2016 Annual Betty Bowen Award

The Seattle Art Museum is accepting entries for the 38th Annual Betty Bowen Award, an annual juried award honoring a Northwest artist for their original, exceptional, and compelling work. The award is open to visual artists in all media working in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho. Artists of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

The winner receives an unrestricted cash prize of $15,000 and a selection of their works will be shown at the Seattle Art Museum in fall 2016. Up to two Special Recognition Awards of $2,500 may also be granted at the discretion of the Betty Bowen Committee. Finalists selected in the first round will be invited to present their work in person and will receive a $500 honorarium for related expenses.

Applications must include a resume, artist statement, and six images with title, date, medium, dimensions, and brief description for each work. All entries must be submitted online by 11:00 PM PST on August 1, 2016. Artists working in film or video must upload six film stills and send a disc with QuickTime files to: Betty Bowen Award/Call for Entry, c/o Modern and Contemporary Art Dept., Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Selection is based on the compelling nature of the artist's ideas, quality and creativity of work, commitment to developing their work, and the impact the award will have on the artist's career. The Betty Bowen Award has been administered by the Seattle Art Museum since 1977 to honor and provide financial support to Northwest artists.