The Canadian Women Artists’ Award is open to female Canadian citizens between the ages of 21 and 35 who are living and working in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, including students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs. All applicants must be able to provide proof of Canadian citizenship and can apply in the following categories:
- Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design
- Choreography
- Crafts/Sculpture
- Digital/Electronic Arts
- Fiction
- Folk/Traditional Arts
- Interdisciplinary Work
- Music/Sound
- Nonfiction Literature
- Painting
- Photography
- Playwriting/Screenwriting
- Poetry
- Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
- Video/Film
The $5,000 award is supported by funding granted to NYFA by the Canadian Women’s Club (CWC) of New York as a way to continue its philanthropic work when it disbanded. The award is designed to provide financial support to an emerging or early career artist working in any discipline, and can be used in any manner the recipient deems necessary to further her artistic goals.
All applicants must be able to provide proof of Canadian citizenship.Application Deadlines
Friday, June 30, 2017 at 11: 59PM
Application Guidelines
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10BlKRxw7EoYpKqYQaNrOHC3h9IUY4d-WVu48yWym_tQ/pub
