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Arts & Science Council Announces Funding To

Arts & Science Council Announces Funding To

The Arts & Science Council (ASC) announced today a total investment of $50,000, approved by ASC’s board of directors, to 20 visual artists and filmmakers through the Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) program.

The program provides project support for artistic development and is open to both emerging and established artists.  Visual artists and filmmakers were eligible to apply for the 2008-2009 grant cycle.  Performing and literary artists will be eligible to apply next year.

The program is administered by ASC in partnership with arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and York (SC) counties.  Funding for the grant program comes from The North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, the participating arts councils and ASC’s Annual Fund Drive.

2008-2009 Regional Artist Project Grant Recipients

Julie Benda - $880
Mecklenburg County
To create a new body of work using traditional woodblock printmaking methods.

Elizabeth Bradford - $700
Mecklenburg County
To purchase supplies and equipment associated with changing mediums from acrylic to oil paint.

Andrea Brown - $1,773
Mecklenburg County
To develop a new body of photographic work.

David J. Caldwell - $3,000
Cleveland County
To outfit a new studio space with equipment and tools needed for increased production.

Nancy Cook - $1,742
Mecklenburg County
To attend a master class taught by an internationally known fiber artist.

Virginia Dauth - $888
York County
To purchase photo equipment in order to capture digital images of paintings for marketing and promotion efforts.

Sharon Dowell - $2,837
Mecklenburg County
To cover travel expenses to Iceland for research and production of a new series of paintings.

Maja Godlewska - $4,000
Mecklenburg County
To attend a four-week artist residency in Greenland and create a new body of monumental paintings and installations titled "Form & Formless."

Joseph Keller - $3,000
Mecklenburg County
To acquire an HD digital camera for future film projects.

Nancy Kubale - $5,000
Rutherford County
To construct a ceramic studio and purchase equipment.

Janet Lasher - $1,800
Mecklenburg County
To create marketing materials, a display portfolio, and travel to a textile market to license the imagery in her work for use in the production of commercial textiles.

Sean Meyers - $4,500
Rowan County
To purchase supplemental equipment for use in future photography exhibitions.

Melissa Mummert - $2,400
Mecklenburg County
To coordinate a filmmaking workshop for youth with incarcerated parents with an end result of a video from the youth's perspective.

Beverly Nagy - $1,260
Mecklenburg County
To upgrade and enhance the artist's current website in order to better reflect the changes and improvements in artistic work.

Jeffrey Pender - $2,400
Cabarrus County
To develop a site specific installation to be shown at the National Council on the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Phoenix, AZ.

Beverly Penninger - $5,000
Mecklenburg County
To create a trailer for a documentary film titled, "Fifty Years of Folk", an exploration of the impact of the Newport Folk Festival.

Ron Philbeck - $1,170
Cleveland County
To attend a two week surface decoration class at Penland School of Crafts.

Walter Stanford - $2,610
Cabarrus County
To create a series of paintings highlighting North Carolina's Family Farms.

Thomas Thoune - $2,940
Mecklenburg County
To attend a master class on ancient Roman and Byzantine mosaic methods and intern with a tesserae expert.

Alyssa Wood - $2,100
Mecklenburg County
To purchase a kiln for future ceramic projects.

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