GIA Guest Blog with Ute Zimmermann & Theaster Gates

I’d like to pick up on this last sentence of yours Theaster, which I think is gets to the heart of the problem of building good relationships between granters and grantees. The granter is part of an institution, a formal … Continue reading →

Ute, Thank you for agreeing to this electric space with me. Such relationship-based topics can be difficult to discuss, especially in plain view. Having courses is a great way to move the conversation forward. I have found that over dinner, … Continue reading →

Theaster and I are looking forward sharing our personal thoughts and experiences about the grantor/grantee relationship with all of you. Hopefully it will be an insightful and, ideally, lively conversation. We encourage all of you to chime in with your … Continue reading →

In preparation for their preconference session at this year’s GIA conference in Chicago, Theaster Gates, a 2008 Chicago Artadia Awardee, and Ute Zimmermann, Artadia’s program manager, will reflect upon the artist-grantmaker relationship, its power dynamics and (co-) dependencies, as well … Continue reading →

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