Past
Grantees

Photographer and educator David Goldes received $2,168 to spend a month at the Creative Imaging Center in Camden, Maine. Goldes will participate in an intensive workshop, with the goal of exploring the use of computer technology in photography. Using digital techniques, he plans to produce an expanded version of a recent photographic series.

ARTPAPER editor Jan Zita Grover received $2,500 to travel for three weeks in North and South Dakota. Grover intends to learn more about the region in which she lives, including art making in rural places. The trip will help acquaint her with the working conditions and challenges facing artists and arts organizations in those states.

Writer Margaret Hasse received $900 to support a trip to Squaw Valley, California, to get new materials for poems. By attending the week-long Squaw Valley Poetry Writers Workshop she hopes to gain new vantages on her writing and benefit from intensive critical attention to her work.

Actor Charles Janasz received $2,800 to spend a month in India, studying Indian performing arts. Janasz's trip is intended to deepen his understanding of Indian culture, Eastern spirituality and theatrical techniques. He will divide his time among Trivandrum, Trichur, Madras and Delhi studying performance traditions such as Kathak and Bharatanatyam. He'll also visit the National School of Drama and the Sri Ram Center to gain a contemporary perspective on Indian theater.

Film/video Curator at the Walker Art Center, Bruce Jenkins received $3,700 to spend four to five weeks in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. He plans to encounter old films, recent video installations and new people; to access and screen archival prints; tour galleries and discuss the state of media exhibition with a diverse group of European curators, archivists and artists. The goal of the trip is both personal and professional renewal.

Doreen Johnson, a dyer and painter, received $3,200 for travel and study in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, California, and Seattle, Washington. Her purpose is to build a personal network of dyers/painters in the theater; investigate health and environmental practices and compare products used.