Emerging Writer Lincoln Mayor’s Arts Award sponsored by Kimmel Harding Nelson Center

The Lincoln Arts Council, in cooperation with the Kimmel Foundation and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, is pleased to offer two special Mayor’s Arts Awards to emerging artists and writers working in Lincoln, Nebraska. Begun in 2009, the Lincoln Mayor’s Kimmel Foundation Award includes a two-week residency at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and a $1000 stipend. The awards will go to one emerging visual artist and one emerging writer. Only artists working in Lincoln, Nebraska, through year-end 2011 will be considered for this year’s award. Award winners will be choosen by the KHN staff and KHN current artists-in-residence. Application including an application form and support materials must be mailed to Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, NE, 68410 by March 1, 2011. There is no application fee to apply. Award winners will be notified by the Lincoln Arts Council and recognized at the Lincoln Mayors Arts Awards on June 8, 2011. Contact for more information or with questions: Jenni Brant, Executive Director Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts jbrant@khncenterforthearts.org 402.874.9600