VUGA Foundation – Artist Residencies & Public Art Museum

ABOUT US

VUGA Foundation a 501(c)3 and 509(a)2 public charitable organization, supports fine art emerging contemporary artists with residencies, studio space, and community workshops, elevating them and their work from emerging to blue-chip status. It helps emerging artists gain visibility and enriches local culture. The Foundation will operate a public museum, featuring a diverse collection.

The Foundation will produce entertainment content to highlight social issues and uplift marginalized voices. VUGA Foundation will partner with festivals and online platforms to reach broader audiences and sponsor exhibitions at galleries and cultural institutions worldwide. It also offers licensed art therapy programs for trauma recovery and mental health support. Together, these efforts use art to drive social change.

President: Victoria Unikel
CEO: Gene Avakyan

Socially Relevant Entertainment

Creating Socially Relevant Entertainment Film and entertainment content development to promote equality, justice, and global peace, distribute through festivals, TV, and other media to raise awareness, educate, and motivate action.

Films and music are key to affect zeitgeist, or general sentiments toward political issues like equality, justice, and peace: Raising awareness: entertainment content can reach a broad audience, Emotional engagement, films and music, evoke strong emotional responses.

• Inspiring action: films can serve as a powerful call to action

• Amplifying voices: films amplify the voices of marginalized communities

• Education: can be used as educational tools in schools, universities, and community organizations

• Community: Films bring people together to discuss issues and concentrate community attention

Publicly Accessible Art Museum & Art Collection

Operation of a public art that will feature art, artists, and culturally relevant pieces, those that promote equality, justice, and global peace.

The Museum will offer public access to the arts, encourage artistic expression, support local artists, and educate the public. As an educational and cultural hub, it will promote community engagement and cultural awareness.

The Foundation will build an art collection that will be in demand worldwide.

Artist in Residence Program

Encourage new art creation and exhibition by giving aspiring and established artists a friendly atmosphere to work and live. Program will provide artists with a dedicated studio in an art production space and residential housing.

Program promotes creation of new art to advance the Foundation's objectives while giving artists the resources to enrich culture.

This will foster artistic innovation and collaboration, benefiting both artists and the community by creating new and informative works of art and helping outstanding artists develop their skills and find a positive artistic path.

Sponsoring and Attending Art Exhibitions

Attend and support nonprofit and foundation art exhibitions and display Foundation Museum collection in galleries, cultural institutions, and educational venues.

Exhibitions foster cultural interaction, showcase our collection, and support the arts community. These actions promote art appreciation and spread it to more people.

They will help spread our collection's message to the widest audience and provide income to continue operating the foundation’s programs.

Art Therapy Programs

Therapeutic art and workshops to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing via creative expression to help PTSD, abuse, and other trauma victims.

Program will help people recover and thrive, benefiting their community. They strengthen mental health, reduce stress, and improve participant well-being.