Title | Applications Open for Moss/Chumley North Texas Award |
---|---|
Organization | SMU Meadows Museum |
Closing Date | Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
Location | Dallas, TX |
Information | MEADOWS MUSEUM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM AREA ARTISTS NOW THROUGH MARCH 1 FOR 2025 MOSS/CHUMLEY NORTH TEXAS ARTIST AWARD DALLAS (SMU)—Jan. 21, 2025—The Meadows Museum, SMU, is accepting applications now through March 1, 2025, from area artists for the Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award. The award is given annually to an outstanding North Texas artist who has exhibited professionally for at least 10 years and who has a proven track record as an active community advocate for the visual arts. The cash prize for the award is $3,000. The competition is accepting entries in the genres of drawing, painting, sculpture, assemblage, construction, video, photography, performance and installation. To be eligible, an artist must reside in one of the following North Texas counties: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant or Wise. To enter, visit www.meadowsmuseumdallas.org/about-us/mosschumley-award to download an application. For questions, contact Olivia Turner (214-768-4246; ojturner@smu.edu). The following individuals have been named to the jury for the 2025 award: Martha Peters, Artist and Former Director, Fort Worth Public Art Anna Smith, Curator of Education, Nasher Sculpture Center Olivia Turner, Curatorial Assistant, Meadows Museum Patricia Manzano Rodríguez, Curator, Meadows Museum Du Chau, Gallery Committee, Visual Artist, Cofounder, Goldmark Cultural Center Nishiki Sugawara-Beda, Visual Artist, Associate Professor of Art, Director of Graduate Studies, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU The Moss/Chumley Memorial Fund was established in 1989 by Frank Moss and the Meadows Museum as a tribute to Jim Chumley; Moss’s name was added to the fund upon his death in 1991. Moss and Chumley were two Dallas art dealers who made outstanding contributions to the visual arts in North Texas during the 1980s. The pair operated the Nimbus Gallery on Routh Street from 1980 to 1987 and the Moss/Chumley Gallery at the Crescent Court from 1986 to 1989, where they showcased numerous new artists. Established in 1995, the Moss/Chumley North Texas Artist Award is given in their memory. The winner will be announced in April 2025. About the Meadows Museum CONTACT: Taylor Mayad Powell |
Website | http://www.meadowsmuseumdallas.org/about-us/mosschumley-award/ |