Founders
In an act of unprecedented private investment in individual artists and the creative potential of America, USA launched in September 2005 with $20 million in seed funding provided by a coalition of four leading foundations—Ford, Rockefeller, Prudential, and Rasmuson. Their initial investment enables our organization to pilot the USA Fellows program, awarding unrestricted $50,000 grants to 50 artists each year.
USA Fellow Story:Antenna
“The word antenna is the same in English, German, and Japanese; it’s pronounced the same in each language, and the meaning doesn’t shift,” explain Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger, interactive designers and partners in Antenna.
"We have learned a lot from listening and talking to artists. They see things differently. Their work is what's going on. They may not be able to predict the future, but they make statements that say where it's going, and it often does."
