Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant

Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant

Overview: A major unrestricted grant awarded annually to support individual visual artists in their artistic development and career growth. One of the country's largest unrestricted grants to an individual artist.

Geographic Scope: Seacoast region (primarily New Hampshire, with some Maine recipients)

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Funding Source: Artist Advancement Initiative Fund created by Seacoast philanthropist Tom Haas and his family, subsequently added to by the Joan Dwyer and Jayne Dwyer Charitable Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

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Program History: First grant awarded in spring 2002. Over a dozen artists have been supported through the program.

Past Recipients (selected): Gary Haven Smith (sculptor), Kate Doyle (painter), Maureen Mills (potter), Tim Gaudreau (eco-artist), Barbara Rita Jenny and Kirsten Reynolds (installation artists), Ross Cisneros (new media artist), Lynn Szymanski (woodworker/sculptor), Gail Spaien (painter/installation artist), Kim Bernard (kinetic sculpture/installation artist), Bear Kirkpatrick (digital media artist), Justin Kirchoff (photographer), Lauren Gillette (conceptual artist), Cheryle St. Onge (photographer, 2015 recipient)

Selection Process: Two independent juries review submitted artwork and artist plans

Contact: Simon Delekta, Senior Program Officer, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, 603-225-6641