The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries

The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries

Chloe Chiasson (The Bennett Prize Round 2 Finalist), “A New Dawn” (2021), oil, acrylic, resin, wood, and a match on canvas, 78.25 x 96 inchesAspiring women painters are invited to apply for The Bennett Prize. The newly increased $75,000 grand prize is the largest offered solely to women figurative realist painters. For the third time, an additional award of $10,000 will be given to one other finalist. The call for entries runs through September …

The Bennett Prize Just Raised Its Award to $75,000. These Artists Think You Should Apply.

The art world isn’t having an easy moment. Galleries are closing, federal arts funding has dried up, and collectors have pulled back from big-ticket purchases. Against that backdrop, The Bennett Prize — a biennial award for women painters working in figurative realism — just raised its grand prize from $50,000 to $75,000. Related Articles After Deliberation by…