The Tanne Foundation
The Tanne Foundation

Tanne Foundation awards recognize outstanding achievement and are an expression of gratitude to artists for their passion and commitment to their work.

  • Mobius, Inc.

    Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Mobius, Inc. (est. 1977) is a 501c3 non-profit, tax-exempt, artist-run organization, whose mission is to generate, shape and test experimental art. Mobius is operated b… Read more >

  • Brad Sherrill

    Brad Sherrill, Atlanta, GA, is a 30+ year career actor most prominently known for his 16 years as developer, adapter, and solo performer of biblical texts (Hebrew Scriptures/New Testament).  His five… Read more >

  • Beth Reitmeyer

    Beth Reitmeyer, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee, is a visual artist who likes to make people happy with her colorful installations. Her work investigates landscapes and the joy of une… Read more >

  • Gabrielle Ondine Mertz

    Gabrielle Ondine Mertz, Atlanta, GA, is a multidisciplinary artist with a practice that explores contemporary information structures and digital-analog intersections through the use of altered technol… Read more >

  • Michael Espinoza

    Michael Espinoza, Portland, OR is a non-binary, multi-racial, multi-disciplinary artist whose work embodies and embraces the undone artistic practices of Queer Ancestors lost to persecution, disease,… Read more >

  • Jason Eskridge

    Jason Eskridge, Nashville, TN, is a singer, songwriter, curator, and community builder. As one of Nashville’s premier vocalists, he has worked either as a background vocalist or opening act for countl… Read more >

  • Miriam Alarcón Avila

    Miriam Alarcón Avila, Tiffin, IA is a photographer, and a visual, multimedia, and storytelling artist. Born in Mexico City, Avila became interested in photography at a very young age. Her mission is t… Read more >

2023 Tanne Award Recipients:

Created in 1998 by an artist with a long-established interest in the arts, the Tanne Foundation has interests in filling cultural voids, enriching the artistic experience and broadening horizons for artists and their audiences.

2023 Tanne Award Recipients:

Created in 1998 by an artist with a long-established interest in the arts, the Tanne Foundation has interests in filling cultural voids, enriching the artistic experience and broadening horizons for artists and their audiences.