Distinguished Artist Awards

Overview

Honoring decades of artistic accomplishments

Rasmuson Foundation offers one $50,000 Distinguished Artist Award annually in recognition of an Alaskan’s creative excellence over multiple decades and significant artistic accomplishments. These artists have chosen to make their lives and careers in Alaska, thereby making our state a more culturally rich place to live. First and foremost, they have made creatively incisive art reflecting their particular and extraordinary perspective. Award recipients will most likely be full-time, professional artists, and will be recognized by peers and experts across the state as among the most highly accomplished in their field. Artists may work in any artistic discipline.

Distinguished Artist Award recipients have created an extensive independent body of work representing life-long investigation and development of their personal creativity. They must have decades of experience creating art and contributing to advancement of arts and culture in Alaska.

Eligibility

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* Artist must be a full-time Alaska resident and have lived in the state for the past five years at the time of the nomination and remain a resident, living in Alaska for the duration of the grant period. 
* Artist must have decades of experience creating art and contributing to advancement of arts and culture in Alaska and must be established in an artistic career.
* An established artist has created an extensive independent body of work representing a life-long investigation and development of their personal creativity.
* They demonstrate a high-aesthetic level of artistic ability with a strong consistency of expression over a professional art career. 
* Artist must currently be producing work. 
* Artist may only win a Distinguished Artist Award once.