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  1. Meet the 2010 MakeWork Grant Recipients Monday, July 12, 2010

    We’re pleased to announce this year’s MakeWork grant recipients. The individuals funded during this, the third year of the program represents a diverse cross-section of Chattanooga’s creative workforce. Fourteen individuals received grants from an available pool of $125,000, as decided upon and allocated by a team of local and non-local jurors, all experts in their respective fields.

    We’ll host a showcase for these creative individuals on July 23 from 6 to 9 pm. Grant recipients will share their work and their plans for the future. Join us for a celebration of Chattanooga’s dynamic creative climate, and the projects it inspires.

    We are pleased to announce this year’s grant recipients, listed below with their discipline and grant title.

    Nora Bernhardt
    Visual Arts (3D) // Book Arts Teaching Studio
    Wendy & Brandon Buckner
    Culinary Arts // A Sweet Tooth for Growth and Knowledge
    Aaron Cabeen
    Visual Arts (3D) // Equipment Provision for Original Furniture Production
    Carlos Colon
    Performing Arts // Latin Beat Percussion Classes
    Shane Darwent
    Visual Arts (2D) // The Flag in Our Hands: A Lens Based Look into America During 2009
    Matthew Downer
    Other // Slowtime Field Recordings
    Linda Duvoisin
    Visual Arts (2D) // Linda Edits on the Fly
    Caleb Ludwick
    Literary Arts // SOUTHSIDE: Eight Short Stories in the Verbal and the Visual
    Frances McDonald
    Other // Workshops on Public Art Collaborations
    Mark Mcleod
    Visual Arts (3D) // The Fiscal Asset Management Program (FAMP)
    Bridget Miller
    Visual Arts (3D) // Creative Eco-Friendly Clothing Line by Astronette
    Christopher Oughtred
    Visual Arts (2D) // Website Redevelopment for North Light Imaging
    Leif Ramsey
    Visual Arts (2D) // Black Friday, a 90-minute documentary film
    Justin Wilcox
    Performing Arts // Transportation Grant for Moonlight Bride

    MakeWork is an arts grant program open to emerging and established artists and artisans within a 50-mile radius of Chattanooga. The core mission of the program is to stimulate our city’s creative economy and empower artists and artisans with the tools to succeed and grow. Artists are eligible for assistance for studio rental, tools, workshops, and those “someday-I’d-love-to” projects. In 2010, 153 Chattanooga area artists and artisans applied for these competitive grants, requesting just over $1.6 million in total.

    These 14 individuals join a group 69 artists strong, all of whom have received funding through MakeWork since its debut in 2008. Since that time, the program has awarded over $575,000 to support creative endeavors.

    Posted by Administrator in Arts in Culture