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.