Chicago Artist & Museum of Contemporary Photography Win Joyce Award
WDCB’s Gary Zidek catches up with Chicago-based artist Regina Agu and Museum of Contemporary Photography curator Asha Iman Veal to talk about their Joyce Award-winning project, SHORE/LINES.
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A Chicago-based philanthropic non-profit is continuing its efforts to support underrepresented artists in the Great Lakes region. This summer, the Joyce Foundation is awarding a total of $375,000 that will be split among five artists. The Joyce Awards started in 2004, since then the Foundation has funded 82 new artistic projects and collaborations in six Midwest cities.
This year’s crop of awardees includes three Chicago-based projects including one that will be created by artist Regina Agu, who will be working with the Museum of Contemporary Photography. That project titled SHORE/LINES will involve the creation of a large scale installation and field guide that will dive into the history of Black Midwestern lakeside communities.
2023 Joyce Award winners Regina Agu, Marisa Morán Jahn, Sonny Mehta, Marlena Myles, and Julie Tolentino. Image courtesy of the Joyce Foundation.
