Meet the United States Artists Fellows for 2008
 

Fall 2008
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Letter from the Executive Director

Fall 2008 promises to be an exciting time for United States Artists. Many USA Fellows are getting ready for the season with ambitious exhibition openings, film previews, and performance premieres taking place both here and abroad.  More 

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Catherine Opie: American
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Short Films and Essays Illuminate Artists

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Mission: To invest in America's finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society. 

United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making organization dedicated to supporting America's finest living artists working in in a diverse array of disciplines. After decades of dwindling public support, artists now have a home where they may find significant private funding—unrestricted cash grants—to ignite the creativity that makes this country great. more 

Our Signature Program—USA Fellows Grants to Artists.
Annually 50 artists are named USA Fellows; each receives a $50,000 unrestricted grant. The program supports artists in all career stages, including emerging and mid-career artists, as well as established figures. The fellowships are awarded across a broad array of disciplines.  More 

A Country That Loves Art, Not Artists..
In a recent survey of attitudes toward artists in the US, a vast majority of Americans, 96%, said they were greatly inspired by various kinds of art and highly value art in their lives and communities. But the data suggests a strange paradox. More 

Investing in Artists.
While it has always been easy to make gifts to art institutions in this country, prior to the founding of USA, it was difficult to make a tax-deductible gift to an individual artist. USA presents a unique opportunity to support our country's finest artists and receive tax benefits. More

    

USA Fellow Story:Basil Twist

Talk to Basil Twist about puppets, and you will come away thinking about mortality, animism, and magic. “Puppetry goes beyond entertainment into issues of life, death, and the soul,” says the 39-year-old New York resident.


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Donor Profile:Ernest and Irma Rose Foundation

“With USA, the perspective is that you are not investing in art you want to own. You are investing in the creative spirit—the courage and passion required to become one of the finest artists in America.”

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