Individual Artist Awards

News May 6, 2019

Meet Foundation’s new program officers: a social worker, a lawyer and an artist

May 6, 2019
Contact: Lisa Demer, 907-334-0529
ldemer@rasmuson.org

Anchorage, AK – Rasmuson Foundation is pleased to announce three new hires as we grow to better serve Alaska. One is our first external affairs program officer, with duties that bridge grantmaking and connections with the larger philanthropic world.

Artist Profile April 14, 2019

Amy Meissner

Walk into an exhibit of Amy Meissner’s work like her recent “Inheritance”project, and you will immediately recognize familiar textile objects — quilts, doilies, handmade pieces of fabric used for generations to warm and decorate our homes. Yet as last summer’s exhibition at the Anchorage Museum revealed, they are anything but commonplace.

Grantseeking Tips February 7, 2019

Help for Alaska artists seeking award

To help artists apply for an Individual Artist Award, Rasmuson Foundation is hosting an online webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 12, and a workshop at the Anchorage Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 13. 

News January 16, 2019

Alaska artists: Time to apply for Individual Artist Awards

Rasmuson Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2019 Individual Artist Awards. The awards are solely for artists living and working in Alaska.

News October 2, 2018

Nominate a Distinguished Artist

Rasmuson Foundation is calling for nominations for our 2019 Distinguished Artist. One annual $40,000 award recognizes an Alaska artist’s creative excellence and superior accomplishments

News May 18, 2018

Artist Stormy Hamar: ‘Two of the greatest things you could imagine’

Stormy Hamar of Kasaan, a man who’s never been known by his given name of Glenn, has a new story to share, one of the best ones yet.

News May 11, 2018

Foundation names 2018 Individual Artist Award recipients

Rasmuson Foundation has named 35 artists in 11 Alaska communities as Individual Artist Award recipients for 2018. This is Rasmuson Foundation’s 15th year of supporting working artists with direct grants.

News May 10, 2018

Our 2018 Distinguished Artist is Alvin Amason

“I paint Alaskan animals of today,” says Alvin Amason, “I’m glad I have my heritage, but I don’t want to rely on it. Culture just doesn’t work if it is put on a shelf, in a jar, in a museum. It is a living thing. Time goes on and cultural elements change.”

News May 8, 2018

A visit with 2004 Distinguished Artist Sylvester Ayek

Sylvester Ayek personifies the Inupiaq values of humility and respect. A recent visit to his studio showed me that perseverance is just as important in the beginning of an arts career as it is for a mature artist, like Ayek.