The Wynn Newhouse Award is an annual prize given to disabled artists in recognition of their artistic merit.
History
The Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, a charitable organization founded by newspaper entrepreneur
Samuel Irving Newhouse, Sr.
Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. (born Solomon Isadore Neuhaus; May 24, 1895 – August 29, 1979) was an American broadcasting businessman, as well as a magazine and newspaper publisher. He was the founder of Advance Publications.
Early life
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, inaugurated the award in 2006 at the suggestion of the late Wynn Newhouse, to draw attention to the contributions of
artist
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s with
disabilities
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to
contemporary art
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. Wynn Newhouse, himself disabled, was a prominent
New York City
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art collector and grandson of the newspaper magnate.
Recipients
Recipients share an annual award totaling $60,000, allocated by the judges. The selection committee changes each year. It is made up of four prominent members of the arts community including artists, curators and critics.
To be eligible for the Wynn Newhouse Awards, nominees must be artists of professional standing, and have a disability as recognized by the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA () is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 19 ...
. The awards are made in late December of each year.
In addition to the grants, many winning artists are offered an exhibition at the Palitz Gallery, a gallery space on East 61st Street in New York City. This exhibition is donated by Syracuse University in their Lubin Center in New York. An annual reception for winners attracts many persons in the arts community.
The Wynn Newhouse Awards will be offered through 2020. They are currently coordinated by consultant Bill Butler of Alford, MA and by artist Gordon Sasaki of New York. Information can be obtained and artists can be
suggested via the website wnewhouseawards.com
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