Nominations open for Twining Humber and SOLA Awards (US)

Categories

• Twining Humber Award: The Twining Humber Award is an unrestricted award given annually to a Washington State female-identified visual artist, age 60 or over, who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.
• SOLA Award: The SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) Awards are five unrestricted awards given annually to Washington State female-identified visual artists, age 60 or over, who have dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.

Prize Information

• Twining Humber Award: $10,000
• SOLA Award: $5,000

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be:
  • A female-identified visual artist; 60 years of age or older;
  • Washington State residents at the time of application and payment;
  • A practicing artist who has dedicated 25 years or more to creating art.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applicants may not be:
  • Graduate or undergraduate students enrolled at the time of both application and payment;
  • Recipients of another Artist Trust grant in 2025;
  • Applying on behalf of a company, nonprofit, organization, or community group;
  • Current Artist Trust staff, Board of Trustees, honorary committee members, current Twining Humber/SOLA panelists, or their immediate family.

Selection Criteria

• All applications are reviewed by one panel consisting of three artists with expertise in the visual arts. Panelists review all eligible applications online through Submittable and meet online via Zoom to discuss applications and recommend recipients. Panelists are asked to review all applicants through a lens of racial equity and consider geographic diversity. The panel selects the recipients based on:
  • Artistic excellence
  • The background & accomplishments of the artist
  • Evidence of continuing dedication to artistic practice.

Application Requirements

• Biography: 150 words or less or up to 1.5 minutes of video/audio
• Artist Statement: 350 words or less or up to 3 minutes of video/audio
• Work Samples: 20 work samples total
• Artist Résumé: 8 pages or less.
• The video should be:
  • Clear and focused footage of the applicant
  • Up to 1.5 minutes long for the biography and up to 3 minutes long for the artist statement
  • Easy to see and hear the applicant
  • Footage of the applicant speaking clearly.
• The video should not be:
  • Footage of more than one person
  • Multiple clips and/or reels or edited in any way
  • A video with voiceovers
  • More work samples or have the applicant’s work in view
  • Longer than the maximum time: up to 1.5 minutes for the biography and up to 3 minutes for the artist statement.
• The audio should be:
  • Clear and easy to hear the applicant’s voice
  • Up to 1.5 minutes long for the biography and up to 3 minutes long for the artist statement
  • The applicant’s voice only.
• The audio should not be:
  • More than one person’s voice
  • Edited audio of the applicant including auto-tune, sped up or slowed down manipulation, and/or higher or lower pitched
  • More work samples
  • Longer than the maximum time (up to 1.5 minutes for the biography and up to 3 minutes for the artist statement).

For more information, visit Artist Trust.