Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Awards 2026: results
Applications closed 30 Jun 2026
United States
United StatesThe organiser announced 5 winners.
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.
Who got in
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Award
Cash awards for emerging artists; winners honored at the Oct 21 awards program
Application fee
$10
The programme
- About the programme
- The Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Awards — a low-cost ($10) Rotary Club of San Jose award program honoring emerging Bay Area artists across disciplines, culminating in a Hammer Theatre ceremony.
- What the call offered
- The Leigh Weimers Emerging Artists Awards, administered by the Rotary Club of San Jose in memory of the longtime Mercury News columnist, recognize emerging talent across visual, performing, and musical arts, with a celebratory awards program at the Hammer Theatre in downtown San Jose (Oct 21, 2026).
- Who could apply
- Open to emerging artists 18+ working in the discipline declared on the application. Applicants need not reside in Santa Clara County as long as their work meaningfully engages or benefits county residents. Winners must take part in the Oct 21 awards program.
- Ceremony
- Free awards program 21 October 2026, 6:00 PM, Hammer Theatre
How it went
- Applications closed30 Jun 2026
- Results announced
Free: every name, the awards and works, the organiser’s announcement — and the results of every other call.