our vision of success

mission

To build a dynamic community of innovative artists and effective visual art leaders by providing professional development opportunities to innovative, new artists and by advancing their entrepreneurial success.

values

- professional development

- artistic excellence

- community

 
We believe that experience and access to information on how to navigate the contemporary art industries creates confident artists who make well-informed decisions regarding their careers. In turn, the artists will have sustainable careers through which they positively impact the creative economy of the greater Washington metropolitan area and beyond.

history

Paul So, a painter and a physics professor at George Mason University, founded Hamiltonian Artists in 2007, with the vision of creating a career development program for emerging visual artists in Washington, DC. As a scientist in a highly competitive field, Paul appreciated the tremendous benefits of his post-doctoral training and saw great potential in applying a similar model of career development, guidance and support to the early career trajectory of emerging artists.

After turning an abandoned historic building at 14^th and U Street, NW into one of the first green contemporary art exhibition spaces in Washington, DC, So launched the Hamiltonian Fellowship Program in 2008. Serving as a stepping-stone for emerging artists, the fellowship nurtures the next generation of up-and-coming visual artists by encouraging them to become active drivers of their own careers. Furthermore, Hamiltonian Artists seeks deepen the appreciation for contemporary art and emerging artists through invigorating new art enthusiasm and patronage through Hamiltonian Capital.