Ted Decker Catalyst Fund

The Ted Decker Catalyst Fund, established in October 2003, makes legacy investments in artists’ futures by awarding advocacy, marketing, and mentoring mini-grants to encourage artists to more effectively position themselves for success in their careers. Submitting proposals is currently by invitation only.

Legacy investment mini-grant recipients and projects to date include:

2012:
Peter Bugg (Phoenix) – exhibition marketing support
Felipe Dias Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro) – collateral piece to promote solo exhibit
Kimberly Harris (Phoenix) – announcements for painting exhibition
Lisa MacCollum (Phoenix) – announcements for painting exhibition
Felipe Mujica (Brooklyn/Santiago, Chile) – artist residency marketing
Claire Warden (Los Angeles, CA) – marketing support for solo Eye Lounge exhibition, February 17 - March 10, 2012

2011:
Leo Ayres (Rio de Janeiro) – essay for website
Mario Bands (Rio de Janeiro) – Complexo do Alemão/Penha project marketing
Brent Bond/Santo Press (Scottsdale, AZ) – The Vandercook 100 book publication project
Sean Christensen (Los Angeles, CA) – distribution costs of film The Duel with actress Lili Taylor
Cleo Corcoran/Bossa Brazil (Phoenix) – event support
Janet de Berge Lange (Phoenix) – marketing materials for solo exhibition at Willo North Gallery, Phoenix
Ed and April Lillard Gomez (Long Beach, CA) – S.O.S exhibition project in Long Beach and Phoenix with Arizona and California artists
Eye Lounge Artists (Phoenix) – 12th Anniversary catalog support + forward text for catalog
Chico Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro) – Paraná project research and marketing
Ahkima Honyumptewa (Hotevilla, AZ) - exhibition marketing materials for 2nd ASU Map(ing) printmaking project
Hugo Houayek (Niterói, Brazil) – catalog project of works from 2006-11
Carolyn Lavender (Phoenix) – career documentation catalog
Robert Brandan Martinez (Tempe, AZ) – Rio de Janeiro photo project marketing
Laerte Ramos (São Paulo) – inaugural exhibition project Laerte Ramos: Arma Branca with Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA)
Eduardo L. Rivera (Phoenix) – Rio de Janeiro photo project marketing
Barbara Rogers (Tucson, AZ) – career retrospective catalog
Rodrigo Torres (Rio de Janeiro) – marketing support

2010:
2010: Gustavo Artigas (Mexico City) – airline ticket to attend Converging Trajectories exhibition
Rui Barbosa (São Paulo) – website design and business cards
Brent Bond/Santo Press (Scottsdale, AZ) – website design
Sue Chenoweth (Phoenix) – What Goes On and What Takes Place exhibition documentation & marketing materials
Sean Christensen (Los Angeles, CA) - 2010 Cave Creek Film & Arts Festival entry fee (film subsequently won festival Grand Prize for Film in July, 2010)
Chico Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro) – Converging Trajectories exhibition
Luis Daniel Gutierrez (Phoenix) – Icehouse exhibition
Cynthia Hogue (Tempe, AZ) - When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina book and exhibition
Lara Plecas (Phoenix) – Natural Origin exhibition marketing
Kim Larkin & Adam Murray/Modified Arts (Phoenix)– website & branding expense; Converging Trajectories exhibition marketing
Carolyn Lavender (Phoenix) - What Goes On and What Takes Place exhibition documentation & marketing materials
Carlos Manuel Leal/www.emagazineart.com (Madrid) – website expense for international art online magazine
Michael David Little (Phoenix) – Converging Trajectories exhibition marketing
Alfredo Manzo and Family (Scottsdale, AZ) – Francie Rink’s Esperanza Project
Monica Aissa Martinez (Phoenix) - What Goes On and What Takes Place exhibition documentation & marketing materials
Robert Brandan Martinez (Tempe, AZ) – Rio de Janeiro transformation project
Dominic Miller (Phoenix) – marketing materials for Contaminated Wells drawings exhibition
Christina Ramirez (Phoenix) – Natural Origin exhibition marketing
Rebecca Ross (Tempe, AZ) - When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina book and exhibition
Paulo Santos (Rio de Janeiro) – professional photography of first solo exhibition images for presentation to galleries, curators, and collectors
Mary Shindell (Phoenix) - What Goes On and What Takes Place exhibition documentation & marketing materials
Valber Silva (Niteroí, Brazil) – website and blog hosting

2009:
Sue Chenoweth (Phoenix) – catalog and marketing materials for Predator and Prey exhibition
Angela Ellsworth (Phoenix) – promotion and documentation of art work in Stitch Portraits book
Carolyn Lavender (Phoenix) – marketing materials for promotion and documentation of art work
Elias Lazaroni (Rio de Janeiro) - exhibition marketing materials
Alfredo Manzo (Scottsdale, AZ) – Alfredo Manzo Family campaign
Marcos Martins/Som Brazil Band (Phoenix) – demo CD for band marketing
Marcus Payzant (Austin, TX) – TDCF Work in Progress (May) marketing materials
Yolanda Hart Stevens (Komatke, AZ) - exhibition marketing materials for ASU Map(ing) printmaking project
Karolina Sussland (Phoenix) – TDCF Work in Progress (February) marketing materials
Johanna Unzueta (Brooklyn/Santiago, Chile) - Queens Museum of Art exhibition catalog
Jen Urso (Phoenix) – marketing materials for White Space project
Paula Wittner (Patagonia, AZ) – marketing materials for solo exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts (May-August)

2008:
Corie Cole (Colorado Springs, CO) – announcements for MFA (ASU) exhibition
Chico Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro) – 100 years project website; Artist-in-Residence project in Phoenix
Eliza Gregory (Phoenix) – announcements for ASU Anthropology solo exhibition
Julio Cesar Huaman (Cusco, Peru) – art school tuition
Elias Lazaroni (Rio de Janeiro) – exhibition marketing materials
R. Eric McMaster (Richmond, VA) – announcements for MFA (ASU) exhibition
Roberto Nunes & Marcio Botner (Rio de Janeiro) – marketing materials for student exhibition at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage

2007:
José Bechara (Rio de Janeiro) – book documenting artwork
Chico Fernandes (Rio de Janeiro) – website (100 years project) to advance career
Ed Gomez (Los Angeles, CA) – GoCA announcements for Eye Lounge exhibition
Mexicali Bienal (Ed Gomez) (Los Angeles, CA) – support for catalog
João Penoni (Rio de Janeiro) – marketing support
Chris Santa Maria (New York, NY) – announcements for solo Eye Lounge exhibition
Ken Storch (Phoenix) – special assistance
Roy Wasson Valle (Phoenix) – announcements for 515 solo exhibition

2006:
Eye Lounge artists (Phoenix) – 7th Anniversary catalog support forward text for catalog
Heidi Hesse (New York, NY) – announcements for Eye Lounge exhibition
Melissa Martinez (Phoenix) – catalog support for Peripheral 07 exhibition at Ice House
Sean O’Donnell (Phoenix - deceased) – memorial exhibition expenses
Christy Puetz (Phoenix) - catalog support for Peripheral 07 exhibition at Ice House
Karolina Sussland (Phoenix) - catalog support for Peripheral 07 exhibition at Ice House
Filippo Tagliati (Grand Rapids, MI) – announcements for MFA (ASU) exhibition
Jen Urso (Phoenix) - catalog support for Peripheral 07 exhibition at Ice House

2005:
Andrea Evans (Boston, MA) – announcements for Eye Lounge solo exhibition
Mike Goodwin (Phoenix) – prints and t-shirts for 515 solo exhibition
Heidi Hesse (New York, NY) – South Korea residency documentation

2004:
Janet de Berge Lange (Phoenix) – announcements for Art Detour
Jeffrey Guy (Phoenix) – photo images of artwork
Heidi Hesse (New York, NY) – catalog for MoCA (Tucson, AZ) solo exhibition