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| Connecticut River, Below Middletown, CT © 1995 B. B. Greenbie, Courtesy of the Connecticut River Watershed Council
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The Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award
Please note: The application process for the 2012 Emily Hall Tremaine Exhibition Award is now closed. Visit the website in the fall of 2013 for information on the next round of the award!
The Tremaine Collection
The Tremaine art collection was widely considered to be one of the finest reflections of contemporary art before it was sold to create the asset base for the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. It stood as a visual testament to the refined and courageous taste of its collectors, Burton and Emily Hall Tremaine.
Emily Hall Tremaine's artistic vision helped her to collect works from artists who at the time were just starting to define contemporary art. Together, the Tremaines selected works that would be seminal for successive generations of artists and art collectors. In the words of Robert Rosenblum, the collection in its entirety invoked "new constellations of meaning and importance." It broke with tradition and convention yet conveyed a sense of spirituality and contemplation. Its complexity offered many layers of meaning and insight to the viewer.
Purpose and Goal of the Award
The Exhibition Award was created in 1998 to honor the talent and artistic vision of Emily Hall Tremaine, the founder of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Her passion for art and particularly her support of living artists, inspired, challenged and brought joy to those around her. Through the award, the Foundation seeks to give life to thematic exhibitions of contemporary art that are fresh and experimental in nature and for which funding is not yet forthcoming.
Applications are accepted on a biennial basis from any curator, or curatorial team comprised of curators and/ or artists, applying in partnership with a non-profit exhibition space, whether a traditional gallery or museum, or an alternative non-profit venue. Applicants are encouraged to think expansively and challenge conventional thought through the exploration of critical ideas in the context of contemporary art. The award is intended to provide support for exhibitions at the beginning stage of their development and to offer the curator the support needed to fully explore a concept and realize an exhibition.
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