Hatch: to bring forth (young) from the egg.
The Hatch(er)Award: An award given to a student showing tremendous growth and promise in the field of art or humanities .
The Hatch Award
Hatch - To bring forth (young) From the egg.
The Hatch Award is an award that will go to to a promising student in financial need who has shown tremendous artistic growth and promise in the field of art and humanities. This award will be given either as a prize during annual shows and/or exhibitions at various colleges in South Georgia, or given during the spring by faculty. The Hatch Award will be available to students who attend Abraham Baldwin College, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southwestern State, Albany State University, Columbus State University, and others. The Hatch and The Hatch(er) Awards are supported by the Donna Hatcher Memorial Fund and may be combined with college foundation scholarship funding.
The Hatch(er) Award
This award gives a student the opportunity to choose among receiving a temporary artist workspace, exhibition space, or traveling to workshops or artist residencies throughout the US or abroad to further their field of study.
It was well known that Donna traveled to experience artistic hubs throughout the U.S., visiting galleries, museums, and environmental art installations, like “The Gates,” in Central Park in NYC (pictured left). She also benefited tremendously exploring the life and culture of regions abroad, and being given the time and space to further creative ambitions.
Artist residencies, workshops and artist spaces vary in location, amenities, and reputation, but they all share one principal goal—to give artists time and space to create their work. In fact, while some may sound like a camp for creatives, stocked with rustic cabins, communal meals, and rolling hills, most of them are actually venues for continuing the hard work they accomplished in school.
