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Indepth Arts News:
"Lucelia Artist Award"
2001-02-23 until 2001-05-01
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
Washington, DC,
USA
The dynamism of the 21st century is reflected by so many artists working today, said
Elizabeth Broun, the museum's Margaret and Terry Stent Director. The Lucelia Artist Award
enhances the museum ' s commitment to contemporary artists and honors the achievement and
promise of living artists who enrich our society with their insight and creativity.
The Lucelia Artist Award will annually recognize an American artist under the age of 50
who has produced a significant body of artwork that demonstrates exceptional creativity. The
$25,000 prize is intended to encourage the artist's future development and experimentation.
The award is funded by The Lucelia Foundation, based in New York, N. Y. The Lucelia
Foundation is a private foundation that supports the visual arts, specifically 19th-century
American and contemporary art.
Building an exciting contemporary art program through exhibitions, acquisitions, new
media initiatives and interaction with artists is a priority for the museum, said Lynda Roscoe
Hartigan, chief curator at the museum. The Lucelia Artist Award will play a major role in
achieving our goal.
In its recognition of an outstanding contemporary artist, the Lucelia Artist Award greatly
enhances the profile of contemporary art in American society and in the Smithsonian American
Art Museum, said Sidra Stich, the Lucelia Artist Award executive director. What a superb
way to begin the 21st century!
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