Austin, Texas – The City of Austin will select one local artist or artist group as its Our Future 35 Artist in Residence thanks to a $75,000 grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The NEA announced more than 1,000 recipients of its Grants for Arts Project (GAP) awards May 15, including the City of Austin. The awards total more than $37 million as part of its second round of Fiscal Year 2024 grants.

The City’s Economic Development Department (EDD) Cultural Arts Division and Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) Our Future 35 Cap and Stitch Program will jointly manage the Artist in Residence program.

Our Future 35 is an initiative to build new city infrastructure and public spaces over the I-35 highway, which is being reconstructed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

The Artist in Residence will work closely with the Our Future 35 planning team over the course of two years, producing and integrating art into public engagement events and culminating with a capstone or showcase event. The artist will also potentially generate temporary installations or activations along construction corridors, pending the program’s status in Spring 2026.

As part of the GAP awards program, the City will provide an in-kind match of the grant award of $75,000. Updates regarding the Artist in Residence program will be posted on the EDD website.

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