Artpace Inc.

“The form is prepared by the organization's independent public accounting firm. It is then reviewed by management and the board of directors before filing with the irs.”

“At least annually the board discusses any conflicts of interest and whether such conflicts are in its best interests.”

“The board uses various methods to determine the appropriate compensation for its senior management, including reviewing compensation policies of other similar organizations; other form 990 filings, published comparability data, and similar methods.”

“The organization's governing documents and similar policies are available upon written request to its administrative offices.”

“As a catalyst for artistic expression, we engage local communities with global art practices and experiences. Our vision is to be a creative laboratory that uses art to produce a lasting impact on the arts community in san antonio and around the world. We are collaborative, innovative, diverse, global, and distinctive. We connect artists to resources, which inspire provocative risk-taking and the creation of ambitious new work. We challenge artists and communities to expand the bounds of creativity. We engage globally to embrace a wide range of perspectives, cultures, and ideas. We are a catalyst for international creative discourse, and we define a standard of excellence to foster the creative process. Artpace was founded by artist, collector, and philanthropist linda pace (1945 - 2007) in 1993 and opened to the public in 1995. Pace conceived of artpace as a laboratory of dreams, providing artists from all over the world with an environment that would encourage experimentation and growth. Growing from the inspired vision of one woman, artpace is now an internationally respected public institution and a cornerstone of contemporary art in texas.”

“The artists own their artwork, which is returned after their exhibition and often travels on to exhibitions and collections around the world since 1995, artpace's international artist-in-residence program has supported more than 280 artists from over 30 countries. Through a competitive process, the selected artists reside at our facilities for two months and are given financial and technical resources to create bold and innovative work that they otherwise would not be able to create without the full support of artpace. After consulting with alumni artists and curators, artpace's director selects the international artist-in-residence guest curators with significant experience working with living artists, a proven commitment to inclusivity and diversity, and a strong record of academic and critical writings. Before selecting, the director travels nationally and internationally to biennials, conferences, and exhibitions to meet with prospective curators. Since 1995, artpace has invited more than 45 internationally recognized guest curators. Renowned curators, including marcela guerrero, pilar rivas thompkins, kelly baum, okwui enwezor, lauri firstenberg, rita gonzalez, yuko hasegawa, sarah lewis, denise markonish, cuauhtemoc medina, hans-ulrich obrist, gabriel perez-barreiro, andy campbell, robert storr, and deborah willis, have set a high standard for artistic rigor, scholarship, and research at artpace and have greatly contributed to the innovative and diverse nature of the residency program. Once the guest curators have been appointed, they select international and us-based artists who are taking significant risks in advancing their practice and will benefit from and thrive in the environment provided at an artpace residency. Texas artists are chosen through artpace's texas open call, a free online submission system open to all texas artists. Guest curators conduct studio visits across the state with their top candidates from the open call. In the last 26 years, artpace's guest curators have conducted over 1,200 studio visits in over 35 cities with texas artists, providing them professional experience and exposure. After their studio visits, guest curators make their decisions for the residency. During this time, the curators consider the themes, concepts, and materials of the artists' work and how the three artists will interact and inspire one another during their residency. Once the guest curator selects one international, one national, and one texas-based artist, the three artists have preliminary visits to artpace to begin planning their residency with staff and key stakeholders. Approximately six months later, the artists arrive at artpace for the two-month production-based artist residency, followed by a two-month exhibition of their new work. The residency is designed to provide artists with unparalleled resources that enable them to experiment with new ideas, take provocative risks, and realize innovative and ambitious new work. For many resident artists, artpace has proven to be a significant milestone in their careers, propelling them onto the international art stage. For instance, 46 artpace alumni artists have exhibited in whitney biennials; 22 have exhibited in venice biennales; eight have been awarded fellowships with the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation; and four have received britain's top art award, the turner prize, including jeremy deller who received the turner prize in 2004 for the work he created at artpace. Spring 2019 resident artist jennifer ling datchuk and spring 2018 resident artist rafa esparza were named 2020 and 2021 united states artist fellows, respectively, after their artpace residencies. Most recently, spring 2015 resident texas artist, autumn knight, has recently been recognized with an artist award from the foundation for contemporary art (2022); anonymous was a woman award (2021); the american academy in rome, nancy b. Negley rome prize fellowship in visual arts (2021); a re”

“Artpace education programs include artpace teen council, university internships, workshops, tours, and reading red book club. In addition to the public programs surrounding artpace's international artists-in-residence program, artpace offers numerous other ways for the community to engage with contemporary art. Artpace's teen council program has received national recognition from the institute of contemporary art boston, a leader in arts education. Artpace teen council annually supports 12 teens in a nine-month, paid program designed for san antonio area high school students to become advocates for contemporary art and young leaders in the community. The council develops workshops, tours, teen nights, and other arts-driven programming to engage high school students with art. The programs they create serve hundreds of students each year. Over 90% of teen council alumni pursue a college degree. The students have taken leading roles at artpace to produce teen engagement programs for other teens throughout san antonio. Our university internship program annually serves 15 to 20 college students from higher education institutions across san antonio. This program has given students the tools, experience, and relationships to pursue artistic careers in arts organizations across the nation. Many of these students have gone on to successful careers in the arts as art teachers and professors, professional positions at museums, as well as writers and curators. Artpace offers admission-free guided tours of our exhibitions and facilities for individuals, schools, and organizations year-round. These tours engage a broad audience from elementary school students to senior center residents. Artpace's reading red book club meets bi-monthly to explore and discuss selected readings by artpace's artists and curators, bringing greater context and understanding to artpace's exhibitions and programs. Artpace collaborates with a number of local artists to bring monthly art-making workshops to the community. We also work with community organizations and nonprofits to provide space to host lecture series, film screenings, summer camps, and live performances. These partnerships are ongoing, and we are constantly seeking new partnerships to engage a broader and more diverse audience with contemporary art.”

“The organization has a finance committee who take responsiblity for the audit. This process has not changed.”