The Collaborative Arts Resource District (CARD) Fellowship program is a collaborative 12-week fellowship between The Nicholson Project, The Phillips Collection, and DC Public Library that connects artists with professional and financial resources to create and bolster sustainable art careers and foster the contemporary art community in the Washington, DC, area.
The fellowship will provide tangible resources that include a stipend, access to archives and art collections, connections to people and institutions in the DC metro region, and opportunities to present their work to the public.
Congratulations to our inaugural cohort, Tina Villadolid, Anne C. Smith, and Paloma Vianey.
“Tina, Anne, and Paloma represent the rich talent and diversity DC’s contemporary art scene has to offer, and I look forward to seeing how they use this fellowship to stretch and grow in their practice, how they will support and challenge one another as fellow artists, and in turn how this fellowship will contribute to bolstering the DC-region’s artistic community.”
Tina Villadolid is a second-generation Filipina American New Yorker. She graduated from Amherst College in 1983 with a BA in fine arts, then moved to New England where she became a mom, was a small-scale pig farmer, and fronted a rock band. Moving to Santa Barbara, California, the band had a hard landing. Villadolid transitioned into being the local art museum’s outreach teacher, bringing the museum into the neighborhood guerrilla style. Twenty-three years later, she was teaching the children of former students. This generational work with the marginalized population of a wealthy community threw into question her own life's relationships to predominantly white spaces and institutions. Villadolid returned to school wanting to unlearn ideologies of systemic power hierarchies, knowing that real change must begin with her own practice. She is a 2023 graduate of the MFA in Social Practice program at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University.
Anne C. Smith is a visual artist in Washington, DC, as well as a Silkscreen Associate and instructor at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and a member of the Artist Advisory Committee at IA&A at Hillyer. She learned silkscreen printmaking from her mentor, Master Printmaker Lou Stovall, for whom she worked as a studio assistant and later interviewed for the catalog to his exhibition at the Kreeger Museum in 2022. She holds an MFA in printmaking from George Mason University and in 2016 served as master printmaker on a large-scale silkscreen book with the school’s Navigation Press. She has previously taught drawing at institutions such as the National Gallery of Art in DC and Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University in Virginia. She has participated in artist residencies with Artist Mother Studio at Washington Project for the Arts, DC; Kala Art Institute, California; and the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Virginia. Her work is in the collections of the US State Department, Capital One, and INOVA Hospital, and she is represented by Adah Rose Gallery in Kensington, Maryland.
Paloma Vianey is an interdisciplinary artist from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, who currently lives and works in Washington, DC. She earned a BA in art history from The University of Texas at El Paso and an MFA from Cornell University. She has received grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation (2020, 2021, 2023) and the National Fund of the Arts in Mexico (2020). Vianey received a scholarship from the Institute of Mexicans in the Exterior (2018), was awarded the Municipal Youth Award in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (2019), and the John Hartell Graduate Award at Cornell University (2021). In 2018, Vianey realized a large-scale public art installation (22 x 70 ft) on the Americas-Cordova International Bridge along the US-Mexico border. From 2021 to 2022 she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Antonio Gala Foundation in Cordoba, Spain. Vianey has exhibited her work at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum, the Antonio Gala Foundation, Amos Eno Gallery, Jack Hanley Gallery, the Mexican Consulate at El Paso Texas, El Paso Museum of Art, The Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, and the Archeology and History Museum of El Chamizal. She currently teaches painting and drawing at George Mason University and was recently selected to participate in the 2024 Border Biennial hosted by the El Paso Museum of Art.
“The Phillips Collection strives to be a place for community engagement, cultivating accessible touch points that bridge the gaps between artists and audiences. By encouraging participation and collaboration, we welcome local artists to showcase their craft and audiences to witness the artists’ depth of talent. We’re proud to partner with the DC Public Library and The Nicholson Project as we collectively support these artists and build a more inclusive arts community in Washington.”
“The CARD Fellowship was established to elevate artists’ capacity for continued contribution to the city’s vibrant contemporary art scene and the community at large. The fellows represent a tri-institutional effort for artists to engage with accessible community resources available to help them further their artistic practices.”
“The Library isn’t just about books; it’s a catalyst for DC’s artistic growth. The CARD Fellowship is a commitment to DC artists, beginning with this impressive pilot cohort. In teaming up with The Phillips Collection and The Nicholson Project, we’re saying the future of art in DC starts here and we are taking a bold step towards fostering a more dynamic, impactful arts community.”
CARD Fellows receive:
12-week fellowship
$5,000 stipend
Regular gatherings and meetings with one another and consultations and studio visits with professionals from within our organizations as well as visiting/external professionals
Opportunities to exhibit/present work/activations at one of our spaces
A commissioned piece of writing about the artist’s work
Promotional support (press releases for residency, social media promotion, etc)
Documentation including professional headshots
Professional development opportunities, including:
Review/advise of Fellow’s didactic materials (CV, Bio, Artist Statement)
Instruction on how to professionally archive one’s artwork
Hands-on skill development and skill-sharing based on the Fellow’s specific needs and practice
Questions
Please contact card@phillipscollection.org