AHL - Jason J. Kim Grant

Description
Overview
The AHL (Art, Humanity, and Love) Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the AHL – Jason J. Kim Grant, a biennial grant of up to $20,000 awarded to recognize and support the accomplishments of talented artists of Korean heritage working in the United States. Since 2003, the AHL Foundation has been committed to seeking and promoting talented Korean and Korean-American artists while building a wider public awareness of the important cultural contributions made by these artists. AHL – Jason J. Kim Grant is the largest visual art grant of it’s kind in the United States.

Purpose
The AHL – Jason J. Kim Grant is intended for visual artists who have already demonstrated an exceptional capacity in the visual arts and aims to assist these artists in realizing specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their productive long-term careers.

The main purpose of the grant is to support the artist’s creative process and to cultivate innovative and challenging work through financial assistance during key moments in the development of an art project. Two most important criteria for the grant are artistic merit and its impact on contemporary art. An ideal recipient would be a mid-career artist with a significant record of exhibitions and must demonstrate a substantial financial need in executing an impending project.

This is a project specific grant and can only be used for the creation and exhibition/execution of a specific artwork/project. Artists cannot use this grant for their living exp s.

Eligibility
Grants are made on a project basis to visual artist of Korean heritage who are legal residents of the United States. The project must have a public component that takes place between October 2015 and September 2017. Visual artists working in all media, including interdisciplinary genres will be considered. Applicants must not be enrolled in any degree program at the time of the application deadline.
Application Instructions
The online application for the grant will be available on our website www.ahlfoundation.org in mid May. Along with the application we require two letters of reference.
For additional inquiries, please contact [email protected] or 516-983-3935.