Foundwork Announces 2025 Artist Prize Open Call with $10,000 Grant and International Jury
Applications are now open for the 2025 Foundwork Artist Prize, which awards a $10,000 grant to an emerging or mid-career artist. The jury comprises Carmen Hermo (MFA Boston), Ebony Haynes (David Zwirner), Lauren Mackler, Antonia Marsh (Soft Opening), and Hugo Vitrani (Palais de Tokyo). To apply, artists must create a profile on Foundwork's website featuring six artworks and a statement, available from September 26 to December 31, 2025. Three finalists will be revealed, and the winner will benefit from remote studio visits with jurors and an interview in the Dialogues program. Previous recipients include Satpreety Kahlon (2024) and Valerie Asiime-Amani (2023). The deadline for submissions is 5:00 PM PT on December 31, 2025, with registration at www.foundwork.art/signup.
Key facts
- The 2025 Foundwork Artist Prize offers a $10,000 unrestricted grant.
- Applications are open from September 26 to December 31, 2025.
- Jurors include Carmen Hermo, Ebony Haynes, Lauren Mackler, Antonia Marsh, and Hugo Vitrani.
- Artists must have a Foundwork profile with six artworks and a statement.
- Three shortlisted artists will be named alongside the winner.
- Past honorees include Satpreety Kahlon, Valerie Asiime-Amani, and Dominique White.
- Foundwork is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit supporting contemporary artists.
- The prize includes remote studio visits and an interview in the Dialogues program.
Entities
Artists
- Satpreety Kahlon
- Adam Farah-Saad
- Minne Kersten
- Joyce Joumaa
- Valerie Asiime-Amani
- Catalina Ouyang
- Sonia Almeida
- Clifford Prince King
- Dominique White
- Anna Perach
- Junghun Kim
- Chris Zhongtian Yuan
- Kent Chan
- Onyeka Igwe
- Selva Aparicio
- Bri Williams
- Law Yuk Mui
- Tracey Snelling
- Melanie McLain
- Joiri Minaya
- Andrea Heimer
- Edra Soto
- Christian Ruiz Berman
- Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.
- Julie Schenkelberg
- Olivia Aherne
- Mohamed Almusibli
- Lorraine Kiang
- Rachel Uffner
- Monsieur Zohore
- Alex Gartenfeld
- Davida Nemeroff
- Shinique Smith
- Emiliano Valdés
- Nicola Vassell
- Edgar Arcenaux
- César García-Alvarez
- Lauren Kelly
- Eva Langret
- Javier Peres
- Vanessa Carlos
- Qu Chang
- Bridget Donahue
- Cédric Fauq
- Thomas Lawson
- Thiago de Paula Souza
- Rachel Adams
- Anat Ebgi
- Natasha Ginwala
- Kalup Linzy
- Humberto Moro
- DeWitt Godfrey
- Becca Hoffman
- Top Lippy
- Manuela Paz
- Helen Toomer
Institutions
- Foundwork
- MFA Boston
- David Zwirner
- 52 Walker
- Soft Opening
- Palais de Tokyo
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- New York City
- Boston
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Brooklyn
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Singapore
- Chicago
- Hong Kong
- China
- Berlin
- Germany
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Bellevue
- Detroit