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May 13, 2025
Grant honors 10 graduating college seniors for excellence in craft
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To mark our 25th Anniversary, the Center for Craft awarded twenty Windgate-Lamar Fellows with an additional unrestricted $10,000 to encourage continued practice in craft, in addition to participation in career consultation sessions and networking opportunities.
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Grant honors 10 graduating college seniors for excellence in craft
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Unrestricted grants of up to $10,000 are available through Phase 2 of the Craft Futures Fund
The Center for Craft received a $5.7 million gift from the Windgate Charitable Foundation of Little Rock, Arkansas to endow the Center’s longstanding fellowship programs. Named after celebrated wood sculptor Stoney Lamar, the Stoney Lamar Craft Endowment Fund supports the perpetual offering of fellowships to emerging artists and curators.
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