Wildflowers, 2023
A community art project by Lex R. Thomas.
This project was funded in part by the ArtSpark Individual Artist Grant
Models: Kate Johnson, John Moore, Calliope Starling, Alexandria Culotta, Paul D’augereau, & Lex R. Thomas
Project Documentation: Tiffany Lemoine ( Ahnvee Photography )
ArtSpark is a competitive grant program supporting individual artists in Acadiana by providing technical support and funding and entrepreneurial training to artists in various fields.
These awards offer assistance to emerging, mid-career, and mature artists for specific, short-term projects with a component of community outreach and a focus on the artists’ and/or communities economic development with the support of Opportunity Machine.
This program is committed to ensuring Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, with particular focus on Black artists, Indigenous artists, artists of color, as well as those artists with disabilities, in order to expand their bodies of work as professionals.
Funding for this program is made possible by Lafayette Economic Development Authority and National Endowment for the Arts, and is administered by the Acadiana Center for the Arts.