Herb Alpert Foundation / California Institute of the Arts
$75,000 unrestricted
The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts is an unrestricted $75,000 prize given annually to risk-taking mid-career artists in five fields: dance, film/video, music, theatre and visual arts. Administered by California Institute of the Arts since 1994 and funded by the Herb Alpert Foundation, the award is made through a confidential nomination and panel process rather than an open application. Recent theatre recipients include Robin Frohardt, Cannupa Hanska Luger and David Thomson.
Nomination only; risk-taking mid-career artists in dance, film/video, music, theatre, visual arts. Theatre category has recognized directors, devisers, puppeteers, performance-makers.
Administered by CalArts since 1994. Recent theatre recipients include Robin Frohardt and Cannupa Hanska Luger (2024), David Thomson (2025).
May 20, 2025 will mark the 31st anniversary of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) given to ten risk-taking, mid-career artists - experimenters - who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.
May 3, 2023 will mark the 29th annual celebration of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) which will be presented to eleven risk-taking, mid-career artists – experimenters - who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.
The Herb Alpert Foundation and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) have awarded the 2020 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) to five exceptional mid-career artists.
The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will award the 25th Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to five exceptional mid-career artists at a celebration hosted by the Herb Alpert Foundation in New York City on Monday, May 13.
May 13 marks the 25th year the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) will be presented to five risk-taking, mid-career artists - experimenters - who are challenging and transforming art, their respective disciplines, and society.
May 13, 2019 marks the 25th year the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts (HAAIA) will be presented to five risk-taking, mid-career artists who use their talent, vision, and labor to make something that matters within and potentially beyond their field.
The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will award the 23rd Annual Herb Alpert Award in the Arts to five exceptional mid–career artists, presented at a lunch hosted by the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica on May 19th, 2017.
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