Enter your search term below

Enter your search term belowSearchMembers Get More!Join now or renewHours: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PMEn|EsVisitArtProgramsSupportAboutHomeProgramsAward Opportunities: Financial Support for ArtistsAwards to Artists Alumni 2025 - YouTubeAwards to Artists Alumni 2025Dallas Museum of ArtDallas Museum of Art4.18K subscribersWatch onHISTORY OF AWARDS TO ARTISTSIn 1980 the DeGolyer and Kimbrough families established two funds—the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund and the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund—for the purpose of recognizing exceptional talent and promise in young artists residing in the southwestern part of the United States. Ten years later, the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant was established to honor the memory of these two Dallas artists, who strongly believed in the enriching experiential and aesthetic influence of travel on an artist’s work. Together, these three funds created what is now known as Awards to Artists. Since its establishment, Awards to Artists has given out nearly $1 million across 424 awarded grants: 140 DeGolyer grants, 214 Kimbrough grants, and 70 Dozier travel grants. Many of these recipients have gone on to have successful careers within North Texas and across the country, and several of them are now represented in the Dallas Museum of Art’s collection. Awards to Artists reaffirms the Museum’s longstanding commitment to recognizing and supporting local artists and providing resources for these artists to expand their artistic practice. AWARDS OVERVIEW AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSThe Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial FundEligibility Requirements: Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 25Applicants must reside in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, or Colorado and have lived there for the past three years Generally, awards from the Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund do not exceed $1,500. Past recipients of this award have used these funds to purchase art materials and equipment, rent studio spaces, and support research and travel through the purchase of transportation tickets and museum admission tickets. This fund will not cover tuition or artist residency programs. The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough FundEligibility Requirements: Applicants must be under the age of 30Applicants must currently reside in Texas and have lived there for the past three years Generally, awards from the Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund do not exceed $3,500. Past recipients of this award have used these funds to purchase art materials and equipment, rent studio spaces, compensate studio assistants, and cover travel and hotel costs to attend international art exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale. This fund will not cover tuition or artist residency programs.The Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel GrantEligibility Requirements: Applicants must be over the age of 30Applicants must currently reside in Texas and have lived there for the past three yearsApplicants must be a practicing professional Generally, awards from the Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant do not exceed $6,000. Past recipients of this award have used these funds to conduct research on natural pigment in Poland, trace and photograph the Mexican American border from Texas to California, visit and study the architecture of hot tub factories across the United States, and participate in sonic therapy with Buddhist monks in Koyasan, Japan. In the spirit of enrichment, this fund will not cover travel related to artist residency programs or exhibitions in which the applicant is featured. How to ApplyApplications open October 10, 2025, and close February 15, 2026. Awardees will be notified in April 2026. Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted. Each grant application requires: The completion and submission of a digital form for the award of choiceThe submission of a résumé/CV, itemized budget, and supplementary imagesThe submission of two letters of recommendation via email at [email protected] the links below to apply: The Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial FundThe Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund The Otis and Velma Davis Dozier Travel Grant INQUIRIESQuestions about Awards to Artists? Please contact [email protected]. Back to TopDallas Museum Of Art1717 North HarwoodDallas, Texas 75201Give NowPress RoomCareers & InternshipsOpportunities for ArtistsDonate ArtworkHost an EventTicket DonationsSign up for our newsletterContact UsFAQsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyAccessibility StatementFollow UsThe Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Members and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. All contents © 2021 Dallas Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Please note that any use of content downloaded or printed from this site is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright laws.