Pollock-Krasner Foundation

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Pollock-Krasner Foundation
AbbreviationPKF
Formation1985;41 years ago (1985)
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States
President
Samuel Sachs II
Chairman
George Spencer
Executive Director
Caroline Black
Website www.pkf.org

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 for the purpose of providing funding to visual artists internationally to further their artistic practices. [1] It was established at the bequest of Lee Krasner, who was an American abstract expressionist painter and the spouse of fellow painter Jackson Pollock. To date, the foundation has awarded more than 5,000 grants in 79 countries for a total of over $87 million. [2]

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The foundation provides grants to painters, sculptors, printmakers, and artists who work on paper. [3] Since 1991, the foundation has given out the Lee Krasner Award, in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement, and the Pollock Prize for Creativity, given annually to an artist whose work "embodies high creative standards and has a substantial impact on society." [4] [5] These awards are based on the same criteria as grants and are by nomination only. [6] Previous recipients of Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants and awards include Shimon Attie, [7] John Beech (artist), Mel Chin, [8] Rita McBride, [9] Amy Sherald, [10] Shahzia Sikander, [11] Carrie Mae Weems, [12] Richard Whitten, [13] and others.

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References

  1. ↑ "UMass Lowell's Wetmore Receives $20,000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant". Wavelengths (97.9 WHAV). August 22, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "UMass Lowell's Wetmore Receives $20,000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant". Wavelengths (97.9 WHAV). August 22, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Apply – Pollock-Krasner Foundation" . Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Oliver Lee Jackson wins the 2022-2023 Lee Krasner Award". artreview.com. July 25, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Selvin, Claire (March 5, 2019). "Pollock Prize for Creativity Goes to Todd Williamson". ARTnews.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Lee Krasner Awards". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. September 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Shimon Attie Named Inaugural Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor in Studio Art - SBU News". September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mel Chin, McColl Center". mccollcenter.org. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sculptor Rita McBride '82 Named Recipient of 2020–21 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award". www.bard.edu. June 29, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ Selvin, Claire (October 10, 2018). "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Names 2017–18 Grantees, Gives $100,000 to Madison Square Park Conservancy". ARTnews.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Announces $2.7 Million in Grants". Artforum. July 20, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Guggenheim Presents Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Insights – Pollock-Krasner Foundation".
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