The Twining Humber Award is an unrestricted award of $10,000 given annually to a Washington State female-identified visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
Donor Name: Artist Trust
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/27/2023
Grant Size: $10,000
Details:
The award is made possible by a generous gift from the painter Yvonne Twining Humber (1907-2004), who established the Irving Foundation and Yvonne Twining Humber Fund for Artistic Excellence to support the grant through Artist Trust in recognition of female-identified artists who oftentimes must interrupt or postpone art-making in order to answer the demands of family life. The award recognizes artistic excellence, professional accomplishment, and longstanding dedication to the visual arts.
Eligibility Information
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, community group, ensembles, or collective;
- Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee, consultants, contractors, current Twining Humber / SOLA panelists, or their immediate family.
Selection Criteria
- artistic excellence;
- the professional background of the artist;
- evidence of continuing dedication to artistic discipline
For more information, visit Twining Humber Award.