recipients
MFA Grant Program
BY NOMINATION ONLY -- PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT
The MFA Grant Program is conducted annually, with the selection of fifteen recipients who are to receive a Masters in Fine Arts degree from a recognized graduate art facility in painting or sculpture. The purpose of this award is to assist in furthering the recipient's artistic career and their transition from academic to professional studio work.