The Seattle Art Museum strives to represent our local community and contemporary voices that are underrepresented in the art world. Two regular opportunities are offered for artists to receive cash prizes and a solo exhibition at our downtown location. Through the annual Betty Bowen Award Competition artists in the Northwest have the chance to send unsolicited submissions of art to SAM. The Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Prize is awarded biannually to an early career black (not necessarily African American) artist through nominations