Richard Martin Exhibition Awards recognize outstanding costume exhibitions presented by small and large institutions and by student members. Award-winning exhibitions demonstrate excellence and innovation in the interpretation and presentation of costume, providing a transforming experience to both students of costume and the public. Up to three awards are given annually to exhibitions of differing sizes and funding. Large exhibitions are defined as having a budget over $100,000. Small exhibitions are defined as having a budget of $100,000 or less. Student-led or student-driven exhibitions are defined as an exhibition led or driven by student(s). The exhibition may or may not have a professional or faculty mentor. To be eligible for an award, an exhibition must be mounted physically or virtually at a museum, historical society, historic house, academic department within an institution of higher learning, or at a site where museum standards are applied. At least sixty percent of the objects on display must relate to or be costume artifacts. The exhibition must have at least one person on the exhibition team who is a CSA member; and have been presented in the fifteen months prior to the application deadline. The curator must not have received the award in the past three years, but this stipulation does not apply to professional or faculty mentors of student-led exhibitions. Please visit the award's website or contact the Costume Society of America for more information.