About the Prize
The Foundwork Artist Prize is an annual juried award that we inaugurated in 2019 to recognize outstanding practices by contemporary artists. Starting in 2021, we will be awarding the Foundwork Artist Prize to two honorees, both of whom will receive unrestricted $10,000 grants and studio visits with each of this year's distinguished jurors. The honorees and three shortlisted artists will also be invited for interviews as part of our Dialogues program to further public engagement with their work.
Update about the 2021 Foundwork Artist Prize
We're excited to announce that 2021 will be the first year that we award the Foundwork Artist Prize to two honorees, both of whom will receive unrestricted $10,000 grants and studio visits with each of this year's distinguished jurors. As in past years, the honorees and three shortlist
The 2021 Foundwork Artist Prize is open to artists residing in any location around the world, except for a few countries, states, and provinces listed below. Artists working in any media are eligible.
In addition, in order to be eligible, an artist must:
(1) be an individual who is at least eighteen years old and otherwise able to enter into a binding contract;
(2) not be a Foundwork employee, contractor, or their relative;
(3) be able to use Foundwork and participate in the Prize in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations; and
(4) have a published artist profile on Foundwork, with at least 6 published artworks, continuously from 5:00 PM PT, OCTOBER 10, 2021 THROUGH 5:00 PM PT, NOVEMBER 30, 2021.
Artists who meet the above eligibility criteria will be considered equally whether an artist has a paid account, is in a free trial period, or has a free student account. 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 2021 Foundwork Artist Prize: Argentina; Arizona (US State); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Cuba; Iran; Kosovo; Latvia; Macedonia; North Korea; Quebec (Canadian Province); Russia; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Sudan; Syria; and United Arab Emirates (UAE). These geographic restrictions are for regulatory reasons beyond our control and we appreciate your understanding.
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