Premier Awards

$10,000

New to our re-imagined vision, we’re offering our Premier Awards for a new work developed by either an individual artist or arts organizations. These awards are meant to represent Masterwork Arts' commitment to contributing to new works across four disciplines that alter annually — music, theater, dance and the visual arts. These awards are made available for $10,000.

Premier awardees

• Premiere Stages at Kean University

  See the announcement on our news page. This year’s award was expanded from $10,000 to $15,000.

  2026

• Camille A. Brown

  Choreographer — for her work, I AM.

  2025

• Collin Lynch

  Organist

  2023

• Stephanie Leotsakos

  Vocalist

  2021

Read the 2026 announcement: $15,000 Premier Award to Premiere Stages.