2019 AHL Foundation Biannual Project Grant (formerly AHL – Jason J. Kim Grant) – DEADLINE HAS PASSED

Overview
The AHL Foundation Project Grant is a biennial grant up to $20,000 awarded to recognize and support the accomplishments of talented artists of Korean heritage working in the United States.

Purpose
The AHL–Jason J. Kim Grant is intended for mid-career visual artists who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity in the visual arts and aims to assist these artists in realizing specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their productive long-term careers.

The main purpose of the grant is to support the artist’s creative process and to cultivate innovative and challenging work through financial assistance during key moments in the development of an art project. Two most important criteria for the grant are artistic merit and its impact on contemporary art. An ideal recipient would be a mid-career artist with a significant record of exhibitions and must demonstrate a substantial financial need in executing an impending project.

This is a project-specific grant and can only be used for the creation and exhibition/execution of a specific artwork/project. Artists cannot use this grant for their living expenses.

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

Application Deadline: May 1, 2019
Winner’s Announcement: July 2019

Eligibility
Grants are made on a project basis to visual artists of Korean heritage who are legal residents of the United States. The project must be of Museum level or of an equivalent institution level and must be a solo exhibition. Group exhibitions will not be accepted. The project must have a public component that takes place between October 2019 and September 2021. Visual artists working in all media, including interdisciplinary genres will be considered. Applicants must not be enrolled in any degree program at the time of the application deadline.

Grant Calendar

May 1, 2019: Submission deadline
July 2019: Announcement of award
November 2019: First installment of grant ($10,000)
November 2020: Second installment of grant ($8,000)
Project Conclusion (Date to be determined accordingly): Third installment of grant (grant balance)

The Final Project report including receipts must be submitted within 30 days succeeding the project conclusion in order to receive the grant balance.
Application Requirement

(All information must be submitted in English)

  • Project Narrative (1000 words)
  • Itemized Project Budget
  • Invitation letter or confirmation letter from the organizer, curator or venue of a museum (or equivalent institution level)
  • Artist Statement (500 words)
  • Artist’s Curriculum Vitae
  • Work Samples – up to 12 images & 3 video links (may include sketches for a future project)
  • Work Sample Description including title, year, medium, and duration (if applicable).
  • Copies of Reviews (minimum of 2 and up to 3 reviews)
  • Two Letters of Reference
  • Additional Reference Materials such as catalogs must be sent as a digital file or by mail (if sent by post, you must include return postage for any supplementary material you wish to receive back).



About Jason J. Kim

Jason J. Kim is the founder, owner, and operator of the Jason J. Kim Oral Design New York Center in New York. Jason is a Certified Dental Technician; his professional memberships include Oral Design International Foundation, the American Society for Dental Aesthetics, and the Dental Laboratory Association of New York. He has also served as the Secretary/Treasurer for Oral Design International Foundation since 1997. He is known as one of the preeminent instructors of advanced oral design techniques in the world. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the New York University College of Dentistry, and Director of its yearlong Continuing Dental Education course entitled “Mastering Aesthetics and Ceramics.” He has presented lectures, seminars, and clinics at New York University as well as other centers of higher learning and professional symposia within the United States and internationally. He is also co-author of Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry: Principles and Practice. He has written numerous dental journal articles throughout his career and published the book titled The Master Ceramist.