AHL – Wolhee Choe Memorial Art Writers Grant Application Guidelines

Overview

The AHL-Wolhee Choe Memorial Art Writers Grant supports both emerging and established writers who are writing about contemporary visual art, particularly related to artists of Korean heritage. A project grant of $2,000 will be awarded to an art writer who has an upcoming project slated for publication before November 2022. The goal of the grant program is to support the publication of new writings related to the contemporary art of the Korean diaspora by enabling recipients to set aside time to write, research or travel.

Applications are reviewed for artistic excellence along with past experience. We are seeking intellectually rigorous writing that will contribute to the field of contemporary art and the study of Korean contemporary artists. 

The AHL-Wolhee Choe Memorial Art Writers Grant was established in memory of the late writer Wolhee Choe, Professor Emeritus at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering’s Department of Technology, Culture and Society. Choe was the author of Toward an Aesthetic Criticism of Technology and one of the leading champions of Korean contemporary visual artists since the early 1990s, introducing a myriad of artists of Korean descent to American audiences through her numerous books and translations. Some of her books on Korean artists include Selected works of Ucchin Chang and Lyric Brush: Wonsook Kim, Works 1972-2002. Choe’s translations include Korean poetry: Songs of the Kisaeng, Day-shine: Selected Poems by Chong Hyun-jong, Windflower: Poems by Moon Chung-hee and Hwang Jini & Other Courtesan Poets from the Last Korean Dynasty.

Please read the application guidelines carefully before starting your online application. We recommend having all your information ready to input and upload before starting the online application since applicants must complete the application in one sitting.

**Grant recipient must attend the Benefit Gala & Awards Ceremony to receive the award**

  • Application Deadline: April 30, 2021 (11:59pm EST)
  • Notification of Result: June 30, 2021

Eligibility and Publishing Requirements

  • Applicants must be a published writer.
  • Writing project must be about visual artists of Korean heritage or touch upon aspects of contemporary art of the Korean diaspora.
  • Writing projects may include art criticism, scholarly articles or essays.
  • Grant funded writing projects must be published by reputable and broadly read publications during the 1-year grant period starting November 2022.

Awards

  • $2,000 project grant

Application Requirements

  • Project Proposal
    • Please include a brief description of your upcoming writing project.
    • Rough timeline for project completion.
    • Possible outlets for publication based on current and previous relationships with potential publishers.
  • Two writing samples of previously published writing.
    • You may submit a full text or an excerpt from a longer text no longer than 1000 words each.
  • Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does “published” writer mean print and online, or print only?

Published writing can include art criticism, articles and scholarly essays published by third-party publications including print and online magazines, journals, and newspapers.

  • Is the one-year publication deadline for the grant-funded writing project a firm deadline?

Yes, the grant-supported writing project must be published before November 2019 or have a FIRM commitment from an established publisher by the end of the grant period.

  • Can an online blog be considered an acceptable publication outlet?

Writing projects must be published by reputable and broadly read print or online third-party publications (magazines, journals, and newspapers, etc.) that include other authors. A personal blog will not be an acceptable media outlet.