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GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2025 Small Scale Regional Events Grants
Through this initiative, IEA funded six $500 grants to support regional groups of IEA members, such as existing chapters or informally-connected groups of artists, in convening small-scale events that are designed to strengthen local encaustic community and connections among regional artists. We envision funding proposals that include a longer-term goal to sustain the connections among regional artists into the future, beyond the funded event.
The grant proposals that were accepted clearly articulated how the proposed event would accomplish one or more of the following:
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Provide opportunities for exchange of knowledge and continued learning among local artists
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Provide opportunities for local groups to educate the public about encaustic painting
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Given recent adverse events, such as floods and wildfires, that have affected members in regions across the US and around the globe, this grant may also be used to connect artists for mutual support as they begin to recover and rebuild their art practices.
We are pleased to announce our grant recipients for 2025-2026
Location & Grant Leaders
Aarwanger, BE, Switzerland – Ursi Lysser & Beate Kratt
Albany, CA, USA - Karen Buttwinick & Ken Gold
Astoria, NY, USA - Eirene Archolekas & Tina M Glavini
Bude, Cornwall, Great Britain – Julie Wrathall & Lyn Kirkland
Clayton, MO, USA – Eve Bayer & Leah Merriman
Lynden, WA , USA – Jana Gering & Linda Lojewski
Reno, NV, USA – Lonnie Zarem
Tampa, FL, USA – Gina White & Shelley Jean
2024 Project Grants
We are pleased to announce our
2024 recipients.
Matthew Jones, Lyn Kirkland,
Kathleen Kvern, Kelly Williams
The Melissa M. Lackman IEA Mentoring Grant
This new grant initiative is for artists of any age who are in the early stages of their career as wax-media artists and who are seeking assistance to support their artistic and professional growth by engaging with an IEA Mentor.
Our 2024 Mentoring Grant have been awarded. Congratulations, all!
Sara Hemmer will work with Mentor Michelle Belto for a full year
Carol Lelivelt will work with Mentor Caryl St. Ama for a full year
Holli Levy will work with Mentor Jodi Reeb for a full year
Susan Sarver will work with Mentor Ursi Lysser for a full year
Eileen Bochsler will work with Mentor Dietlind Vander Schaaf for a half year
Anne Fjeld will work with Mentor Kelly Milukas for a half year
Mimm Patterson will work with Mentor Michele Randall for a half year
Jennifer Rowe will work with Mentor Isabelle Gaborit for a half year
Lynne Sarnoff-Christensen will work with Mentor Lonnie Zarem for a half year
Mindy Tillery will work with Mentor Victoria Foster Harrison for half year
International Encaustic Artists is offering the following grant opportunities. Applicants should be IEA members in good standing and be willing to maintain membership for one year following following a grant. Each grant recipient must be willing to submit a written report of the residency or project. For further information email: grants@international-encaustic-artists.org Click on the specific Grants in the right-hand menu Awards & Grants International Encaustic Artists provides limited funding opportunities for members at all stages of their careers. International Encaustic Artists is committed to the growth and development of its members. The IEA Emerging Artist Grant is offered to artists new to encaustic who wish to seek opportunities for furthering their knowledge and skills in the medium. The IEA Artist Project Grant is a $750 award for mid-career artists, to be used to support the completion of a project, such as preparing for an exhibition or installation, or the creation and/or completion of a body of artwork. The IEA Residency Grant is a program which offers a self-directed artist two weeks living and working in a creativity inspiring environment. IEA will pay fees to Castle Hill (Truro Center for the Arts, Provincetown, RI) for one two week residency for one artist for the the future Encaustic Conference. The IEA Melissa Lackman Mentoring Grant is a program for artists who are early in their careers and would benefit from guidance in their career direction - either working with a mentor or for other educational opportunities. The La Vendéenne Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement and practice of fine encaustic art. The La Vendéenne [la-vahn-day-en] Awards are named in honor of a fourth century female encaustic artist, Laia, whose buried remains were found—along with the tools of her encaustic art—in the La Vendée region of France. |