BALTIMORE, MD Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Eighty-seven Maryland artists representing seven artistic disciplines have been selected to receive Individual Artist Awards totaling $243,000 from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. Fiscal Year 2007 competition categories include Choreography, Music Composition, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Visual Arts: Sculpture and Visual Arts: Crafts.
Out-of-state juries representing each artistic discipline anonymously reviewed a total of 514 Individual Artist applications before awarding individual grants of $1,000, $3,000 and $6,000. The grants were determined solely on the basis of artistic merit.
“This program rewards and supports some of our State’s most talented artists, allowing them to continue to explore, create and refine their work,” said Dania Blair, Chair of MSAC. “These awards also serve to express the appreciation of our citizens for the contributions made by individual artists to our communities.”
“The Individual Artist Award program is an excellent way for the State of Maryland to honor the accomplishments of its many talented artists,” said Theresa Colvin, Executive Director of MSAC. “By bestowing these awards, we are recognizing the vital role the arts play in our communities, enhancing the quality of life for all Maryland citizens.”
Individual Artist Award categories alternate each year. The awards for FY 2008 will be made in the following categories: Visual Arts: Works on Paper, Painting, Installation and Other Genre and Computer Arts.
The mission of the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, is to encourage and invest in the advancement of the arts for the people of Maryland. In FY 2006, the Maryland arts industry contributed more than $1.05 billion to the State’s economy and provided more than 13,762 jobs to Maryland residents. For more information about the Maryland State Arts Council call (410) 767-6555 or TDD/TTY (410) 333-4519 or visit the MSAC web site at www.msac.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: List of recipients:
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Choreography
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| Laura Schandelmeier |
Prince George's |
$1,000.00 |
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| Dianna Cuatto |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
| Nilimma Devi |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Brooke E. Kidd |
Prince George's |
$3,000.00 |
| Tommy Parlon |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Oscar Rousseaux |
Prince George's |
$3,000.00 |
| Vincent E. Thomas |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Anton Terell Wilson |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
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| Martha Wittman |
Montgomery |
$6,000.00 |
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Music Composition
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| Steve Antosca |
Frederick |
$1,000.00 |
| Jeffery H. Bauer |
Montgomery |
$1,000.00 |
| Alan Blackman |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Mary Byrd Brown |
Anne Arundel |
$1,000.00 |
| Russell David Kirk |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
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| Fernando Benadon |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Darryl Brenzel |
Prince George’s |
$3,000.00 |
| Jennifer Cutting |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Christina Harrison |
Cecil |
$3,000.00 |
| Steven Rice |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Anna Rubin |
Howard |
$3,000.00 |
| John Seay |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Cory Seznec |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
| Jimmy Spits |
Prince George’s |
$3,000.00 |
| Andrew Earle Simpson |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Tony M. Small |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Anne Hambleton Watts |
Dorchester |
$3,000.00 |
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| Ulf Grahn |
Montgomery |
$6,000.00 |
| Todd Marcus |
Baltimore City |
$6,000.00 |
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Playwriting
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| Rich Amada |
Montgomery |
$1,000.00 |
| Ty DeMartino |
Allegany |
$1,000.00 |
| Janet Whittle Freedman |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
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| Grace Cavalieri |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
| Patricia R. Corbett |
Prince George's |
$3,000.00 |
| James L. Gossard |
Howard |
$3,000.00 |
| Alonzo D. LaMont |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Mary T. Lane |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Juanita Rockwell |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Steven Schutzman |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Merideth M. Taylor |
St. Mary’s |
$3,000.00 |
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| Rich Espey |
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$6,000.00 |
| James Patrick Sheehan |
Baltimore City |
$6,000.00 |
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Poetry
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| Rachel Charlotte Eisler |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Niamh Corcoran |
Howard |
$1,000.00 |
| Lisa Jamison McCullough |
Montgomery |
$1,000.00 |
| Rose Solari |
Montgomery |
$1,000.00 |
| Matthew Westbrook |
Howard |
$1,000.00 |
| Karen Zealand |
Allegany |
$1,000.00 |
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| Joseph J. Capista |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Temple Cone |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
| Louise M. Kennelly |
Frederick |
$3,000.00 |
| Sally Rosen Kindred |
Howard |
$3,000.00 |
| Kurt S. Olsson |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Shelley Marie Puhak |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Lia Purpura |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Olu Butterfly Woods |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
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| Justin Edward Sorois |
Baltimore County |
$6,000.00 |
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Visual Arts: Sculpture
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| Lillian Bayley |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Jeff Spaulding |
Montgomery |
$1,000.00 |
| J.L. Stewart Watson |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
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| Laura Ellen Amussen |
Baltimore County |
$3,000.00 |
| Gard Jones |
Baltimore County |
$3,000.00 |
| David Page |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Bradford Sweet |
Baltimore County |
$3,000.00 |
| P. Daniel Witmer |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
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| Neil Edward Feather |
Baltimore City |
$6,000.00 |
| Jae Kuem Ko |
St. Mary’s |
$6,000.00 |
| Allen Linder |
Prince George’s |
$6,000.00 |
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Visual Arts: Crafts
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| TinaM. Gebhart |
Baltimore County |
$1,000.00 |
| Janet Huddie |
Anne Arundel |
$1,000.00 |
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| Jessica Braiterman |
Prince George’s |
$3,000.00 |
| Jessica Frances Sunset Broad |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00
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| Richard Cleaver |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| John T. Fix |
Baltimore County |
$3,000.00 |
| Matthew Hyleck |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Kimberly Melanie Jones |
Anne Arundel |
$3,000.00 |
| Piper Melanie Shepard |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Hilary Lisa Steel |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Lars Westby |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
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Photography
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| Doug Hansen |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Joseph Hyde |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Christopher Myers |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Mary Kunaniec Skeen |
Baltimore City |
$1,000.00 |
| Gary Thompson |
Baltimore County |
$1,000.00 |
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| Elizabeth Anne Crisman |
Baltimore City |
$3,000.00 |
| Andrew Z. Glickman |
Montgomery |
$3,000.00 |
| Herbert James Sandborn |
St. Mary’s |
$3,000.00 |
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| SunTek Chung |
Montgomery |
$6,000.00 |
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