Artpace
Artpace is a non-profit contemporary art foundation located in downtown San Antonio, Texas that is free and open to the public. Founded by artist, collector, and philanthropist Linda Pace, Artpace opened its doors in 1995, and focuses on nurturing the creative and artistic processes of both established and emerging artists. Fostering opportunities for dialogue and social interactions between artists and community members of all ages has always been central to the various programs at Artpace.
Once a former 1920s Hudson automobile dealership, Artpace utilizes its 18,000 square feet of industrial space to exhibit contemporary art in five separate exhibition spaces including: the Hudson Showroom the Main Space gallery and three separate artist exhibition spaces. There are also three furnished apartments for visiting artists and curators to use, an in-house archives and research library, a workshop, and other areas for special events including social gatherings and lectures.
International artist-in-residence program
Artpace is known for their International Artist-in-Residence program. The IAIR artists are chosen by a guest curator and the program invites nine artists per year to live and work at Artpace in three different four month cycles. Each guest curator selects one artist from Texas, one from the United States, and one from around the world to Artpace to create original works of art. Each artist is provided with furnished accommodations, 24/7 studio and exhibition site access, living expenses, a grant to purchase materials, and travel reimbursements. The IAIR program provides artists with the resources and support needed to create art without restrictions. Each residency begins with an informal potluck dinner introducing the artists to the people of the local community, and at the end of the residency, a curator/ artist dialogue is held in conjunction with the opening of the exhibitions to help viewers contextualize the work.Since 1995, over 250 artists from around the world have participated in the IAIR Program, and more than 80 curators have selected the resident artists. Former IAIR participants have gone on to receive numerous prestigious art awards including four Turner Prizes, nine MacArthur Fellows, fifteen Guggenheim Fellows, and over 84 artists have made appearances at the Venice Biennale and Whitney Biennial.
Educational programs
The education department at Artpace has K-12 programs, community programs, U of Artpace, family day and adult programs. Chalk It Up promotes the importance of collaborative public art on the streets of downtown San Antonio. Each year, Houston Street in downtown San Antonio is transformed by the creation of original, non-permanent chalk murals by artists of all ages and abilities. The event facilitates informal learning interactions between the community and contemporary artists.International artists-in-residence
| Year | IAIR.1 | IAIR.2 | IAIR.3 | IAIR.4 |
| 1995 | Jesse Amado, Félix González-Torres, Annette Messager | Joe Daun, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Tracey Moffatt | David Avalos, David Zamora Casas, Antony Gormley | Leonardo Drew, Cisco Jimenez, Ken Little |
| 1996 | Leni Hoffmann, Elizabeth McGrath, May Sun | Dorothy Cross, Alex De Leon, Lewis deSoto | Xu Bing, Esko Männikkö, Franco Mondini-Ruiz | Alejandro Diaz, Paula Santiago, Joyce J. Scott |
| 1997 | Anya Gallaccio, Nancy Rubins, Kathy Vargas | Michael O’Malley, Cornelia Parker | Alex Bag, César Martínez, Jaan Toomik | Nate Cassie, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Hale Tenger |
| 1998 | Tadashi Kawamata, Glenn Ligon, Constance Lowe | Joan Bankemper, Henrik Plenge Jakobsen, Holly Moe | Kendell Geers, Bill Lundberg, Diana Thater | Teresita Fernández, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz |
| 1999 | George Cisneros, Simryn Gill, Carolee Schneemann | Laura Aguilar, Mona Hatoum, Regina Vater | Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Liisa Roberts, Chris Sauter | Isaac Julien, Christian Marclay, Mei Zeigler |
| 2000 | Arturo Herrera, Rebecca Holland, Tracey Rose | Maurizio Cattelan, Joachim Koester, Margo Sawyer | Yiso Bahc, Yangah Ham, Dario Robleto | John Hernandez, Jason Rhoades, Yutaka Sone |
| 2001 | Rivane Neuenschwander, Shahzia Sikander, Tony Villejo | Brian Conley, Christian Jankowski, Lordy Rodriguez | Jim Mendiola, Ordo Amoris Cabinet, Rubén Ortiz-Torres | Candice Breitz, Surasi Kusolwong, Chuck Ramirez |
| 2002 | Ann-Sofi Sidén, Arthur Jafa, Sharon Engelstein | Giuseppe Gabellone, Aïda Ruilova, Juan Miguel Ramos | Brian Fridge, Paul Pfeiffer, Susan Philipsz | Koo Jeong-a, Erick Swenson |
| 2003 | Jeremy Deller, Kim Jones, Robyn O’Neil | — | — | Spencer Finch, Koo Jeong-a, Erick Swenson |
| 2004 | Michel François, Oliver Herring, Michael Velliquette | Fareed Armaly, Ulrike Ottinger, Willie Varela | Wangechi Mutu, Millic Tomic, Anne Wallace | — |
| 2005 | Daniel Joseph Martinez, Cruz Ortiz, Bojan Šarčević | Jorge Macchi, Hills Snyder, Anton Vidokle | Harrell Fletcher, Katrina Moorhead, Melik Ohanian | — |
| 2006 | Luz Maria Sanchez, Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger, Do-Ho Suh | Chiho Aoshima, Katie Pell, Allison Smith | Edgar Arceneaux, Augusto Di Stefano, Ranjani Shettar | — |
| 2007 | Glenn Kaino, Robert Pruitt, Katja Strunz | Stefano Arienti, Lorraine O’Grady, Eduardo Muñoz Ordoqui | Matthew Buckingham, Chris Evans, Alex Rubio | — |
| 2008 | Margarita Cabrera, Regina José Galindo, Rodney McMillian | Mark Bradford, William Cordova, Marcos Ramírez | Richie Budd, Lu Chensheng | — |
| 2009 | Sterling Allen, Richard Grayson, C.T. Jasper | Anne Collier, Silke Otto-Knapp | Adrian Esparza, Adriana Lara, Mario Ybarra Jr. | — |
| 2010 | Jamal Cyrus, Corey McCorkle, Monika Sosnowska | Adam Schreiber, Roy McMakin, Henning Bohl | — | — |
| 2011 | Frank Benson, Graham Fagen, Jeff Williams | — | E.V. Day, Devon Dikeou, Kelly Richardson | Andrea Büttner, Kurt Mueller, Adrian Williams |
| 2012 | Adam Pendleton, James Sham, Florian Slotawa | Leslie Hewitt, Jacco Olivier | — | David Benjamin Sherry, Dor Guez, Sarah Sudhoff |
| 2013 | Tala Madani, Adam Putnam, J. Parker Valentine | Clarissa Tossin, Adam Putnam, J. Parker Valentine | Micol Assael, Erin Shirreff, Ivor Shearer | — |
| 2014 | Rosa Barba, Liz Glynn, Jessica Mallios | — | — | — |