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Pollock-Krasner Foundation

American artist grant program and foundation

Summary

American artist grant program and foundation

Field	Value
name	Pollock-Krasner Foundation
image	Logo Pollock-Krasner Foundation.svg
size	300px
abbreviation	PKF
formation
headquarters	New York City, New York, United States
leader_title	President
leader_name	Samuel Sachs II
leader_title2	Chairman
leader_name2	George Spencer
leader_title3	Executive Director
leader_name3	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. 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.

Activities

The foundation provides grants to painters, sculptors, printmakers, and artists who work on paper. 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." These awards are based on the same criteria as grants and are by nomination only. Previous recipients of Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants and awards include Shimon Attie, John Beech (artist), Mel Chin, Rita McBride, Amy Sherald, Shahzia Sikander, Carrie Mae Weems, Richard Whitten, and others.

References

(22 August 2023). "UMass Lowell's Wetmore Receives $20,000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant". Wavelengths (97.9 WHAV).
(22 August 2023). "UMass Lowell's Wetmore Receives $20,000 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant".
"Apply – Pollock-Krasner Foundation".
(25 July 2023). "Oliver Lee Jackson wins the 2022-2023 Lee Krasner Award".
Selvin, Claire. (5 March 2019). "Pollock Prize for Creativity Goes to Todd Williamson".
(September 2010). "Lee Krasner Awards". Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
(14 September 2020). "Shimon Attie Named Inaugural Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor in Studio Art - SBU News".
"Mel Chin, McColl Center".
(29 June 2021). "Sculptor Rita McBride '82 Named Recipient of 2020–21 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award".
Selvin, Claire. (10 October 2018). "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Names 2017–18 Grantees, Gives $100,000 to Madison Square Park Conservancy".
(20 July 2023). "Pollock-Krasner Foundation Announces $2.7 Million in Grants".
"Guggenheim Presents Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video".
"Insights – Pollock-Krasner Foundation".

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