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IACA Announces FY14 Artist Fellowship Award Recipients
ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL AGENCY ANNOUNCES
2014 ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) is pleased to announce the 2014 Artist Fellowship Program award recipients. The Artist Fellowship Program recognizes exceptional Illinois artists by providing awards to support continued artistic growth. The 2014 Artist Fellowship Program recognizes Illinois artists in the discipline categories of Ethnic and Folk Arts, Media Arts, Music Composition, Literature, Performance-Based Arts, and Visual-Based Arts.
Eighteen Illinois artists have been awarded $15,000 in recognition of their outstanding work and commitment within the arts.
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Name |
City |
Discipline Category |
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Melika Bass |
Chicago |
Media Arts |
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Joe Bonomo |
DeKalb |
Literature |
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Daniel Borzutzky |
Chicago |
Literature |
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Paola Cabal |
Chicago |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Stephen Cartwright |
Urbana |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Orbert Davis |
Chicago |
Music Composition |
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Daniel Eisenberg |
Chicago |
Media Arts |
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Dianna Frid |
Chicago |
Visual-Based Art |
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Kathleen Ginther |
Carbondale |
Music Composition |
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Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford |
Chicago |
Visual-Based Arts |
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I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda |
Evanston |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
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Harold Mendez |
Chicago |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Cynthia Oliver |
Urbana |
Performance-Based Arts |
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R. W. Bill Robinson |
Saint Charles |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
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Alison Ruttan |
Oak Park |
Visual-Based Arts |
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David E. Tolchinsky |
Evanston |
Literature |
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Benjamin Wardell |
Chicago |
Performance-Based Arts |
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Elizabeth Wetmore |
Chicago |
Literature |
Arts professionals, serving as jurors, evaluated the Artist Fellowship Program Applications and made recommendations to the IACA Board.
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Name |
City |
State |
Discipline Category |
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Jeff Abell |
Chicago |
IL |
Performance-Based Arts |
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Dan Bernitt |
Brooklyn |
NY |
Performance-Based Arts |
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Julia Brown |
Washington |
DC |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Juan Chavez |
Saint Louis |
MO |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Bau Graves |
Chicago |
IL |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
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Monica Hairston O'Connell |
Chicago |
IL |
Music Composition |
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Doug Johnson |
Bloomington |
IL |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Jin Hi Kim |
Bridgeport |
CT |
Music Composition |
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Dani Leventhal |
Columbus |
OH |
Media Arts |
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Michael Luxner |
Decatur |
IL |
Music Composition |
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Paula McCartney |
Minneapolis |
MN |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Joyelle McSweeney |
South Bend |
IN |
Literature |
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Kim Nguyen |
Highland Park |
NJ |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
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Ellen Placey Wadey |
Chicago |
IL |
Literature |
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Anne Pryor |
Madison |
WI |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
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Seth Rozin |
Philadelphia |
PA |
Literature |
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Derrick Sanders |
Chicago |
IL |
Literature |
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Robert Sill |
Springfield |
IL |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Bianca Spriggs |
Lexington |
KY |
Literature |
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Hunter Stamps |
Lexington |
KY |
Visual-Based Arts |
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Dominic Taylor |
Minneapolis |
MN |
Literature |
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Edin Velez |
Brooklyn |
NY |
Media Arts |
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Deke Weaver |
Urbana |
IL |
Media Arts |
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Sacha Yanow |
New York |
NY |
Performance-Based Arts |
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Egle Zygas |
New York |
NY |
Ethnic and Folk Arts |
The Illinois Arts Council Agency is funded by the Illinois General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The IACA serves the people of Illinois through a variety of grants and services primarily geared to support the Illinois arts sector, advance arts education, foster creativity, and drive the economic vitality of the state.