Artists receive $50,000 unrestricted grants
across 8 disciplines
From US Artists press release, October 13, 2014:
United States Artists (USA) is
pleased to announce the 34 new USA Fellows for 2014. Each
artist or collaborative will receive an award of $50,000 to support his or her
practice and professional development, opening up exciting creative
possibilities through the transformative power of unrestricted financial support.
As one of
the largest grant-making organizations in the country providing direct support
to artists, USA spotlights the importance of originality across every creative
discipline, from literature and performance to crafts and theater. Celebrating
the broad diversity of American artistic practices from coast to coast, USA
cultivates a creative ecology that is diverse in age, race, religion, gender,
and sexual orientation. USA honors innovative, accomplished artists at all
stages of their careers, who are nominated by their peers and field experts for
the quality, imagination, and enduring
potential of their work in the following disciplines: Architecture &
Design, Crafts & Traditional Arts, Dance, Literature, Media, Music, Theater
and Visual Arts. Awards are entirely unrestricted and may be used by Fellows in
any way they choose.
The 34
recipients of this year’s awards were selected from 116 nominated artists
living in the United States and Puerto Rico and were chosen by a panel of
expert peers in each artistic discipline. “USA Fellowships are awarded to innovative
artists of all ages and at all stages of their careers, who are nominated for
their commitment to excellence and the enduring potential of their work,” said
United States Artists CEO Carolina Garcia Jayaram. “We are honored to present
this year’s Fellows, a group of artists who were selected through a rigorous,
highly competitive process. Our Fellows embody originality across every
creative discipline, celebrating the broad range of artistic practices in every
region of the county, and cultivating a creative ecology that is diverse in
age, race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.”
Among recipients
for visual artists are:
For more information and complete list of 2014
USA Fellows click here.
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