The Larry Sommers Art Fellowship
Seattle Print Arts is pleased to announce an annual fellowship in memory of Larry Sommers.
The purpose of this fellowship is to support artistic excellence in the areas of print arts, book arts and works on or of paper. The award will provide a stipend of $2,000 to produce new work or to support a project in progress. The selected artist will be determined by the artistic excellence of the work presented in the application by a panel of arts professionals connected with the fellowship committee of Seattle Print Arts. In addition to the monetary award, the chosen artist will receive a one-year Seattle Print Arts membership.
To contribute to this fund, please go to the our homepage and click on the "Donate/Join" tab on the left. You do not need to become a member to make a donation.
Over the past year, since our dear friend and colleague Larry Sommers passed away, we have raised several thousand dollars in his honor. Thank you to all who have contributed to this special fund.
Larry, Friends and Art, a slideshow
The 2011 Fellowship
Seattle Print Arts is pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s Larry Sommers Art Fellowship is Michelle Forsyth. The Fellowship was established in memory of Larry with generous donations from colleagues, family and friends inspired by his passion for art and community activism.
Thank you to all the artists who applied. The selection committee received thirty -six applications. They were impressed by the quality of the work and diversity of media represented in all the submissions.
Michelle has proposed to use the Fellowship to honor Mt St Helens and the regeneration of life since the eruption thirty-two years ago. She will produce a series of prints incorporating pressed plant imagery on delicate paper and quotes from eyewitnesses. The works will be placed in library books on the subject and be discovered by the readers who open the pages
In addition Seattle Print Arts presented a Fellowship Merit Award to Portland artist John Shlichta in recognition of his work and commitment to print arts.
Thank you to all the artists who applied and to everyone who generously donated to the Fellowship in memory of our friend and colleague Larry Sommers. To find out more about this award or to make a donation, please click on the "Donate/Join" tab on the left.
The 2010 Fellowship
The Larry Sommers Art Fellowship reception was held for Ben Moreau, the 2010 recipient of the of the Larry Sommers Art Fellowship and merit award winners Kelda Martensen and Lisa Hasagawa, on September 2nd, 2010 at the Tashiro Kaplan Vanderbrink Community Room. The artists' work looked terrific and reflected the high quality and diversity of artists working in print arts and works on paper. The evening was attended by people participating in the First Thursday Gallery Walk and by friends honoring the artists and Larry Sommers. Seattle Print Arts President, Dionne Haroutunian presented the awards and gave a lovely tribute to Larry.
Photos courtesy of Brian Lane.
Thank you to everyone who has generously donated to the Larry Sommers Art Fellowship. It is an honor for Seattle Print Arts to sponsor this award in memory of our friend and colleague Larry Sommers. To contribute to this fund, please go to seattleprintarts.org and click on the "Donate/Join" tab on the left. You do not need to become a member to make a donation.
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Seattle Print Arts is proud to announce that the recipient of this year’s Larry Sommers Art Fellowship is Ben Moreau. We are delighted to be making this announcement on August 17th, which was Larry’s birthday. The Fellowship was established in memory of Larry with generous donations from colleagues, family and friends inspired by his passion for art and union activism. The selection committee received twenty-nine applications. We were impressed by the quality of the work and diversity of media represented in all the submissions, making the decision very challenging. Ben has proposed to use the Fellowship to develop and expand his current body of self-portraits as etchings, mezzotints and drawings. In addition Seattle Print Arts is pleased to present Kelda Martensen and Lisa Hasegawa with Fellowship merit awards in recognition of their work and commitment to print arts. A reception will be held to congratulate the artists and publicly announce the award. Larry Sommers Art Fellowship Reception Thursday, September 2nd at the Tashiro Kaplan Vandenbrink Community Room 115 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle. Thank you to all the artists who applied; the excellence and range of the submissions reflected the commitment and passion Larry shared for works on paper. Thank you to everyone who has generously donated to the Larry Sommers Art Fellowship. It is an honor for Seattle Print Arts to sponsor this award in memory of our friend and colleague Larry Sommers. To contribute to this fund, please go to our homepage and click on the “Donate/Join” tab on the left. You do not need to become a member to make a donation. |
