AWARD: 2024 National Competition for Direct Carving

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Image: Robin Antar

 

Open for entry: October 1, 2023
Deadline: December 5, 2023

$5000 Margo Liebes Harris Hammerschlag Biennial Award.

2021-22 Winner of the Margo Harris Hammerschlag Memorial Competition
for Direct Carving – Robin Antar.

The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) welcomes American women Sculptors, whose medium is direct carving, to apply for this prestigious award.

Established in 1889, the National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) promotes the work of American women artists, through a variety of exhibitions, awards and educational programs. Professional women artists are also welcome to apply for membership to NAWA.

General Information:

  • Applicants must be 18+, a US citizen or a permanent US resident.
    Entry Fee: $75
  • An award of $5,000 will be given to a woman artist whose medium is direct carving.
  • The final decision will be based on artistic excellence.
  • All work must be original with a minimum of 75% produced by direct carving.
  • Work will be juried by three professional sculptor/carvers: Meredith Bergmann, Carol C. Griffin, and Maria Nevelson
  • Application deadline: December 5, 2023. The winner will be notified in February 2024.