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The Stark Family Fund supports community projects and charities in Animal Welfare, Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, and Health & Social Services across Prince Edward County. Established in 2002 through a bequest from the Stark family, the Fund has granted over $1.32 million since its inception.

Nan Yeomans was a prominent Kingston artist dedicated to supporting local and emerging artists in the visual arts. In her late twenties she enjoyed three summers at Queen’s University Summer School of Fine Arts, and subsequently she lived most of her adult life in Kingston. From then and for the rest of her 82 years she stayed busy with her art and her other responsibilities, but always found time to contribute to the community. She died in 2004, leaving all of her art and almost all of her estate to the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area.

It was Nan’s wish to fund a grant for promising young artists and artisans developing their talents in the greater Kingston area. The Nan Yeomans Fund, established at the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area with her bequest, now provides for an annual award in her name that is administered by the Kingston Arts Council.

This annual award of $4,000 is intended to help promising young artists and/or artisans in the visual arts to further their professional artistic growth.  Applications are evaluated by a peer jury, which will select one applicant to receive the award, based on the artistic merit of the applicant’s work, previous accomplishments, and the eligibility of the proposal.

Applications details can be found at the bottom of this page.

The Nan Yeomans Grant is made from the Nan Yeomans Fund held at the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. The Kingston Arts Council administers the competition for this annual grant.