1.25.12
THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES PRESENTATION OF TEN THOUSAND WAVES, A NEW THREE-SCREEN VIDEO INSTALLATION BY ACCLAIMED BRITISH ARTIST ISAAC JULIEN
The Linda Pace Foundation announces the presentation of a special three-screen edition of TEN THOUSAND WAVES by Isaac Julien. The work was co-commissioned by the Foundation in 2009, and its presentation continues the organization’s mission to support the work of contemporary artists. The presentation will be inaugurated with a special event, a conversation between Julien and Steven Evans, Executive Director and Curator of the Linda Pace Foundation, on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the private exhibition space of the Foundation located at 114 Camp Street in San Antonio. The conversation will be followed by a reception for the artist and screenings of the work. Space is limited for the conversation and reception; RSVP is required...
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9.16.11
LINDA PACE FOUNDATION COLLECTION AND CHRISPARK ARTIST TERESITA FERNANDEZ APPOINTED TO U.S. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
Teresita Fernandez, Burnout, 2005, Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York; Linda Pace Foundation collection.
The Trustees and staff of the Linda Pace Foundation warmly congratulate Teresita Fernández on her appointment by President Barack Obama to the United States Commission of Fine Arts, the federal panel that advises the President, Congress, and governmental agencies on national matters of aesthetics and design. One of seven commissioners appointed by the President, she will take part in approving the site and design of national memorials and museums, advising the U.S. Mint on the design of coins and medals, and administering the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
Fernández is a 2005 MacArthur Foundation fellow, a recipient of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and a 1998 Artpace International Artist-in-Residence. She is widely recognized for her installation works and public sculptures.
Within the Linda Pace Foundation collection, Fernández is represented by five remarkable works. Additionally, she conceived visual experiences installed throughout CHRISpark, the one-acre public park at 111 Camp Street in San Antonio operated by the Linda Pace Foundation.
4.19.11
THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT ACQUISITION OF A SOUND SCULPTURE BY SCOTTISH ARTIST SUSAN PHILIPSZ JOINING THE MORE THAN 500 PIECE CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION
The Linda Pace Foundation announces a major acquisition and related exhibition of sound sculpture Sunset Song, 2003, by Susan Philipsz, a Turner Prize-winning artist.
The work joins the more than 500 objects in the Foundation’s diverse contemporary art collection, which was begun by the late philanthropist Linda Pace.
From May 8-June 26, 2011, Sunset Song will be presented daily in CHRISpark, the one-acre park built by Pace in 2005...
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7.22.2010
FOUNDATION LOANS MESSAGER'S PROTECTION TO THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN MONTERREY MEXICO.
The Foundation recently loaned Annette Messager's Protection, from its collection to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey, Mexico. Messager was one of the three artists who inaugurated the International Artist-in-Residence program at Artpace, which was founded by Linda Pace in 1995. She made the piece on loan to MARCO in 1998.
6.14.10
THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION APPOINTS STEVEN EVANS
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CURATOR
The Board of Directors of the Linda Pace Foundation announces the
appointment of Steven Evans as its Executive Director and Curator.
Evans comes to the Linda Pace Foundation from Dia Art Foundation,
where he has held a variety of positions since 1990, and most
recently that of Managing Director, Dia:Beacon. He will assume his
new post in August 2010...
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3.9.10
THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES COMMISSIONED WORK BY JESSE AMADO AT THE SAN ANTONIO CENTRAL LIBRARY
Days, a meditative new art installation by
contemporary artist Jesse Amado, will be dedicated in the lobby of San Antonio’s
Central Library at 6 p.m. April 8, 2010. Commissioned by the Linda Pace
Foundation, the public artwork commemorates the life of Linda Pace, an artist,
collector and philanthropist, who founded Artpace San Antonio, an international
laboratory for the creation and advancement of contemporary art...
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2.23.10
POSITION DESCRIPTION AND IDEAL CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
Executive Director and Curator, Linda Pace Foundation
San Antonio, TX
The Executive Director and Curator will be responsible for the Foundation’s management
and operations, liaison with and support for the Board of Trustees, and its external
relationships in San Antonio and throughout the contemporary art world...
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2.3.10
THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES TWO NEW MAJOR
ACQUISTIONS OF ARTWORK TO ITS COLLECTION AND A
NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Linda Pace Foundation announces two major new acquisitions of contemporary art: Cornelia Parker's room-sized installation, Heart of Darkness, and Robyn O'Neil's epic drawing, “Staring into the blankness, they fell in order to begin.” These works join the more than 500 objects in the Foundation’s diverse contemporary art collection, which was shaped by the late philanthropist Linda Pace ...
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1.25.10
CONTEMPORARY ART MONTH
Sewing cultural seeds
MOVES TO MARCH 2010!
In March 2010, San Antonio celebrates its 25th annual Contemporary Art Month (“CAM”). After becoming an independent project in 2003, the organization’s primary purpose is to organize and distribute a calendar of institutional and grassroots contemporary art events taking place in San Antonio during the month, as well as sponsoring a small number of events ...
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4.3.09
The Linda Pace Foundation Announces the Commission of Artwork By Jesse Amado for San Antonio Central Library and Debut of Artist Edgar Arceneaux’s Performance Piece Old Man Hill
The Linda Pace Foundation announces two major initiatives in keeping with its mission to support the work of contemporary artists, particularly those that have held residencies at Artpace, the contemporary art foundation with a residency and exhibition program, featuring cutting edge international art, founded by the late philanthropist Linda Pace ...
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5.21.08
The Linda Pace Foundation Announces the Opening of New Offices in San Antonio And Unveiling of Two New Acquisitions of Artworks by Daniel J. Martinez
On Friday, May 30th, 2008, the Linda Pace Foundation announces the official opening of its new offices in San Antonio and the unveiling of two new acquisitions of artworks by artist Daniel J. Martinez. The official opening of the offices, located at 112 West Rische Street, San Antonio, Texas, marks the first milestone in the organization’s lead-up to the creation of a permanent home in ...
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