AOA NEWS
NEW YORK - Nominations are now open for the 4th annual Alpha & Omega Prize for Professional Artists, sponsored by the Alpha & Omega Project for Contemporary Religious Arts. "Throughout this month, nominations will be solicited from the religious & artistic communities," says Ernest Britton, Project Director. "Unlike typical visual arts awards, the A&O Prize celebrates both artistic excellence and the faith dialogue the artwork inspires." Open to artists of all faiths, past honorees include Kehinde Wiley (2008) for his painting, "Dead Christ"; Helen Zughaib (2009) for "Midnight Prayers"; and last year's honoree was Thomas Blackshear (2010) for his US Postage stamp honoring Mother Teresa. In keeping with past practice, the winner of the annual prize will be announced on November 1st following the meeting of the board in NYC. To make a nomination, please send an email recommendation of 200-words (or less) to aoprize@alphaomegaarts.org by August 31.
