USCT Sculpture Artist Stephen Hayes Wins 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
Stephen L. Hayes Jr., the artist creating the United States Colored Troops Sculpture at CAM, is the 2020 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. Hayes will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize and will be recognized at the Society 1858 Amy P. Coy Forum scheduled for February 2021. Click here to learn more about this year's winner. |
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“Thank you to the Gibbes Museum and Society 1858 for the honor of receiving the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art,” says Hayes. I initially began creating as a way to impress my mom and brother and now I use my works to tell stories, connect people across generations and ignite intercultural dialogue. I am passionate about my work, so seeing it also resonate with others makes the endless hours of work worth it.”
Each year, the 1858 Prize is presented by Society 1858, a member auxiliary group of the Gibbes Museum of Art comprised of young professionals and awarded to one artist whose work demonstrates the highest level of artistic achievement in any media, while contributing to a new understanding of art in the American South. Along with Hayes, this year’s shortlist of finalists included Namwon Choi and Jennifer Shaw. |
| | Image Credit: 2020 Prize Winner Stephen Hayes photographed at his studio at Duke University. Photograph by Peter Hoffman for The New York Times, March 2020. Detail of Cash Crop installation by Stephen L. Hayes; provided by the artist. Image of Hayes working on the USCT project courtesy of Morgan Potts, UNCTV |
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| Hayes’s USCT Sculpture will be unveiled at CAM in November 2021. You can support the project by purchasing a paver that will be permanently installed on the site of the sculpture. |
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| This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources. |
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