COVID Response: COVID Relief Grants (2020 Campaign)
The Judith Alexander Foundation Relief Fund for Georgia Visual Artists presented 106 Georgia Artists with individual grants of $500 in August-September 2020
2020 Grantee and Georgia Artist: Zuzka Vaclavik, Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Untitled, Acrylic on Panel, Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas
Guided by the example set by Judith Alexander in her lifetime, we are thrilled to have honored the contributions of 106 Georgia artists with $500 each in individual grants.
For our 2020 Relief Grants campaign, we received a large number of applications from artists across the state whose careers and finances have been turned upside down by the pandemic. Through the process of reading all the applications, the formidable hardship provoked by the situation was tangible and heartbreaking. The grit and resolve shown on the part of everyone we heard from were likewise palpable and inspiring. We would have helped each applicant if we could.
“I cannot express in words my immense gratitude for the grant you awarded me during this crisis. I have placed the little notecard you sent by my nightstand to remind me that there are people who care and are supportive. Your generosity means so much to me.”
Our original goal was to fund up to 100 Georgia visual artists. When the numbers of applicants kept growing, we did a short fundraiser, allowing us to make 6 additional grants. We are so grateful to those donors who stepped up to help.
The messages and notes we have received from our grantees, although not expected and certainly not required, have filled our hearts with appreciation and brightened our spirits enormously. We feel so much gratitude for these artists and their dedication to art and creativity, which we believe to be among the most essential requirements of life. We wish them and all who applied (or even thought of applying) all the best in their lives and art careers.