In 2001, the Lyn Blumenthal Memorial Fund announced the 'Challenge to the Field Award'. It is a bi-annual award given to a U.S. based artist, organization, or critic to realize an innovative strategy or project within the field. A number of well-established professionals in the field are invited by the Board to recommend names of artists whose work has challenged and expanded the media arts. The Board of the Lyn Blumenthal Memorial Fund reviews the applications and chooses an individual or group who has proposed a project that continues in the spirit of Lyn Blumenthal's legacy.


2003/2004
Anne-Marie Schleiner
OUT: Operation Urban Terrain


2001/2002
Shu Lea Cheang
GARLIC=RICH AIR