McKnight honors 45 artists selected for artist fellowships and residencies
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The McKnight Foundation will honor 45 artists selected for 2009-2010 McKnight artist fellowships and residencies at a private reception this month. McKnight provides fellowships of $25,000 per year to selected Minnesota artists in 12 disciplines.
"Artists are at the center of our state's celebrated tradition of high-quality arts production and presentation," said Robert J. Struyk, board chair. "Through the McKnight artist fellowships, we are pleased to support an environment in which Minnesota's artists are valued leaders in our community, with access to the resources and opportunities they need to succeed."
A complete list of fellows and national artists in residence is below.
ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS
Including this year's awards, the Foundation has funded over 1,400 artist fellowships since 1982. McKnight currently gives about $1.7 million per year to support fellowship programs run by nonprofit arts organizations representing 12 different media.
The 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowships were administered by the American Composers Forum (composers), IFP Minnesota (screenwriters and filmmakers), the Loft (writers), MacPhail Center for Music (performing musicians), Minneapolis College of Art and Design (visual artists), mnartists.org (photographers), Northern Clay Center (ceramic artists), Playwrights' Center (playwrights and theater artists), and the Southern Theater (choreographers and dancers).
ABOUT THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION
The McKnight Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform. Founded in 1953 and independently endowed by William L. McKnight and Maude L. McKnight, the Minnesota-based family foundation had assets of approximately $1.6 billion and granted about $99 million in 2008. Visit www.mcknight.org for more information about the Foundation and its programs.
2009–2010 MCKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
CERAMIC ARTISTS
Fellowships: Ursula Hargens, Minneapolis; Maren Kloppmann, Minneapolis
Residencies: Jonas Arcikauskas, Vilnius, Lithuania; Cary Esser, Kansas City, MO; Alexandra Hibbitt, Athens, OH; Ryan Mitchell, Parker, CO
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Fellowships: Emily Johnson, Minneapolis; Morgan Thorson, Minneapolis; Vanessa Voskuil, Minneapolis
COMPOSERS
Fellowships: Abbie Betinis, St. Paul; Mankwe Ndosi, Golden Valley; Schuyler Tsuda, Minneapolis; Janika Vandervelde, St. Paul
Visiting Fellows: Eve Beglarian, New York, NY; Ryan Ingebritsen, Chicago, IL
DANCERS
Fellowships: Sam Feipel, Minneapolis; Justin Leaf, Minneapolis; Karen Sherman, Minneapolis
FILMMAKERS
Fellowships: Rolf Belgum, Minneapolis; Mark Wojahn, Minneapolis
MUSICIANS
Fellowships: Asako Hirabayashi, Falcon Heights; Bernhard David Scully, St. Paul; J. Christopher Marshall, Plymouth; Fora Baltacigil, Minneapolis
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Fellowships: Paul Shambroom, Minneapolis; Lex Thompson, Minneapolis; Monica Haller, Minneapolis; Carrie Thompson, Minneapolis
PLAYWRIGHTS
Fellowships: Aditi Brennan Kapil, Minneapolis; Carson Kreitzer, Minneapolis
Residency and Commission: Dan O'Brien, Santa Monica, CA
SCREENWRITERS
Fellowships: Nicole Brending, Mahtomedi; Karen Frank, Minneapolis
THEATER ARTISTS
Fellowships: Steven Epp, Minneapolis; Paul Herwig, Minneapolis; Greta Oglesby, Brooklyn Park
VISUAL ARTISTS
Fellowships: Michael Kareken, St. Paul; Aldo Moroni, Minneapolis; Carolyn Swiszcz, St. Paul; Piotr Szyhalski, Minneapolis
WRITERS
Fellowships in Creative Prose: J.C. Hallman, St. Paul; John Jodzio, Minneapolis; John Reimringer, St. Paul; Wang Ping, St. Paul
Fellowship in Children's Literature: Trisha Speed Shaskan, Minneapolis
Contact information
Tim Hanrahan, Communications Director, 612-333-4220
Related link
McKnight Artist Fellowships, website feature