Saluting Innovation and Promise at Gala 2010

The Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize

The Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize, now in its fifth year, is one of the Studio Museum’s most exciting initiatives. The prize, established by jazz impresario, musician, and philanthropist George Wein in memory of his wife Joyce, is an unrestricted $50,000 award to an African-American artist of great innovation and promise. At last month's Gala, the 2010 Wein Prize was awarded to Leslie Hewitt.