Established in 2018, the award honors the next generation of artists advancing the disciplines that shaped the American studio craft movement.

One of the most prestigious awards in the world of contemporary craft, MAD’s biannual Burke Prize awards an unrestricted $50,000 to an artist under the age of 45 working in the United States whose practice demonstrates conceptual rigor, relevance, and a mastery of materials and process. Named for Marian and Russell Burke, passionate collectors of craft and longtime supporters of MAD, the prize reinforces the Museum of Arts and Design’s commitment to celebrating the next generation of artists advancing the disciplines that shaped the American studio craft movement.

The winner and four finalists are selected from an open-call process by a distinguished jury of curators, artists, and scholars, including past Burke Prize winners. One Burke Prize artist also is chosen for the Burke Residency at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, a one- to five-week residency with full benefits of Corniing’s Artist-in-Residence program.