Individual Artist Awards
Grants to artists to support the time, reflection, immersion or experimentation beneficial to the development of their artistry.
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.
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.
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.
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.‘And Now We Rise: A Portrait of Samuel Johns’
Among the films coming up at the Anchorage International Film Festival is Alaska-made “And Now We Rise.” It's a title fitting for this moment in Alaska.
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
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.
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.
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.”Media Mentions
- ‘Encounters’ radio host Richard Nelson has died - KTVA 11 - The Voice of Alaska November 15
- With Nrrth, a new band makes a return to Fairbanks | Latitude 65 | newsminer.com November 15
- Alaska Journal | Premera grants $5.7M over three years for rural care November 14
- An opportunity to ‘pay it forward’ this holiday season - Anchorage Daily News November 14