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July 6, 2009 Carson City, Nevada. The Nevada Arts Council recognized 12 Nevada artists with the awarding of its Fiscal Year 2010 Artist Fellowships. The Fellowship Program recognizes Nevada's exceptional contemporary artists and supports ongoing development of their talents.Executive Director Susan Boskoff said, "The individual artist is the backbone of our state's creative economy. Though our grant programs have been cut this biennium, the budget for Artist Fellowships was reduced by more than $15,000, the Arts Council remains firmly committed to publicly recognize the level of excellence demonstrated by our community of artists." During three days of public meetings held at the University of Nevada Reno's Joe Crowley Student Union in June 2009, panelists reviewed 136 applications; 61 in literary arts, 24 in performing arts and 51 in visual arts. After much discussion, the panels selected a dozen artists for fellowships and honorable mention grants, which the NAC Board considered and approved during a conference call on June 25. NAC awarded five $5,000 Artist Fellowships for FY10. In addition to using the grant award to produce art during the fellowship year, each fellow provides a free public event relevant to his or her discipline, through readings, exhibitions, performances and master classes. The Artist Services Program, which oversees Artist Fellowships, also awarded a $500 grant to seven honorable mentions this year. FY10 Artist Fellowship Recipients:
Literary Arts
Performing Arts FY10 Honorable Mention Awards Recipients:
Literary Arts
Performing Arts
Visual Arts FY10 Artist Fellowship Panelists: Literary Arts Panel: Maria Melendez, poet, contributing editor for ‘Latino Poetry Review' and acquiring editor for ‘Momotombo Press, Pueblo, CO and Sean Nevin, author, assistant director of The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing and director of the Young Writer's Program at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Performing Arts Panel: Bill Dobson, director, actor and founder of SRO Theatre in Portland, OR; John Gilbreath, executive director, Earshot Jazz, writer and radio host, Seattle, WA: and Patricia Milich, Public Awareness Coordinator, California Arts Council, former choreographer, dancer and dance critic, Sacramento, CA. Visual Arts Panel: Diana Daniels, associate curator, Crocker At Museum, Sacramento, CA; Ben Mitchell, senior curator of art, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, and art editor of Basalt, the journal of Eastern Oregon University, Spokane, WA; and Timothy Weber, artist, craftsman, former administrator, Appalachian Center for Craft and director of Visual Arts, Craft and Media, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN.
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