The Neddy Artist Award program is one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest and most esteemed annual awards for artists.
Donor Name: Cornish College of the Arts
State: Washington
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 02/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
Cornish College of the Arts prepares its students to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators. The Neddy Artist Award program is a beacon of this mission.
Funding Information
The Neddy offers some of the largest artist awards in the State of Washington, providing a grand prize of $25,000 each to two artists, and six awards of $2,000, to visual artists based in the Puget Sound region.
Eligibility Criteria
Artists may apply to the Neddy at Cornish awards program if they meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Artists must be full-time residents of Washington State, residing in the greater Puget Sound region (Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, San Juan, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom Counties) and must be permanent residents of the United States.
- Artists must be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
- Applicants must be practicing artists who demonstrate a pattern of producing work.
- Artists must NOT be previous grand-prize recipients of the award.
- Previous finalists are eligible AFTER A ONE-YEAR HIATUS.
- Artists must NOT be full-time core faculty or a trustee at Cornish College of the Arts.
- Students currently enrolled in either undergraduate or graduate degree programs at the time of application are NOT eligible.
- Those who have completed all degree requirements at the time of application, but have yet to matriculate may be eligible pending verification.
- Artists must be available on the dates of the National Juror visit and Interview/Video production, otherwise, the award goes to an alternate. These dates will be provided at the time the finalists are contacted to ascertain their availability. As much as possible we try to accommodate finalists’ schedules with these engagements.
For more information, visit Neddy Artist Award.