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Individual Artist Award awards for 2010

There are 29 Individual Artist Award awards totaling $219,021 for 2010.

Awards are grouped by


Anchorage $99,256 

Benning, Karen
Project Award (Literary Arts) to write her first book "The Third Element: A Memoir."
$5,000

Damberg, John
Artist Fellowship (Music Composition/Jazz) to study Brazilian and Afro-Cuban musical styles
$12,000

Gage, Hal (www.halgage.com)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Photographer) catalog and scan negatives, create a second book, prepare for three exhibitions
$12,000

Johnson, Carl (www.carljohnsonphoto.com)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Photographer) to explore and photograph the Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
$12,000

Lovelace-Smith, Robin
Project Award (Folk & Traditional/carver) to purchase tools, materials, and time (daycare) to concentrate on completing three masks
$4,993

Melms, Carolyn D (www.dianemelms.com)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Fiber Arts) to experiment with new surface design techniques, and create a new body of work
$12,000

Parizo, Jason
Project Award (Multidiscipline) to purchase a camcorder and attend a five week digital film making workshop
$5,000

Porco, Peter
Project Award (Literary Arts) travel to Adak Island to research and complete his full-length play
$4,850

Riordan, James P (www.leromandulieure.wordpress.com)
Project Award (Visual/Printmaker) document the remains of gas stations along the Alaska Highway
$5,000

Sagan, Gretchen (www.gretchensagan.com)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Printmaker) to create new work for scheduled solo exhibitions in 2010 and 2011
$12,000

Sexton, Thomas F
Project Award (Literary Arts) to offset living expenses while working in Lowell, Massachusetts
$5,000

Vang, Ricky
Project Award (Folk & Traditional/Hmong musician) learn how to repair a traditional khean (pronounced cane) musical instrument
$4,740

Wallin, Harold N
Project Award (Media Arts) to purchase equipment to make movies
$4,673

Bethel $5,000 

Ho, Christopher
Project Award (Media Arts) to produce a short fiction film, "Trust."
$5,000

Delta Junction $5,000 

Whipple, Brooke (www.brookelynbellinger.com)
Project Award (Media Arts) to attend the Gulf Islands Film and Television School near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and purchase an HD video camera
$5,000

Fairbanks $57,000 

Adams, John Luther (www.johnlutheradams.com)
2010 Distinguished Artist (Music Composition)
$25,000

Ford, Robin (www.10thplanet.com)
Project Award (Music Composition) to produce a CD of original songs for release in spring 2011
$5,000

Hedden, Jessie
Project Award (Visual Arts/Painter) develop a series of drawings and paintings and prepare for an exhibit
$5,000

Mason, Charles (www.masonphotos.com)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Photographer) to purchase materials to create large-format prints; travel; take workshops; and produce new work
$12,000

Pederson, Etsuko K (www.etsukokimura.com)
Project Award (Music Composition) perform her modern piano compositions for a larger audience
$5,000

Schneider, Brian
Project Award (Visual Arts/Photographer) to purchase and work with a 7" x 17" ultra-large format view camera and related supplies
$5,000

Haines $5,000 

Hotch, Lani S
Project Award (Folk & Traditional/Weaver) to participate in a contemporary textile arts show, "Time Warp."
$5,000

Homer $5,000 

Weiss, Miranda
Project Award (Literary Arts) to complete her second work
$5,000

Juneau $29,000 

Fowler, Quentin James (www.jimfowler.us)
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/Painter) to provide time to paint, and professionally document his work
$12,000

Kane, Jeremy
Artist Fellowship (Visual Arts/porcelain/clay) to build a home studio and kiln(s)
$12,000

Rohrbacher, Phoebe
Project Award (Visual Arts/Mixed Media) to rent studio space for one year, purchase materials and supplies, and document work in preparation for an exhibit at the Juneau Douglas City Museum, February 2011
$5,000

Manley Hot Springs $4,265 

Fisak, Arthur
Project Award (Crafts/wood turner) to purchase supplies and equipment to turn and finish 100 bowls
$4,265

Nome $4,500 

Hannigan, Arlo Ivan
Project Award (Music Composition) to produce a CD of original music based on his life in Nome
$4,500

Sutton $5,000 

Smith-Wood, Wendy (www.wendysmithwood.com)
Project Award (Crafts/Potter) to upgrade her remote studio space
$5,000