Wisconsin Arts Board Awards Artist and Community Collaboration Grants to 17 Artists
Seventeen Wisconsin artists and their non profit partners will receive grants for innovative community arts projects that address areas such as community arts development, arts education, youth oriented projects, access, and cultural heritage/preservation from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2003 Artist and Community Collaboration Grant program. This statewide program provides grants of up to $3,000 in order to encourage more collaborative projects between artists and their communities. [See following list of fiscal year 2003 recipients.]
The Wisconsin Arts Board received 30 applications from artists and community based organizations throughout the state. Awards were determined by a panel of arts professionals, based on three criteria: the artist’s ability to complete the project proposed on time; the project’s active involvement of the community in a meaningful way (beyond serving as an audience); and the completed project’s inclusion of a public presentation/exhibition. Priority was given to projects which promote artistic excellence and create new work in underserved communities. Panelists recommended the 17 applicants to members of the Wisconsin Arts Board for its final approval.
The Artist and Community Collaboration Grant program offers grants to Wisconsin artists who initiate a partnership project with a community organization. The application deadline for the upcoming grant cycle will be in mid-October, 2003. Applications will be available on-line by early September, 2003. Artists may call (608/266-0190) or e-mail (artsboard@wisconsin.gov) the Wisconsin Arts Board to include their name on the electronic mailing list (e-mail) to receive information on the grant program.
- David Genzler/Ashland Leisure Services
Ashland- Monn Haug/Lemon Street Gallery
Kenosha- Gayle Johnson/Women’s Employment Project
Sturgeon Bay- Li Chiao-Ping/Madison Senior Center
Madison- Claudia Looze/16th Street Community Health Center
Milwaukee- Brady Nichols/King’s Foot Gallery
Madison- Northland Youth Music Program/Greg Mohr
Poplar- Rose Onama/Lisbon Ave Neighborhood Development
Milwaukee- J. Patrick/Evansville Community Theatre
Madison- JoJean Retrum/Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
Monona- Melissa Richard-Dorn/Badger Association of the Blind
Milwaukee- Suzanne Mouton Riggio/St. Mary’s Parish School
Waukesha- Michael Robinson/Project Focal Point Community Center
Milwaukee- John Ruebartsch/Walker’s Point Center for the Arts
Milwaukee- Betty Salamun/St. Vincent DePaul Society
Milwaukee- Carolina Soza/Milwaukee Public Theater
Milwaukee- Lori Vance/Project Stay
Milwaukee
Contact: Renee Tertin, 608/267-2027
Date Posted: 1/13/03
