The MOCA GA Working Artists Project (WAP) is an awards program created to support established visual artists of merit who reside in the Atlanta metropolitan area. This initiative provides an unparalleled level of support for individual artists, expand the Museum’s mission, and promote Atlanta as a city where artists can live, work, and thrive. Each project year, jurors select three visual artists to receive the Award. Representing our city’s best and brightest; these artists are supported with a solo exhibition, promotion, a studio assistant, and a major stipend to create work over the course of the year. The WAP is supported by The Charles Loridans Foundation with additional funding in 2010/2011 from the National Endowment for the Arts.