Artadia donors at the National Council level and above are invited to exclusive donor trips to cities across the US and abroad. We create an art-filled itinerary, including studio visits with Awardees and acclaimed local artists, collection visits, exhibition tours, and general sight-seeing! Accommodations are made by Artadia staff at highly-rated hotels, and local cuisine is highlighted in our restaurant choices.
Our upcoming trip is will be to St. Louis, MO in partnership with 21c Musuem Hotels. We will be celebrating our forthcoming 21c St. Louis Artadia Awardee and the vibrant artistic community in the city. Contact claire@artadia.org for more details on this trip.
Prospect.6 New Orleans, LA
October 30–November 2, 2024
Artadia attended the opening weekend celebration of Prospect.6 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the future is present, the harbinger is home, a citywide contemporary art triennial. Donors had VIP access to exclusive P.6 events, as well as time with our Awardees featured in the triennial: Andrea Carlson, Bethany Collins, Brendan Fernandes, Jeffrey Meris, Joiri Minaya, Stephanie Syjuco, and Clarissa Tossin.
21c Trip to the Research Triangle
September 26–September 29, 2023
On the occasion of our 21c Artadia Award Program in the Research Triangle, we traveled to Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. We spent time with our 2023 21c Research Triangle Artadia Awardee André Leon Gray, finalist Raj Bunnag, visited the Nasher Museum of Art, and had collection visits.
Trip to the United Arab Emirates
March 8–March 12, 2023
Artadia donors visited the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of the Sharjah Biennial 15 featuring six Artadia Awardees. Donors spent the five days around Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi, visiting major art and historical sites throughout the trip. The group attended the Sharjah Biennial, visited mosques, toured the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and saw Board Member Summer Wheat’s solo exhibition at Zidoun-Bossuyt Dubai Gallery.
21c Trip to Kansas City, Missouri
September 28–October 1, 2022
Artadia traveled to Kansas City, Missouri upon awarding the 21c Kansas City Artadia Award. We had the opportunity to tour key city sites, visited the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, had a studio visit with 21c Kansas City Artadia Awardee Kathy Liao as well as finalist Jill Downen, had guided tours of the Kansas City Art Institute and the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, and attended a private collection visit.
