HGPDinner2026

Anchoring a series of events celebrating the prestigious Hermitage Greenfield Prize, this elegant dinner heralds the jury-selected prize recipient. The $35,000 Hermitage Greenfield Prize commission is awarded annually by the Hermitage Artist Retreat in partnership with the Greenfield Foundation, and rotates among music, theater, and visual art.

The 2026 Hermitage Greenfield Prize Dinner will honor visual artist Charisse Pearlina Weston, whose newly commissioned work will premiere in Sarasota in the spring of 2028.

Past recipients of the Hermitage Greenfield Prize include: Rucyl Mills, Composer / Sound Artist (2025); Deepa Purohit, playwright (2024), Rennie Harris, choreographer (2023), Sandy Rodriguez, visual artist (2023); Angélica Negrón, composer/instrumentalist (2022); Aleshea Harris, playwright (2021); Helga Davis, composer/performer (2019); Martyna Majok, playwright (2018); David Burnett, photojournalist (2017); Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary artist (2016); Bobby Previte, composer/drummer (2015); Nilo Cruz, playwright (2014); Trenton Doyle Hancock, visual artist (2013); Vijay Iyer, composer/pianist (2012); John Guare, playwright (2011); Sanford Biggers, visual artist (2010); Craig Lucas, playwright (2009); and Eve Beglarian, composer (2009).