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The 2026 Neddy Artist Awards
This call closed on January 9, 2026
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Key Details
Organization
Cornish College of the Arts / Behnke Foundation
Location
Seattle, WA
Submission Deadline
January 9, 2026
12:00 AM PST
Call Type
Juried Exhibition
About This Call
The Neddy Artist Award is one of the most generous and longest-running awards for visual artists in the State of Washington. The program provides two awards of $30,000 and six awards of $3,000 to artists living and working in the Puget Sound region.
The program began in 1996 and is funded by the Behnke Foundation as a tribute to the life and work of Seattle painter and teacher Robert E. [Ned] Behnke (1948-1989). In 2011, Cornish College of the Arts gained stewardship of the Neddy.
Eligibility is regional. Categories include Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, and Sculpture. The submission deadline is January 9, 2026.
The program began in 1996 and is funded by the Behnke Foundation as a tribute to the life and work of Seattle painter and teacher Robert E. [Ned] Behnke (1948-1989). In 2011, Cornish College of the Arts gained stewardship of the Neddy.
Eligibility is regional. Categories include Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Discipline, Painting, and Sculpture. The submission deadline is January 9, 2026.
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