Tuesday, May 3, 2011

TOM ORR RECEIVES POLLOCK-KRASNER GRANT

Tom Orr, Ghost (Ocean), 2010, archival ink print mounted on acrylic, 18 1/2 x 28 in., edition of 3


Just announced! Artist Tom Orr has been selected to receive the distinguished Pollock-Krasner Grant, awarded to support established artist for outstanding artistic merit in the visual arts. Since 1985, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has awarded 3,476 grants to artists in 72 countries, including artists Polly Apfelbaum, Ted Larsen, and Arturo Herrera.

Established to honor Jackson Pollock's achievements in painting and recognize wife Lee Krasner's significant legacy of support, the grant awards one year of living and production expenses to allow artists to produce and exhibit new bodies of work.

Congratulations Tom!

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