YWCA Dayton seeks artist to design award

YWCA Dayton is seeking a local woman artist to design and create seven awards to present to six honorees at the nonprofit’s Women of Influence luncheon on March 14, 2024.

The honorees are women in the Dayton region being recognized for their work to further YWCA Dayton’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. This includes five new honorees and one lifetime achievement award winner.

■ Barbara Bostick

■ Belinda Kenley

■ Janice Culver

■ Nozipo Glenn

■ Sarah Hackenbracht

■ Pat McDonald, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

This year marks the 26th anniversary of Women of Influence, which has an average attendance of 880.

Artists are invited to propose an artwork to serve as the physical award handed to the honorees at the event. Each year, YWCA picks an element that the award design should be inspired by, and this year’s design should draw inspiration from the phrase “All of Us,” representing how all of us must join in the mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

Artists can use any medium to create the awards, which are intended to be a display piece for the honorees.

The $1,000 commission includes the cost to the artist for materials and production of the awards. There must be a way to engrave the names of the honorees on each award. Interested artists need to submit a digital design of their proposal and fill out the attached questionnaire. Submissions should be emailed to womenofinfluence@ywcadayton.org with the subject line Call for Artists Women of Influence. Artists will also be asked to fill out a short questionnaire about their design and about YWCA Dayton’s mission.

This will be the eighth year that YWCA Dayton has commissioned a local artist to design the award.