Joan Mitchell Foundation Inc

ARTIST CENTERED PROGRAMS - THE FOUNDATION RUNS A SET OF ARTIST-CENTERED PROGRAMS THAT FULFILL JOAN MITCHELL'S AMBITION TO "AID AND ASSIST" ARTISTS THROUGH GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, AND RELATED INITIATIVES. THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY ADMINISTERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS GRANTS, FIRST AWARDED IN 1993, PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS OF $25,000 EACH TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF TWENTY-FIVE ARTISTS. THROUGH EMERGENCY GRANTS, THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION PROVIDES EMERGENCY SUPPORT OF UP TO $6,000 TO US-BASED VISUAL ARTISTS WORKING IN THE MEDIUMS OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND/OR DRAWING, WHO HAVE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL LOSSES AFTER NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THEIR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CREATING A LIVING LEGACY (CALL) INITIATIVE RECOGNIZES THAT ARTISTS OF ALL AGES MAY NEED SUPPORT TO ORGANIZE THEIR STUDIOS AND TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR CREATIVE LEGACIES, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF RESOURCES TO START THE LEGACY PROCESS.

COLLECTION AND LEGACY - THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF ARTWORK OF JOAN MITCHELL AND OTHER ARTISTS, AND AN ARCHIVAL COLLECTION CONSISTING OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OF OR RELATED TO JOAN MITCHELL.THE FOUNDATION USES THIS COLLECTION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ASSISTING IN ARRANGING EXHIBITIONS IN NON-PROFIT SPACES WITH SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO BRING JOAN MITCHELL'S WORK TO A BROAD AUDIENCE, IN PARTICULAR TO AREAS AND PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ARTWORK REGULARLY.

THE JOAN MITCHELL CENTER COMPLEMENTING THE JOAN MITCHELL FOUNDATION'S GRANT PROGRAMS, THE JOAN MITCHELL CENTER WAS DEVELOPED TO HOST ARTIST RESIDENCIES, PROVIDING WORKING AND LIVING SPACE ON A TWO-ACRE CAMPUS IN THE HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. IN ADDITION TO THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, WHICH WELCOMES LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, THE CENTER PRODUCES PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF NEW ORLEANS, AND SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR, CONDUIT, AND RESOURCE FOR PARTNERSHIPS IN THE ARTS.

CATALOGUE RAISONNETHE JOAN MITCHELL CATALOGUE RAISONNE PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2015 IN ORDER TO RESEARCH JOAN MITCHELL'S PAINTINGS AND TO RESULT IN THE EVENTUAL PUBLICATION OF A CATALOGUE RAISONNE. THIS WILL BE A SCHOLARLY, MULTI-VOLUME BOOK DOCUMENTING ALL OF THE ARTIST'S PAINTED WORK, INCLUDING ENTRIES FOR EACH PAINTING WITH HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS, COMPLETE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AND DETAILED HISTORIES OF OWNERSHIP, EXHIBITIONS, AND LITERATURE.