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Chattanooga Welcomes Three More ArtsMove Artists Wednesday, September 16, 2009
About a week ago, a panel of locally acclaimed artists gathered at CreateHere to assess the latest pool of applicants for the ArtsMove artist relocation program. ArtsMove aims to attract outstanding artists and artisans from around the country to the Chattanooga area by awarding up $2500 in grants to reimburse moving expenses. After comprehensive consideration, the jury unanimously elected to offer awards to mixed-media artist Beverly Hayden, ceramics master Linda Falcone and multi-genre musician Evan Lipson. The funding will help support the artists as they pack-up their lives and move to the Scenic City.
Beverly, a former lawyer from Paducah, Kentucky, is now a well-decorated artist who has shown her work in over 70 art shows throughout the nation since 2003. Beginning her artistic career as a photographer, she transitioned into mixed media work a couple of years ago.
Linda, hailing from Wilmington, North Carolina, has resided in many locations across the nation, which has exposed her to varying culture and foreign influence. This eclectic viewpoint, along with her “love of colors and their expressive abilities,” help her create beautiful pieces such as one-of-a-kind horsehair pottery and richly glazed ceramic dinnerware.
Evan has been splitting his residence between Philadelphia and New York City. He is a currently a composer/bassist who is “focused on transgressing the politics of genre, in favor of cultivating the rarefied esoteric world(s) of underground music.”
The grantees will be settling into their new homes in Downtown Chattanooga within the next few months. The three recipients have each expressed excitement about sharing their art with the city. Each artist will offer new, high-quality work to the city’s growing art scene while also working to engage the community through educational opportunities driven by their unique perspective.
By Trey Meyer, Senior Arts Fellow
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