Jennie C. Jones and Gala Porras-Kim have been named the 2024 recipients of the Heinz Award for the Arts. This prestigious award, which includes an unrestricted $250,000 cash prize, has been given annually since 1993 by the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation to honor individuals making significant contributions to the arts. It is one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Previous recipients include ceramicist Roberto Lugo, filmmaker Cauleen Smith, conceptual artist Sanford Biggers, cartoonist Roz Chast, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove, and interdisciplinary artist Ralph Lemon.

Jones, originally from Cincinnati and now based in Hudson, New York, is renowned for her work that engages with the legacies of modernism and Minimalism, as well as African American literary and musical traditions, particularly jazz. Her art spans painting, sculpture, and assemblage, often incorporating sound and musical elements. Recently, Jones was awarded the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Rooftop Commission, and her installation next summer is expected to feature sculptures that function as instruments123.

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