Dr. Jessie Mae Colson Award

The Foundation supports an emerging visual artist who is not yet a professional artist and may be on the threshold of a professional career by providing a $3,000.00 monetary award biennially.

Our 2022 Dr. Jessie Mae Colson Award Winner:

In 2022, the Foundation awarded the Dr. Jessie Mae Colson Award to Mr. Shayne Herrera, a May 2022 honors graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA.