2020 Hammonds House Honors Nominees

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement award is presented to a nationally recognized and established artist, curator, arts professional or scholar with a lifetime of exemplary artistic accomplishment and significant contribution to the field.

Vanguard Award

The Vanguard Award is presented to an individual or group who has moved Black visual arts forward by being at the forefront or through innovation.

O.T. Hammonds Philanthropy in the Arts Award

Dr. O. T. Hammonds was a committed patron of the arts and artists. This award is presented to an individual or collective with a demonstrable history of philanthropic giving or patronage to visual arts institutions, artists or independent projects.

Social Justice and Activism Award

Emerging Artist Award

The Emerging Artist Award is presented to an emerging talent who has achieved notable accomplishments while still early in their career. 

Artistic Excellence Award

The Artistic Excellence Award is awarded to an individual artist whose creative and superior accomplishments in the arts have elevated Black visual arts, improved the cultural vitality of the form and has had a profound and lasting effect on the culture.

Curatorial Excellence Award

The Curatorial Excellence Award is awarded to a curator who animates public discourse, offers innovative approaches in the presentation of art, elevates public understanding and advances the field through their work.  This individual may be with an institution or independent.

Spriggs-Fuller Award for Arts Leadership

The Spriggs-Fuller Award for Arts Leadership recognizes individuals or organizations who enhance and strengthen the cultural community by curating, producing, exhibiting and advocating for artistic excellence in black visual art.

The Creators Award

The Creators Award is awarded to artists who create at the intersection of pop culture, iconography and the remix. They create or present visual imagery through non-traditional avenues, are commercially viable and introduce new generations to black visual culture.