FY11 Individual Artist Support Initiative Recipients

Fiscal Year 2011 Individual Artist Support Initiative Recipients

The Illinois Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients of Fiscal Year 2011’s Individual Artist Support Initiative. The Individual Artist Support (IAS) Initiative was created to help Illinois artists realize a career goal, take advantage of a professional opportunity, or for the production and presentation of an artistic project.

General Program Information

The IAS Initiative encompasses two individual tracks:

The Individual Artist Project track (IA-Project) seeks to support individual creative artists in the production and presentation of an artistic project. Grant amounts for IA-Project are $1,500 or $2,500, with a 25% cash match required.
The Individual Artist Professional Development track (IA-PD) seeks to support professional development opportunities related to an individual artist’s career. Grant amounts for IA-PD are $500 or $750 with no cash match required.

There were 230 applicants overall in Fiscal Year 2011, requesting approximately $415,000:

153 Artist Project Track applicants
77 Professional Development Track applicants

After review, and based on resources available, the Illinois Arts Council is announcing 102 awards, totaling $148,000:

46 Artist Project Grantees - $109,000
56 Professional Development Grantees - $39,000

Individual Artist Project Grantees:

Abigail Rebekah Reese of Mount Carroll (Carroll County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Interdisciplinary Art
Brian D Collier of Bloomington (McLean County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Carlos Javier Ortiz of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
David J Marcet of Hinsdale (Dupage County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Dennis A Stroughmatt of Albion (Edwards County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Ethnic & Folk Arts
Erica R Mott of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in New Performance Forms
Gustavo Leone of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Ines R Sommer-Simpson of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Ipsita Mahapatra of Naperville (DuPage County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Ethnic & Folk Arts
Jeffrey M Carter of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Jennifer L Karmin of Chicago (Cook County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Literature
Jennfer Elizabeth Seidelman of Chicago (Cook County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Gerald J Bleem of Cicero (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Crafts
John Edward Bannon of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
John S Fraser of Saint Charles (Kane County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Jonathon J Kirk of Lisle (DuPage County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Joseph Rabensdorf of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in New Performance Forms
Julia Rae Antonick of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Karen A Lebergott of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Kelli A Connell of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Kristin Diane Pichaske of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Kurtis J Schweitz of Chicago ( County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Liana Percoco of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Elizabeth Mary McCarthy of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Lori Ann Felker of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Lucy A Riner of Chicago (Cook County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Dance
Maria Lynn Finitzo of Evanston (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Marlene R Rosenberg of LaGrange (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Mary Porterfield of Chicago (Cook County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Mary Ellen Watkin of Cobden (Union County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Rebecca A Keller of Oak Park (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Robert Breuler of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Roland G Miller of Grayslake (Lake County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Salome J Chasnoff of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Sandra Novack-Gottshall of Oak Park (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Literature
Sarah Lynn Ross of Urbana (Champaign County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Sharon A Bladholm of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Silvia A Malagrino of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Robert Lee Irving III of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Stephen F Murray of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Theatre
Suzanne M Berkes of Danville (Vermilion County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Tom Burtonwood of Oak Park (Cook County): $1500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Visual Arts
Ursula M Sokolowska of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Photography
Wenhwa Grace Tsao of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts
Zack David Browning of Champaign (Champaign County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Music
Wendy Jo Carlton of Chicago (Cook County): $2500 for an IAS Artist Project grant in Media Arts

Individual Artist Professional Development Grantees:

Andrew P Young of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Anna C Bahow of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Audrey E Grieme of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Brittany Ingrid Olson of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Barbara J Wells of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Benjamin E June of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Bradley A Biancardi of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Brian W Russell of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Cameron E Harvey of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Carolyn M Alessio of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Christine M Stulik of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Clara M Alcott of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Claudia Guadalupe Martinez of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Craig A Anderson of Palatine (Cook County): $500
Cynthia Gallaher-Cumpian of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Dawn J Brennan of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Emily C Stein of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Gail J Kaplan of Chicago (Cook County): $750
George Blaha of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Hazel A Domangue of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Ho Yun Son of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Jane L Michalski of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Jane A Hertenstein of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Janice Croom of Bloomington (McLean County): $750
Jeanne T Arrigo of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Jennifer L Lambert of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Judith L Natal of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Katherine McQuillen Howe of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Kenya Robertson of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Kevin C Riordan of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Kimberly Anne Unger of Brookfield (Cook County): $750
Kimberly M Fredricks of North Aurora (Kane County): $750
Lailaw A Taherzadeh of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Laura M Cerf-Dahl of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Laura M Kochevar of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Layne E Jackson of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Linda A Dust of Assumption (Christian County): $500
Linda J Loew of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Mary A Scherer of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Mia Miriam Capodilupo of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Michelle McFarland-McDaniels of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Nancy White Goldenberg of Chicag (Cook County): $750
Pamela J Paulsrud of Wilmette (Cook County): $750
Rebecca R Kling of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Richard Scott Pickren of River Forest (Cook County): $750
Robert A Kameczura of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Sandra E Suminski of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Stacy Rene Erenberg of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Susan S Hall of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Tammie R Rubin of Champaign (Champaign County): $750
Tara Jo Fadenrecht of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Susan L Petri of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Thomas Francis Comerford of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Valerie Martt Wallace of Chicago (Cook County): $500
Vesna Jovanovic of Chicago (Cook County): $750
Victor A Lopez of Glenview (Cook County): $750

Questions?

For more information regarding the Individual Artist Support Initiative, please contact the appropriate IAS Program Staff: http://www.arts.illinois.gov/grants-programs/iac-grants/individual-artist-support/program-staff.

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