Jacques Overhoff, 1988 / 2019 Cast Bronze Relief
Spiritual Man Evolving | Los Angeles, California
The Jacques Overhoff Foundation
Purpose
To inspire civic imagination and creative spirit in the development, design, and construction of public spaces. Our commitment is to award annual grants to emerging artists creating public artworks in the State of California.
Mission
Foster the building of public spaces that are designed to engage communities, encourage communal ownership and usage, and reach beyond the mundane into the extraordinary.
Our Intention & Hope
Be an active supporter and thought leader in applying transformative thinking toward the design and creation of public spaces.
The Jacques Overhoff Foundation catalyzes deeper collaboration between community members, government agencies, urban planners, architects, landscape architects, artists, developers, and others motivated by human-centered design. We want to connect broad audiences of placemaking stakeholders through symposiums, publications, grants, and innovative educational programs.
The Leadership
Serena S. Overhoff, daughter of Jacques Overhoff is President of The Jacques Overhoff Foundation. With her passion and commitment to the visual arts, she leads and orchestrates the activities of the Foundation on a daily basis, with support from the Board of Directors and Anca Colbert, Art Advisor.
Jacques Overhoff {April 1933 - December 2024}
Jacques Overhoff passed December 2024 at the age of 91. The legacy of Jacques Overhoff’s creative life and innovative work lives on through the mission of The Jacques Overhoff Foundation.
Upside Down Thinking
Jacques Overhoff and Serena Overhoff in front of The Mark Taper, Los Angeles, CA.
September 2019 at the grand re-opening of The Music Center, L.A.’s Performing Arts Center.
HempCement Co. is a Los Angeles based company that Jacques Overhoff co-founded in 2024 to introduce industrial hemp as a game-changing building material. HempCement Co. is a supplier of a break-through, plant-based carbon sequestering building material for industrial hemp blocks (CMU’s) along, with artisan and hardscape products.
In her mission to further bring to the world her father’s vision to build sustainably for the next 100 years, Serena Overhoff is now the CEO of HempCement Co.
The Jacques Overhoff Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation registered in the State of California. All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. All funds received are allocated towards supporting project-based activities for the Foundation. None are applied to any operating expenses of the organization.