b'17SUMMER 2019A PRESTIGIOUS ARTS AWARD MANAGED AT THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION CITES A SOUTH CAROLINA PAINTER AND SCULPTOR FOR PRESENTING SPECIAL PROMISE OF FUTURE ACHIEVEMENT.BY THE WAY, SHES 83.V ISUAL ARTIST ALDWYTHhas been working with herhands to extraordinary effect for most of her adult life. As the maker of large found-image murals and assemblage sculptures that often take up an entire gallery wall, she possesses intellectual dexterity and wit, as well as physical strength and stamina. But in 2009, just as she wrapped up a solo exhibition of her works, she began experiencing costochondritis, an inflammation of the ribs and back that made using scissors painful. Forced to sether large collage work aside, she began working on smaller pieces that were less physically taxing to create. Enter the Eben Demarest Award. Thanks to this $20,000 grant, Aldwyth is hiring workshop assistants to help finish a series of collages that have sat unfinished for nearly a decade. [The Demarest Award] is an amazing thing and has enabled me to continue to be a collage artist. I could make smaller work probably, but to do the things that are in my head, there is no way I could have done those without this grant, says Aldwyth. The award was established in 1939 by Pittsburgh profes-sor Elizabeth B. Demarest in her fathers name. It is one of the premier national honors for artists and archaeologists. From 1923 to 2009, the awards were overseen by a committee'