Past
Grantees

Composer, musician and visual artist Douglas Ewart was awarded $3,135 to attend a five-week symposium at the Banff Center for the Arts in Banff, Alberta, Canada. While in residence, he'll create a new musical and visual piece, and work in a group with other artists, exploring the constellation of definitions for "nomad" in contemporary culture.

Collette Gaiter, a visual artist and educator, was awarded $1,000 to spend a week in Washington, D.C. to research and procure historical images of African Americans in the National Archives and Library of Congress. She plans to gather information for an interactive multimedia work.

Film and video curator Marlina Gonzalez-Tamrong received $5,000 to spend one month in Paris and London. Gonzalez-Tamrong will explore curatorial possibilities to bring to the Twin Cities film and videos by artists of color based in France and the United Kingdom.

Artist David Hall received $1,000 for two weeks in Tultpec, Mexico, to witness the pyrotechnic Fiesta of the Torito's living fireworks. Hall's work is a combination of sculpture and pyrotechnical performance; attendance at the festival will expand his knowledge of those forms.

Choreographer and dancer therapist Marylee Hardenbergh received a grant of $2,296 for the purpose of travel and study in London, England, for two weeks. Hardenbergh will study space harmony/choreography at the Laban Centre for Movement in Dance.