The Masters Academy of Art News
Published on February 11, 2025
The Conru Art Foundation announced the Seattle Prize Masters Fellowship, a new two-year immersive educational program to cultivate early-career artists dedicated to classical, representational painting. The Seattle Prize comprises a $50,000 annual stipend, free studio space in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square, expert mentorship and a program to support their professional success.
The Seattle Prize is the centerpiece of a broader initiative around arts education featuring the relocation of ARC Approved atelier, The Masters Academy of Art, to Seattle and the appointment of its founder, internationally renowned artist and educator Ryan Brown, as its first director.
Under Brown’s leadership, the Academy will administer the Seattle Prize and build new capacity for education, advocacy and support for representational art.
“We believe great representational art should engage with the entirety of the human experience - our joys and triumphs, as well as our struggles and sorrows,” said Brown, who created the Academy in 2008 in Utah. “In a world where so many people feel isolated, we need artists who can create paintings that empathize and connect with people in a manner that provides solace and invites contemplation.”
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