The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried award inaugurated in 2019 to recognize outstanding practice by contemporary artists. The honoree receives an unrestricted $10,000 grant and studio visits with the jurors who include progressive curators, gallerists, and artists. The honoree and three short-listed artists are also featured in interviews as part of our Dialogues program. Artists will need to create their profiles on Foundwork by October 15th to be considered for the 2020 Prize.
Foundwork is a venue for artists to introduce their work to people across the global contemporary art community. Our purpose is to enable greater access between artists, curators, and collaborators wherever they are based. The project was inspired by founder Adam Yokell’s experience running a gallery in Brooklyn called Hometown where he worked mainly with emerging artists. Wanting for a broader way to conduct artist research, he decided to develop Foundwork as a tool for artists and collaborators.
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There is no entry fee to be considered for the Foundwork Artist Prize. An artist only needs to meet the eligibility criteria and have a published profile on Foundwork, with at least 5 published artworks, throughout the selection period: 5:00 pm ET October 15, 2020–5:00 pm ET November 30, 2020.
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- The honoree receives an unrestricted $10,000 grant and studio visits with the jurors who include progressive curators, gallerists, and artists.
- The honoree and three short-listed artists are also featured in interviews as part of their Dialogues program.
Eligibilities
- The 2020 Foundwork Artist Prize is open to artists who reside in any location around the world, except for a limited number of countries, states, and provinces listed below. Artists working in any media are eligible.
In addition, in order to be eligible, an artist must:
- be an individual who is at least eighteen years old;
- not be a Foundwork employee, contractor, or their relative;
- be able to use Foundwork and participate in the Prize in accordance with all applicable laws; and
- have a published artist profile on Foundwork, with at least 5 published artworks, continuously throughout the selection period: 5:00 pm ET, October 15, 2020–5:00 pm ET, November 30, 2020.
Artists are otherwise eligible regardless of age, race, creed, color, religion, country of origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.
- Please note that residents of the following countries, states, and provinces are not eligible for the 2020 Foundwork Artist Prize: Argentina; Arizona (US State); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Colorado (US State); Republic of Colombia; Cuba; Hong Kong; Iceland; Italy; Iran; Japan; Kosovo; Latvia; Macedonia; North Korea; Quebec (Canadian Province); Russia; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Sudan; Syria; Thailand; and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Application Process
- There is no separate application for the Foundwork Artist Prize.
- In order to be considered, an artist only needs to meet the eligibility criteria, sign up for an artist account, and have a published profile on Foundwork, with at least 5 published artworks, throughout the selection period: 5:00 pm ET October 15–5:00 pm ET November 30, 2020.
- Please see the following questions in this FAQ for instructions about eligibility and how to participate.
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Application Deadline: October 16, 2020
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