ArtBank
Each year, Visual Aid distributes up to $25-$50,000 worth of art supplies to our artist grantees through generous donations from retail stores, manufacturers and individuals. Art supplies such as oil paint, canvas, brushes, etc. are purchased by Visual Aid to supply the ArtBank with basic necessities.
Voucher Program
Since its founding, Visual Aid has awarded over a quarter of a million dollars in art supplies to Grantees through this program. Member artists can apply for grants in the form of vouchers twice each year. Vouchers are redeemable at over 70 framers, digital labs, sculpture, art and photography supply stores throughout the Bay Area.
Career
Resources
The
Visual Aid staff is available to assist Grantees with career management,
including advice on resume writing and grant proposals. Internet
access, and a wide variety of art, health and career publications
are available in our Resource Center.
Art
Exhibitions
Visual Aid presents 14-16 shows each year through its Exhibition Program. Grantees have the opportunity to present their artwork to thousands of Bay Area residents and visitors, and these exhibitions also enable Visual Aid to reach out to a broader community. Visual Aid staff and a volunteer X-Team curate, organize and install exhibitions at museums, galleries and other traditional and non-traditional art spaces. Exhibitions and artists receptions are free and open to the public.
Click
here to see past exhibitions.
Workshops
& Lectures
Visual Aid holds artists' talks, walk-through tours of exhibitions, and workshops and lectures covering a wide range of educational and practical topics. All are free and open to the general public.
Click
here to see past workshops & lectures
Archives
Visual
Aid maintains slide archives, which provides a record of the artwork
of all Grantees. These archives are used by our Grantees
and exhibition committee and available to curators, art historians.
Educational
Outreach
Through slide lectures and tours for college and university students, presentations by staff and Grantees to art schools, universities, church groups and K-12 students, this program fosters a continuing interest and engagement in arts education and promotes a dialogue about art and illness.
