Applicants are invited to apply for the 2023 Support Old Lady Artists (SOLA) Awards
Donor Name: Artist Trust
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/27/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
SOLA Awards are four unrestricted awards of $5,000 given annually to Washington State female-identified visual artists, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art. The SOLA Award seeks to encourage and celebrate women’s achievements in the arts.
One of the four SOLA Awards will specifically honor a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) artist. This funding is part of an overall strategy by SOLA and Artist Trust to reverse historic inequities in arts funding programs and move resources to Washington State communities with more limited access to other funding for individual artists.
The Trust defines BIPOC artists as individuals identifying as one or more of the following ethnicities: Alaskan Native, Asian/Asian-American/Pacific Islander or Hawaiian, Black/African/African-American, Latinx, Middle Eastern, Native American or Indigenous, or South Asian
Eligibility Criteria
The 2023 SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards is open to female-identified visual artists living in Washington State, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
APPLICANTS MUST BE:
- A female-identified visual artist; 60 years of age or older by March 27, 2023;
- Washington State residents at the time of application and payment;
- A practicing artist who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
APPLICANTS MUST NOT BE: Graduate or undergraduate matriculated students enrolled in any degree program at the deadline date of March 27, 2023;
- Recipients of another Artist Trust grant in 2023;
- Applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, or community group.
- Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee, consultants, contractors, current Twining Humber / SOLA panelists, or their immediate family.
For more information, visit SOLA Awards.