A sculptor and a ceramicist who grapple with race win 2023 Heinz Awards for the Arts
Kevin Beasley and Roberto Lugo are this year's winners of the the Heinz Awards for the Arts, a prestigious prize that comes with a $250,000 cash award.
by Neda Ulaby
Sep 20, 2023
2 minutes
Two art world stars whose bodies of work grapple with themes of race and historical inequity have been awarded the 2023 . The prize is one of the most lucrative in American arts. It was founded by philanthropist Teresa Heinz thirty years ago to honor her first husband, U.S. Senator John Heinz, who died in an aviation accident in 1991.
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