For images and further details, please visit 50plus50.calarts.edu.

For pricing and sales inquiries, please contact Ivorian-Jones Fine Art at 212-229-6762 or inquiries@ivorianjones.com.

For other questions regarding the 50+50 initiative, please contact Heather Suran at CalArts, 661-291-3435 or hsuran@calarts.edu.

In February, CalArts launched 50+50: A Creative Century from Chouinard to CalArts, an unprecedented alumni artist-led scholarship endowment initiative. In partnership with publisher Lisa Ivorian-Jones, CalArts commissioned and is selling editions and limited series artwork by a prominent group of 50 alumni artists from the Chouinard Art Institute and the School of Art. Representing a broad range of cross-generational, cross-disciplinary art-making, the new editioned works and limited series will continue to be released in curated groupings.

Sales of the 50+50 artwork is generating crucial funding for the School of Art Alumni Scholarship endowment, which provides essential financial support for students. CalArts has made increased scholarship funding a critical priority for the continued recruitment and retention of the very best art students, regardless of their financial means.

The launch of 50+50’s inaugural exhibition was a featured event of the Frieze Los Angeles VIP program. On view in the gallery at REDCAT from Feb. 12 to March 22, the exhibition was organized by REDCAT exhibition manager Carmen Amengual (Art MFA 16) and School of Art faculty Michael Ned Holte.

In addition, Andrea Bowers and Laddie John Dill, two of the participating artists from the 50+50 initiative, were part of a panel discussion organized by CalArts at Frieze Los Angeles. Their conversation focused on the importance of artists supporting their peers and expanding their roles as patrons. Mary Clare Stevens, executive director of the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts also participated, and Anne Ellegood, executive director of the Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, was moderator.

This important effort has received leadership support from CROZIER and Frieze New York. Additional support has been provided by Collector Systems, providing cloud-based collections management, by Frieze Los Angeles, and by Joshua White, fine art photographer.

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