Edgar Calel Honored with $75,000 Sam Gilliam Award

The Dia Art Foundation and the Sam Gilliam Foundation have announced Guatemala-based artist and poet Edgar Calel as the winner of the 2026 Sam Gilliam Award. Calel will receive $75,000 and will be featured in a public program at one of Dia’s locations this fall. Born in Chi Xot (San Juan Comalapa), Guatemala, in 1987, […]