Modern Southern Art Contest Extended

The Gibbes Museum of Art established in 1858 in Charleston, SC announced the extension of their deadline to September 7th for artists to submit for the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The 1858 Prize is recognized as one of the leading artist competitions in the Southeastern United States & awards $10,000 each year to an artist whose work contributes to a new understanding of art in the South. Artists must reside, work in or be from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia or West Virginia. Dr. H. Alexander Rich, Gibbes Museum of Art President & CEO stated, “Year in & out, the prestigious 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art stands as a testament to & celebration of, the amazing talents of artists living & working in the American South. Since its origins in 1858, the Gibbes Museum has been a champion of groundbreaking art & the emerging & established artists whose diverse voices speak powerfully to the full breadth of the American experience and American creativity. Keeping with this legacy, 2025’s 1858 Prize candidates promise to posit new & eye-opening ways to reflect upon our individual & collective worlds & we cannot wait to be in awe once again of our region’s incredible artistic talent.” Since the inaugural prize of 2008 the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art recognizes the highest level of artistic achievement & welcomes applications from artists working across all media. Past winners have gone on to receive major national awards including the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Fellowship, the United States Artist Fellowship & the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.

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