For Immediate Release October 4, 2010 Contact: Miguel Guillen, Program Manager miguel@artisttrust.org; 206/467-8734 x11; toll-free 1/866/218-7878 ARTIST TRUST INVESTS $90,000 IN 62 WASHINGTON STATE ARTISTS Artist Trust is proud to announce its support of 62 Washington artists through the 2010 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program. The GAP Program provides up to $1,500 to individual artists for projects in all artistic disciplines; a total of $90,000 will be awarded. The GAP Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. GAPs are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 for projects. Projects ranged from time off to finish a novel, studio repairs, travel across the state, safety equipment, and website development - but the sum result is a repeated and consistent investment to support and encourage individual artists' projects working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. This year's recipients were selected by review panels made up of artists, past Artist Trust grant recipients, and arts professionals from across Washington State. A complete list of 2010 recipients and selection panelists is below. The foremost criterion for selection is the artistic excellence of an applicant's artwork. Panelists are also asked to respond to an applicant's project proposal and the feasibility of their project. Selection panels rotate annually. GAP recipients and their projects will be posted on Artist Trust's website later in the month of October. For print-ready images, please contact Miguel Guillen, Program Manager, at miguel@artisttrust.org, 206/467-8734 x11, or 1/866/21-TRUST (toll free). Artist Trust also administers grants for the Fellowship Program, the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement and the new Arts Innovator Award. In addition to grantmaking, Artist Trust 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. :: 2010 ARTIST TRUST GRANTS FOR ARTIST PROJECTS (GAP) RECIPIENTS 795 Applicants - 62 Recipients LITERARY ARTS Elizabeth Austen ~ King County Langdon Cook ~ King County Waverly Fitzgerald ~ King County David Hoon Kim ~ King County Frances McCue ~ King County Larissa Min ~ King County Susan Rich ~ King County David Scully ~ King County Gregory Spatz ~ Spokane County Nance Van Winckel ~ Spokane County Maritess Zurbano ~ King County MEDIA ARTS Jennifer Campbell ~ King County Jhene Erwin ~ King County Eliaichi Kimaro ~ King County Adam Sekular ~ King County Nicole Teeny ~ Pierce County PERFORMING ARTS Sheri Brown ~ King County Natascha Greenwalt Murphy ~ King County Keri Healey ~ King County Robin Holcomb ~ King County Terry Hunt ~ Okanogan County Etta Lilienthal ~ King County Kyle Loven ~ King County John Marshall ~ Spokane County Edward Mast ~ King County Marissa Rae Niederhauser ~ King County David Nixon ~ King County Karen Hsiao Savage ~ Whitman County Christian Swenson ~ King County Curtis Taylor ~ King County VISUAL ARTS Michelle Acuff ~ Walla Walla County Juan Alonso ~ King County Janice Arnold ~ Thurston County Susan Bennerstrom ~ Whatcom County Eduardo Calderon ~ King County Stephen Chalmers ~ Spokane County Casey Curran ~ King County Barbara De Pirro ~ Mason County Chris Engman ~ King County Scott Fife ~ King County Michelle Forsythe ~ Whitman County Eroyn Franklin ~ King County John Grade ~ King County Noah Grussgott ~ King County Jan Hopkins ~ Snohomish County Jenny Hyde ~ Spokane County Zhi Lin ~ King County Christopher Martin Hoff ~ King County Nickolus Meisel ~ Whitman County Yuki Nakamura ~ Pierce County Nicki Sucec ~ King County Nicholas Nyland ~ Pierce County Matthew Offenbacher ~ King County Chauney Peck ~ King County Ellen Picken ~ Ferry County Ann Chadwick Reid ~ Skagit County Scott Schuldt ~ King County Sutton/Beres/Culler ~ King County Scott Trimble ~ King County Chris Tyllia ~ Spokane County Mark Zirpel ~ Whatcom County Jennifer Zwick ~ King County 2010 GAP SELECTION PANELISTS LITERARY ARTS Kelli Agodon ~ Kitsap County Felicia Gonzalez ~ King County Oliver de la Paz ~ Whatcom County Jenifer Lawrence ~ Kitsap County Nisi Shawl ~ King County MEDIA ARTS Tess Martin ~ King County Aric Mayer ~ Whatcom County James Coupe ~ King County PERFORMING ARTS Cristina Valdes ~ King County Crispin Spaeth ~ King County Kevin Maifeld ~ King County VISUAL ARTS Karen Kaiser ~ Spokane County Kris Ekstrand-Molesworth ~ Skagit County Leo Berk ~ King County Maki Tamura ~ King County Sally Sellers ~ Clark County :: Artist Trust's investment in artists throughout Washington is possible because of the generosity of individual and institutional supporters who contribute generously throughout the year, our Benefit Art Auction sponsors and all who support art at its source through gifts to the annual fund. For the 2010 Grants for Artist Projects, we are most grateful for contributions from the following individuals who donated at the $1,500 level and above by 9/30/10: Eve and Chap Alvord, Nancy Alvord, Joan Alworth and Peter Ackroyd, Harry and Merrily Applewhite, Sally S. Behnke, Greg and Ronna Bell, Susan and Scott Bradley, Paul and Debbi Brainerd, Sharon and Craig Campbell, Michael and Cathy Casteel, Toni Clayton and Pam Lindgren, Betsy and Peter Currie, Margaret Czeisler and Trevor Schraufnagel, Stephanie and Christopher Daley-Watson, Friends of Jini Dellaccio, Carole d'Inverno and Bill Frisell, Emer Dooley and Rob Short, Susan and Lonnie Edelheit, Cora Edmonds and Phil Crean, Britt Ericson, Donald and Alison Farmer, Ellen Ferguson, Helen Gamble, Katharyn Alvord Gerlich, Mark Haley and Michaela Clancy, Joyce Halldorson, Kyle Johnson and Judith Kindler, Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, David Kersey, Kevin and Motomi Kudo-King, Diane Lasko and Clint Diener, Alida and Christopher Latham, Karen Lorene and Don Bell, Jennifer McCausland, Jeffrey Miller, Claire Molesworth, Nance Myers, The Offield Family Foundation, Linda & Jerry Paros, Ana Pinto da Silva and Michael Cannon, Will Rava and Sara Morris, Mary Roberson and Thomas Aceto, Larry and Jean Rohrschneider, Rosita and Oscar Romero, Gladys Rubinstein, Charyl Kay and Earl Sedlik, Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation, Catherine Eaton Skinner and David Skinner, Mel and Barbara Smith, Michael J. Smith and Jess Van Nostrand, Benita and Charles Staadecker, Larry Stapleton and Jerrol Golden, Lisa Strain and Clark Kokich, David and Dana Taft, Sarah Traver, Bill and Ruth True, Robert and Betty Tull, Lorraine W. Vagner, Merrill Wagner and Bob Ryman, Susan and Kenneth Wagner, and Maggie and Doug Walker. Artist Trust salutes our funding partners that support the 2010 Grants for Artist Projects: Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, Centrum, King County 4Culture, Seattle Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Norman Archibald Charitable Trust, PONCHO, Seattle Art Dealers Association and the Washington Women's Foundation. Grants for Artist Projects for Literary Artists made possible through the generous support of Amazon.com. Photo Credits [from left]: Jennifer Campbell, Point No Point, HD video projection, 2010 . John Grade, Circuit, glazed ceramic, 9'x24'x24', 2010. Casey Curran, Red Sonata, mixed media, 36"x24"x10", 2010. Scott Schuldt, View from Where Yesler Creek Once Flowed, digital photo, 2009. :: :: ::