Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2023 Award Ceremony

Join us for the award announcement and ceremony for Envi­sion: The Michi­gan Artist Ini­tia­tive 2023 at Stamps Gallery.

The exhibition features new work by the three Envision finalists, artists Bakpak Durden, Parisa Ghaderi, and Levon Kafafian selected by a prominent national panel of jurors: Neil A. Barclay, President & CEO of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American Art, Shannon Rae Stratton, Executive Director of Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, and Nayda Collazo-Llorens, award-winning artist and winner of the inaugural Envision: Michigan Artist Initiative Award (2020−2021). After deliberations, the jury will select a winner, who will be announced at the event. The winning artist will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize.

All the artists and jurors will be in attendance. Additional event speakers TBA. Following the award ceremony there will be a reception with light refreshments and live music. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is the second iteration of Envi­sion: The Michi­gan Artist Ini­tia­tive, an exhibition and awards pro­gram designed to sup­port the devel­op­ment of con­tem­po­rary artists liv­ing and work­ing in Michi­gan.

Envi­sion: The Michi­gan Artist Ini­tia­tive 2023 is on view at Stamps Gallery from June 1, 2023 — July 29, 2023.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stamps Gallery, 201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor, United States