Carolyn Harder Scholarship - Griffin Museum of Photography
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Carolyn Harder Scholarship - Griffin Museum of Photography
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The
Carolyn Grande Harder Scholarship
was created to honor the life and spirit of Carolyn G. (Grande) Harder (1943–2024), a devoted mother, teacher, art historian, and lifelong patron of the arts. With a degree in Art History from Elmira College, years spent teaching young students, and a long tenure as a docent at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, she believed deeply in the power of art to enrich lives and expand our minds. Celebrating Carolyn’s legacy, this prize supports emerging photographers whose work reflects her spirit: a devotion to art, a love of beauty, and a desire to explore how the visual language of art can connect us and inspire creativity.
2025 Winner | Cassidy Thurber:
I Want the Sun to Shine Down on You
Scholarship Awardee:
Cassidy Thurber
Jurors:
Emily Belz
and
Jennifer McClure
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber,
Keepsake
Cassidy Thurber
was raised in the rural mountains of Ossipee, New Hampshire. Born to working-class parents and later raised by her grandfather, she found a sense of home through making photographic narratives about her life and her siblings’ upbringing. Her practice centers on questions of family and belonging, which have guided her work in recent years. She received a BFA from New England College and has produced several handmade artist books alongside an extensive photographic archive. With a deep commitment to the photobook form, she is the owner of Underwear Sleepover Publishing Company.
2025 Finalists
Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
Brynne Quinlan
is a California-born photographer based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds a BA from USC’s Roski School of Fine Arts and has completed master’s programs in Journalism and Gerontology. Working primarily with 35mm film, her documentary-adjacent practice explores memory, self-identity, and notions of place and home.
Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
Conrad Valone
is an emerging artist born in rural Montana and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her fine art practice explores themes of abuse and abandonment through cinematic visual metaphor. A stripped-back, minimalist approach gives her work a signature sense of forlorn beauty that runs throughout her photographs.
Nina Tanujaya
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanujaya
Nina Tanujaya
is a photographer from San Francisco whose work explores memory, identity, and the emotional landscapes of home. Her ongoing project,
Sisa Masa
, draws on personal history to reflect on family, belonging, and the shifting nature of place. Her photographs have been exhibited and published by spaces including SF Camerawork, the International Center of Photography, Harvey Milk Photo Center, Far–Near Media, and Ephemere Gallery Tokyo.
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Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
https://griffinmuseum.org/griffin-salon/
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
appears
5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
NOTE
Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private.
Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive.
Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved.
Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience.
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Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
Fran Forman RSVP
Skip to primary navigation
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
The
Carolyn Grande Harder Scholarship
was created to honor the life and spirit of Carolyn G. (Grande) Harder (1943–2024), a devoted mother, teacher, art historian, and lifelong patron of the arts. With a degree in Art History from Elmira College, years spent teaching young students, and a long tenure as a docent at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, she believed deeply in the power of art to enrich lives and expand our minds. Celebrating Carolyn’s legacy, this prize supports emerging photographers whose work reflects her spirit: a devotion to art, a love of beauty, and a desire to explore how the visual language of art can connect us and inspire creativity.
2025 Winner | Cassidy Thurber:
I Want the Sun to Shine Down on You
Scholarship Awardee:
Cassidy Thurber
Jurors:
Emily Belz
and
Jennifer McClure
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber
© Cassidy Thurber,
Keepsake
Cassidy Thurber
was raised in the rural mountains of Ossipee, New Hampshire. Born to working-class parents and later raised by her grandfather, she found a sense of home through making photographic narratives about her life and her siblings’ upbringing. Her practice centers on questions of family and belonging, which have guided her work in recent years. She received a BFA from New England College and has produced several handmade artist books alongside an extensive photographic archive. With a deep commitment to the photobook form, she is the owner of Underwear Sleepover Publishing Company.
2025 Finalists
Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
© Brynne Quinlan
Brynne Quinlan
is a California-born photographer based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds a BA from USC’s Roski School of Fine Arts and has completed master’s programs in Journalism and Gerontology. Working primarily with 35mm film, her documentary-adjacent practice explores memory, self-identity, and notions of place and home.
Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
© Conrad Valone
Conrad Valone
is an emerging artist born in rural Montana and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her fine art practice explores themes of abuse and abandonment through cinematic visual metaphor. A stripped-back, minimalist approach gives her work a signature sense of forlorn beauty that runs throughout her photographs.
Nina Tanujaya
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanuyaja
© Nina Tanujaya
Nina Tanujaya
is a photographer from San Francisco whose work explores memory, identity, and the emotional landscapes of home. Her ongoing project,
Sisa Masa
, draws on personal history to reflect on family, belonging, and the shifting nature of place. Her photographs have been exhibited and published by spaces including SF Camerawork, the International Center of Photography, Harvey Milk Photo Center, Far–Near Media, and Ephemere Gallery Tokyo.
Footer
Griffin Museum of Photography 67 Shore Road, Winchester, Ma 01890
781-729-1158
email us
Map
Purchase Museum Admission
Hours: Tues-Sun Noon-4pm
MENU
Visit
Hours
Admission
Directions
Handicap Accessability
FAQs
Exhibitions
Exhibitions | Current, Upcoming, Past
Calls for Entry
State of Our Union 2026
Scholarships & Residencies
Richards Family Prize
John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship
Carolyn Harder Scholarship
The Cummings Foundation Artist Residency
Griffin State of Mind
Education & Events
Events
In Person
Virtual
Receptions
Photobook Focus
Focus Awards
Education
Classes
Photography Atelier
Professional Development Series
NEPR (New England Portfolio Reviews)
Education Policies
Travel
Members
Become a Member
My Account
Griffin Salon
Member Portfolio Reviews
Member’s Only Events
Log In
Give
Give Now
Griffin Futures Fund
John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship
Leave a Legacy
About
Our Mission & Museum
Meet Our Staff
Griffin Museum Board of Directors
Arthur Griffin Photo Archive
Get in Touch
Rent the Griffin
Shop
Online Store
Admission
Membership
Here’s how to create your Griffin Member Profile
Welcome we are excited to have you and your creativity seen by so many.
1: Log into your membership account
2: To create a profile you must be logged in and be a
supporter or above
otherwise you will not see the add a profile button.
3: You can find the Griffin Salon on the Members Drop down in our Main Navigation on the home page or by starting here –
https://griffinmuseum.org/griffin-salon/
4: A button that says
Create Your Member Profile
appears
5: If you are logged in and have already created a profile you also won’t see the add a profile button
( the button launches the form
) but you will see an edit and delete icon next to your name and only yours.
6. Fill in your Artist Statement, Bio and upload up to 10 images.
NOTE
Sharing your contact information is in your hands. You can select to make your phone and email public or keep it private.
Once you have updated your information, it sends a ping to museum staff to approve the images and text, and your page will then be listed on the public website. The museum reserves the right to refuse content that is offensive, harmful, or divisive.
Images that include graphic, explicit, or politically divisive content will not be approved.
Please ensure all submitted images and text are appropriate for a public audience.
Member Directory
Form for adding and editing members to the member directory
Amy Rindskopf's Terra Novus
At the market, I pick each one up, pulled in by the shapes as they sit together, waiting. I feel its heft in my hand, enjoy the textures of the skin or peel, and begin to look closer and closer. The patterns on each individual surface marks them as distinct. I push further still, discovering territory unseen by the casual observer, a new land. I am like a satellite orbiting a distant planet, taking the first-ever images of this newly envisioned place.
This project started as an homage to Edward Weston’s Pepper No. 30 (I am, ironically, allergic to peppers). As I looked for my subject matter at the market, I found that I wasn’t drawn to just one single fruit or vegetable. There were so many choices, appealing to both hand and eye. I decided to print in black and white to help make the images visually more about the shapes, and not about guessing which fruit is smoothest, which vegetable is greenest.
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Artistic Purpose/Intent
Tricia Gahagan
Photography has been paramount in my personal path of healing from disease and
connecting with consciousness. The intention of my work is to overcome the limits of the
mind and engage the spirit. Like a Zen koan, my images are paradoxes hidden in plain
sight. They are intended to be sat with meditatively, eventually revealing greater truths
about the world and about one’s self.
John Chervinsky’s photography is a testament to pensive work without simple answers;
it connects by encouraging discovery and altering perspectives. I see this scholarship
as a potential to continue his legacy and evolve the boundaries of how photography can
explore the human condition.
Growing my artistic skill and voice as an emerging photographer is critical, I see this as
a rare opportunity to strengthen my foundation and transition towards an established
and influential future. I am thirsty to engage viewers and provide a transformative
experience through my work. I have been honing my current project and building a plan
for its complete execution. The incredible Griffin community of mentors and the
generous funds would be instrumental for its development. I deeply recognize the
hallmark moment this could be for the introduction of the work. Thank you for providing
this incredible opportunity for budding visions and artists that know they have something
greater to share with the world.
Fran Forman RSVP