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Idea Capital was founded in 2008 by Stuart Keeler, Susan Todd-Raque, Pam Rogers, Louise Shaw and Cinqué Hicks.
In Spring 2008, five Atlanta art community activists came together to launch a pilot program to support Atlanta-based artists that might not otherwise receive funding. The idea for a self-generating funding mechanism developed from a conceptual social project by Stuart Keeler. Idea Capital's goal was to establish an innovative new funding mechanism that directly supported artists outside of typical institutional models.
Each founder personally invested $100 in a common pool of money and called for ideas. Eighteen artists and cultural producers responded, and Idea Capital selected performance/conceptual artist Allison Rentz as its first recipient.
The overall response to the pilot program was tremendous--from both artists and the broader community that cares about fostering a creative environment that supports artistic innovation. Idea Capital continues today to provide several grants per year to Atlanta artists, performers and cultural producers on a competitive basis.
The funding model continues to be based on collecting small investment donations from the arts community at large and then redistributing the money to directly support artists. The more money Idea Capital receives, the more grants we can award.
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Fall 2011 Investors
Allison Rentz Anne Sterchi Anne Tracht Annette Cone-Skelton & Bob Hipps Anonymous Antonio Darden ArtsGeorgia Basheerah Ahmad Brenda Massie Cheryl Adams Odeleye Christopher Campbell Cinqué Hicks Daniel Gaetan-Beltran, Shay Nichols David Schuster Elizabeth Chapman Elyse Defoor Felicia Feaster Flora Maria Garcia George King Greta Mandell Jeff Vanderlip Joey Orr Joseph P. Peragine Judy Lampert June M. Grant Katherine M. Barringer Klimchak Kwanza Hall Lisa Alembik | Lisa Tuttle Lisa Frank Loran Hamilton Louis Corrigan Louise Shaw Lubo Fund Lucha Rodriguez Mark Basehore Martha J. Whittington Mary O'Horo Mary Stanley Matt Sigmon Melissa Snyder Nancy Floyd Nicole Livieratos Oronike Odeleye Pamela Rogers Paul Hagedorn Paul Boshears Robert Brawner Rocio Rodriguez Shannon Turner Steve Jarvis Susan Krause Susan Bridges Thomas Swanston Waduda Muhammad Your Name Here! |
Fall 2010 Investors
Allison Rentz Amy Miller Anne Dennington Anne Sterchi Anonymous ArtsGeorgia Brenda Locke Chris Campbell Cinqué Hicks Cosmo Whyte David Schuster David Hamilton Dorian McDuffie Flora Maria Garcia George King Jeani Elbaum Jeff & Julia Guy Judy Lampert Julia Myers Leatrice Ellzy-McNair Lisa Alembik Lisa Tuttle Louis Corrigan | Louise Shaw Lucha Rodriguez Lucinda W. & Robert Bunnen Machiko Ichihara Marianne Lambert Mark Basehore Mary Stanley Mary Ohoro Michael David Murphy Morolake Odeleye Nancy Floyd Nicole Livieratos Opal Moore Oronike Odeleye Pam Rogers Priscilla Smith Sarah Emerson Stacie Lindner Steve Jarvis Susan Krauss Susan Bridges Susannah Darrow Wesley Chenault |