RECIPIENT                                           DISCIPLINE                  AWARD



                    Melissa Cameron, Seattle                      Craft                             Fellowship

                    Cathy McClure, Seattle                          Craft                             Fellowship

                    Michael Peterson, Lopez Island              Craft                             Fellowship

                    Jason Walker, Bellingham                      Craft                             Fellowship

                    Roberto Ascalon, Seattle                       Literary                         Fellowship

                    Polly Buckingham, Medical Lake                        Literary                         Fellowship

                    Christopher Howell, Spokane                 Literary                         Fellowship

                    Donna Miscolta, Seattle                         Literary                         Fellowship

                    Patrick Parr, Bellevue                            Literary                         Fellowship

                    Michael Spence, Tukwila                        Literary                         Fellowship

                    Mari Ichimasu, Seattle                            Media                           Fellowship

                    Zach Weinbraub, Olympia                      Media                           Fellowship

                    Daniel Barry, Seattle                              Music                           Fellowship

                    Susan Meyers, Seattle                           Literary                         Millay Residency

                    Beth Fleenor, Seattle                             Music                           Millay Residency

                                Janice Arnold, Centralia                         Craft
                                Jason Huff, Seattle                               Craft
                                Michael Monroe, Bellevue                      Craft

[cid:image001.png@01CF7363.F63F64E0] For Immediate Release May 19, 2014 Contact: Barbara Mizoguchi, Grants Program Manager barbara@artisttrust.org; 206/467-8734x11; toll-free 1/866-218-7878x11 ARTIST TRUST ANNOUNCES ITS 2014 FELLOWSHIP AND MILLAY RESIDENCIES RECIPIENTS Artist Trust is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2014 Fellowships and The Millay Colony of the Arts residencies! The following artists were selected for their artistic achievement, dedication to an artistic discipline, and potential for further professional development. 15 artists working in craft, literary, media, and music will each receive $7,500 of unrestricted funds. In addition, Artist Trust has partnered with The Millay Colony for the Arts, located in upstate New York, to award one artist each in the literary and music disciplines with a one-month residency and a $1,000 stipend. RECIPIENT DISCIPLINE AWARD Melissa Cameron, Seattle Craft Fellowship Cathy McClure, Seattle Craft Fellowship Michael Peterson, Lopez Island Craft Fellowship Jason Walker, Bellingham Craft Fellowship Roberto Ascalon, Seattle Literary Fellowship Polly Buckingham, Medical Lake Literary Fellowship Christopher Howell, Spokane Literary Fellowship Donna Miscolta, Seattle Literary Fellowship Patrick Parr, Bellevue Literary Fellowship Annette Spaulding-Convy, Kingston Literary Fellowship Michael Spence, Tukwila Literary Fellowship Mari Ichimasu, Seattle Media Fellowship Zach Weinbraub, Olympia Media Fellowship Daniel Barry, Seattle Music Fellowship Aaron Grad, Seattle Music Fellowship Susan Meyers, Seattle Literary Millay Residency Beth Fleenor, Seattle Music Millay Residency In addition, artists will be fulfilling their award during the year by participating in a Meet the Artist event held outside their place of residency yet within Washington State. The purpose is to outreach to underserved populations that are not aware of the artist and/or have little access to art. Artist Trust is grateful to the following panelists who had the difficult task of reviewing 337 applications and narrowing it to this year's recipients. PANELIST DISCIPLINE Janice Arnold, Centralia Craft Jason Huff, Seattle Craft Michael Monroe, Bellevue Craft Ruth Dickey, Seattle Literary Sharon Hashimoto, Seattle Literary Shann Ray (Ferch), Spokane Literary Rajah Bose, Spokane Media Dayna Hanson, Seattle Media Adam Sekuler, Seattle Media Samantha Boshnack, Seattle Music Rulon Brown, Seattle Music Levi Fuller, Seattle Music For more information about the recipients, visit the Artist Trust website at: http://artisttrust.org/index.php/award-winners/current. This year's Fellowships are made possible, in part, through generous gifts from: Eve and Chap Alvord, Nancy Alvord, Michael and Cathy Casteel, Anne Devereux and David Mills for the Gene and Liz Brandzel Fellowship, Stephanie Ellis-Smith and Douglas Smith, Robert E. Frey, Katharyn Alvord Gerlich, The Klorfine Foundation, Alida and Christopher Latham, Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation, Catherine Eaton Skinner and David Skinner, and Merrill Wagner and Bob Ryman. We greatly appreciate our Fellowship program funding partners Amazon.com, Inc. and ArtsWA. In-kind hotel accommodations for panelists are provided by Hotel Max. Support for the Fellowship Meet the Artist program comes from Target. Major supporters of Artist Trust include: 4Culture, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation, Joan Mitchell Foundation, MJ Murdock Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Raynier Institute and Foundation, The Seattle Foundation, and Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. The Millay Colony for the Arts The Millay Colony for the Arts is an artists' residency program on the former property of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay located in Austerliz, New York. Founded in 1973, the Colony's mission is to nurture and promote the vitality of the arts by providing writers, visual artist, and composers with a rural retreat that encourages creative intensity and exploration in the context of a nurturing and artistic community. Artist Trust Artist Trust has invested over $10 million to Washington State artists since its founding in 1986, through grant programs and direct support. Artist Trust also provides a comprehensive suite of career training, professional development resources and counseling to help artists achieve their career goals. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. Find out more at www.artisttrust.org<http://http/artisttrust.org>. :: :: :: You are receiving this because of your interest in the arts. To unsubscribe, please reply with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.