24 Jan Visual Arts Grant 2025 – OCA
Ogden Contemporary Arts Receives Grant
from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Ogden, UT—Ogden Contemporary Arts (OCA) is honored to announce it has been awarded a generous grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, funding OCA’s exhibitions, programs, and Artist-in-Residence. Following Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts. The foundation manages an innovative and dynamic grants program while also preserving Warhol’s legacy through creative and responsible licensing policies and extensive scholarly research for ongoing catalogue raisonné projects. To date, the foundation has given nearly $300 million in cash grants to over 1,000 arts organizations around the country and abroad and has donated 52,786 works of art to 322 institutions worldwide.
“We are pleased to support Ogden Contemporary for its commitment to providing regional and national artists the space, support and encouragement they need to enrich their practices and engage the local community.”
– Rachel Bers, Program Director of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
“Receiving this grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is a tremendous honor for Ogden Contemporary Arts and a testament to the impactful work our organization is doing. This support empowers us to continue providing vibrant and meaningful programming that connects our community to the global art world. We are grateful to the Warhol Foundation for their commitment to advancing the visual arts and for recognizing OCA’s role in fostering creativity, dialogue, and cultural growth in Northern Utah and beyond.”
– OCA Executive Director, Venessa Castagnoli.
Ogden Contemporary (OCA) was founded in 2012 as a grassroots arts initiative in Ogden, Utah, and has grown into a dynamic arts center with galleries, studios, and programming facilities. With a mission to serve a diverse community, OCA focuses on environmental conservation, cultural identity, and community engagement through exhibitions, residencies, and interactive programming. Hosting artists from around the world while supporting local creatives, OCA connects Ogden’s art scene to global networks. Ogden Contemporary Arts reaches over 13,000 people annually in person and 60,000 online. Through partnerships like the Artist Factory program, OCA empowers artists and youth, fostering creativity and cultural growth in northern Utah, and beyond.
For more information about The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, visit warholfoundation.org.
About Ogden Contemporary Arts & OCA Center
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Ogden Contemporary Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that creates and shares globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advanced arts programing in Ogden, Utah. OCA’s vision is to inspire local and regional artists through active involvement with the international contemporary art community. OCA strives to be viewed as a credible and internationally respected arts organization while empowering artists with the facilities, environment, and experience to excel in their medium and enrich their lives.
OCA Center is Ogden Contemporary Arts’ flagship exhibition space located in the historic Monarch building at 455 25th Street in Ogden, Utah. The multi-use space opened in November 2020 after a significant gift from the Dr. Ezekiel R. & Edna Wattis Dumke Foundation. The Center’s main gallery is titled the “Arts Garage,” named after the building’s historic origin as a 1920s industrial parking garage for the neighboring Bigelow Hotel. OCA Center also includes a digital art room, second floor gallery space, and an artist loft that can be utilized as additional exhibition space or as a studio for visiting artists.