Opening: The 2016 Grant Recipients

Every year, hundreds of artists across the country apply for PAAM’s Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant.

This fall, we’re thrilled to present the five recipients selected in 2016: Frank Gregory (Greenfield, MA), Masako Kamiya (Dorchester, MA), Marjorie Kaye (Cambridge, MA), Gail Spaien (South Portland, ME), and Clay Wagstaff (Tropic, UT).

These recipients were selected through a blind process out of nearly 300 applicants by three jurors: Jeff Andersen, Director of the Florence Griswold Museum; Jason Andrew, Curator and Archivist for the Estate of Jack Tworkov and Founding Director of Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts; and Honour Mack, Professor of Painting and Drawing at Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine.

The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant is awarded annually to under-recognized American painters over the age of 45 who demonstrate financial need. The mission of this grant is to promote public awareness of and a commitment to American art, and to encourage interest in artists who lack adequate recognition.