The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation created the Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prizes in 2013 to help raise awareness of the quality of art education at PSU and to honor the late Arlene Schnitzer, who was a devoted and inspired leader of art and culture in Portland. Three awards are given to students enrolled in programs in the PSU School of Art + Design. This year, Kris Blackmore, Roshani Thakore, and Master Artist Michael Bernard Stevenson Jr. were awarded the prestigious prizes. The three artists are creating new installations at the museum that demonstrate their practice and areas of concentration.