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OVAC Announces Thrive Grants Awardees Funds Supporting Innovative Visual Arts Projects The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) has announced the awardees of Thrive Grants, a new granting program for artists that celebrates innovation and exploration in the visual arts of Oklahoma. Thrive Grants is funded by and in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts through their Regional Regranting Program. Thrive Grants is an annual program that funds 12 artistled, collaborative projects from across Oklahoma through grants of $5,000 each. The funded projects must culminate in a public-facing program such as a non-traditional 70 ion Oklahoma
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Sarah Ahmad, Bol (“speak” in Urdu), 2014-2020, digital print. Photo Provided by Sarah Ahmad.
exhibition, performance, screening, or other publicly accessible outcome. Thrive Grants aim to fund artists’ visions and provide creative projects for community engagement. All grant applications were reviewed by a selection committee and were scored in categories including: Career Altering Potential, Artistic Merit, Community Impact, and Ability to Complete. Artist projects that create new collaborations, feature BIPOC artists, or serve non-urban communities were prioritized. The selection committee has chosen the following awardees for this cycle: Sarah Ahmad
