Wisconsin Arts Board Awards Fellowships in
Literary Arts, Music Composition, and Dance Choreography/Performance Art

Nine Wisconsin artists will receive fellowships for work in literary arts, music composition, and dance choreography/performance art from the Wisconsin Arts Board as a part of its 2005 Artist Fellowship Awards program. The recipients are:

Choreography/Performance Art

• Simone Ferro, Modern Dance
  Milwaukee

Literary Arts

• Alden Carter, Fiction
  Marshfield
• Max Garland, Poetry
  Eau Claire
• Pamela Gemin, Poetry
  Oshkosh
• Allyson Loomis, Fiction
  Eau Claire
• Judith Claire Mitchell, Fiction
  Madison
• Cherene Sherrard, Poetry
  Madison
• Lauren Smith, Non-fiction
  Whitewater

Music Composition

• Kris Adams, Popular Music
  Madison

This statewide program provides $8,000 awards to outstanding professional artists in recognition of their significant contributions to their field. These funds are intended to be used to create new work, complete work in progress, and/or pursue activities that contribute to their artistic growth.

The Wisconsin Arts Board received 116 applications from literary artists, 16 applications from music composers, and 15 applications from dance choreographers/performance artists throughout the state. Awards were determined by three panels of arts professionals, based on the artistic quality of the applicants’ work samples. Panelists recommended the nine artists to members of the Wisconsin Arts Board for its final approval.

The Artist Fellowship Awards program offers fellowships in a variety of disciplines over a two-year cycle. Application deadlines for the upcoming fellowship cycle, available in media and visual arts, will be September 15, 2005. Wisconsin’s professional media artists and visual artists are eligible to apply. Applications will be available on-line by August 4, 2005. 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 fellowship, as well as the link to the application.

 

Contact: Renee Tertin, 608/267-2027
Date Posted: 12/10/04