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Devastating Photo of Gaza Child Amputee Wins Top Global Award
Palestinian journalist Samar Abu Elouf earned the World Press Photo of the Year award for her image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli attack.
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The Artist Reviving a Native Hawaiian Clothmaking Tradition
Lehuauakea, one of the few kapa practitioners under the age of 30 working in the art form today, is the recipient of a Walker Youngbird Foundation grant for emerging Native American artists.
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Thai Collective Wins 2025 Taoyuan International Art Award Grand Prize
Organized by the Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, the TIAA drew over 1,000 entries from around the world, with works reviewed by an international jury of art experts.
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Māori Artist Te Rongo Kirkwood Wins the Corning Museum of Glass Rakow Commission
The Seer, the Seen, the Seeing is the first work by a New Zealand artist to be selected for the Rakow Commission.
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Immigrant Artists Receive $250,000 From the Vilcek Foundation
Guadalupe Maravilla, Selva Aparicio, Felipe Baeza, and Jeffrey Meris have been awarded the 2025 Vilcek Prizes in Visual Arts.
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The Opulent Beadwork of Black Masker Demond Melancon
The Louisiana-based artist, known for his hand-beaded portraits and Mardi Gras Indian suits, is the recipient of this year’s 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art.
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Vilcek Foundation Doubles Prizes in the Arts, Honors Immigrant Curators
Doubling its contributions to immigrant art professionals, the foundation recognizes Oluremi C. Onabanjo, Donna Honarpisheh, Aimé Iglesias Lukin, and Bernardo Mosqueira for their curatorial work.
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Chief Curator of the Anchorage Museum Awarded Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History
Francesca Du Brock is committed to community care and emphasizes diverse perspectives in museum spaces.
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Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian Wins Rabkin Lifetime Achievement Award
The Rabkin Foundation recognized Vartanian and feminist curator and critic Lucy Lippard for shaping “how we think about art and its social and political contexts.”
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Finalists Selected for The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters
An all-woman jury of artists, educators, and curators selected 10 finalists for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest art award for women figurative realist painters.
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15 Women Artists Receive $50,000 No-Strings-Attached Grant
Photographer Susan Unterberg’s annual award encourages female artists above the age of 40 to continue to develop their artistic visions.
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Carrie Mae Weems, Alex Katz, and Mark Bradford Among Recipients of National Medals of Arts
Japanese-American sculptor Ruth Asawa was awarded the honor posthumously.