Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award, Submissions Due

The Clare Weiss Emerging Artist Award is granted each year to an emerging artist who submits the most compelling proposal for an outdoor sculpture in a New York City park.

This year’s chosen park is Joyce Kilmer Park in the Bronx.

Applicants must be New York-based artists who are in the early stage of their career and have specialized training in their field. They must also have accumulated a modest number of independent works and are not currently enrolled in a school, college, or university. See applicant guidelines here.

All proposals are due on Jan. 6 by 5 p.m. A jury comprising an artist, an independent curator, and a Parks Department representative will judge the submissions according to artistic and creative merit and suitability to the site.

The award-winning artist receives $7,000 and is responsible for all expenses in the creation, implementation, and removal of the sculpture, which will be displayed for a maximum of one year.

Clare Weiss (1966–2010) was the Public Art Curator for New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation. During her tenure she curated more than 100 outdoor public art installations throughout the city and organized complex, thought-provoking, and visually compelling thematic exhibitions for the Arsenal Gallery.