The Hermitage Greenfield Prize
The $35,000 Greenfield Prize commission is awarded annually by the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Englewood, Florida. The winner of the prize receives a 6-week residency at the Hermitage to work in their craft in hope that a great work of art will result. The prize is for future work, not for past accomplishment. It is an optimistic investment in the potential and power of one creative voice to move millions. The prize category rotates among music, theater, visual art and 'wild card' (judges' choice). Each of the Hermitage Greenfield Prize Finalists receive a $1,000 prize and a Hermitage Residency.
Charisse Pearlina Weston, winner of the 2026 Greenfield Prize
2026 Hermitage Prize Recipient Charisse Pearlina Weston
The 2026 winner of the Greenfield Prize is visual artist Charisse Pearlina Weston. For her commission, Weston intends to create a score using audio signals travelling through air or water. The three finalists for the prize include Melissa Joseph, Lily Kwong and Patrick Martinez, who each received a Hermitage residency and $1,000.
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2025 Hermitage Prize Recipient Rucyl Mills
2025 Prize winner Rucyl Mills works with sound design. For her Hermitage Greenfield Prize commission Rucyl will be investigating our relationship with superstructures. She will create a score using data from the 'Quipu' superstructure.
Rucyl Mills, winner of the 2025 Greenfield Prize
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2024 Greenfield Prize dinner, pictured from left to right:Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of Hermitage; Deepa Purohit, 2024 Greenfield Prize Recipient; Jill Greenfield Feldman, Greenfield Foundation Manager & Trustee; Joan Greenfield, Greenfield Foundation Trustee; Angelica Negron, 2022 Greenfield Prize Recipient; and Teresa Araco Rodgers, Greenfield Foundation Manager
2024 Hermitage Prize Recipient Deepa Purohit
2024 Prize winner Deepa Purohit (second from left in photo) is an award-winning playwright who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Her Hermitage commission focused on the question of how one dies with dignity in a society that values a sophisticated medical system that is centered on how to prolong life.
