The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded The Carnegie, a theater and arts center in Covington, with $75,000 in grant funding to support future exhibitions.
“The Carnegie is an important platform for artists in Covington and greater Cincinnati,” said Rachel Bers, program director for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in a press release. “We are pleased to support its programs that connect local artists to curators, writers and opportunities for creative growth beyond the region.”
Established in the famous artist’s will, the foundation has supported thousands of organizations worldwide and has awarded nearly $300 million in cash grants.
The grant awarded to The Carnegie will support exhibitions coming to the organization over the next two years, such as “Notations on Ritual,” curated by Sso-Rha Kang. Featuring several artists, the exhibition “broadly explores the theme of ritual—from objects that hold reverence, to superstitions that dictate behavior and systems that maintain or subvert expectations,” according to the same press release.
“What is so exciting about this news from The Warhol Foundation is that it feels like both a recognition of what we have done in our recent past and what lies ahead of us,” said Carnegie Executive Director Matt Distel. “This honor only happened because of what Sso-Rha Kang, Carnegie curator, is planning and the partnerships she is forging. I cannot imagine a better way to kick off the Sso-Rha era of programming.”
You can learn more about The Carnegie and its programming at thecarnegie.com.