I am thrilled to be the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts for 2013. Seventeen artist grants were awarded throughout the state this year. The State of Delaware’s news release is below.
One part of the fellowship year requirements is a public performance of work. My grant project in Literature-Creative Nonfiction will focus on the places I have lived and how each place influenced me as a writer. I look forward to working and sharing this project in 2013.
Seventeen Delaware Artists Receive Fellowship Grants
The Delaware Division of the Arts has announced the Fiscal Year 2013 winners of its Individual Artist Fellowship (IAF) grants. Seventeen individual Delaware artists are being recognized for the high quality of their artwork in the visual arts, literature, music, jazz performance, choreography, and folk arts. Artists were selected from towns throughout the state including Bear, Dover, Harbeson, Lewes, Lincoln, Milford, Milton, Newark, and Wilmington. Their work ranged from photography and sculpture to playwriting and choreography.
The work of 85 applicants was judged by arts professionals from around the country. Through the IAF grants, the artists’ achievements are affirmed, helping provide the recognition and exposure that artists need to successfully promote their work. The artists receive a financial award—$3,000 for the Emerging category and $6,000 for the Established category—allowing them to pursue advanced training, purchase equipment and materials, or fulfill other needs that allow them to advance their careers. The public will have an opportunity to see the varied artwork by these artists as they are required to have a public exhibit or performance showcasing their work in the upcoming year.
Listed below are the Delaware Division of the Arts 2013 Individual Artist Fellows. Contact information for the artists may be obtained by calling Kristin Pleasanton, the Division’s Art and Artist Services Coordinator, at (302) 577-8284 in Wilmington or (302) 736-7436 in Dover.
2013 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWS
Established Professional ($6,000 award) | ||
Name | Community | Artistic Discipline |
Linda Blaskey | Lincoln | Literature: Poetry |
Anne Colwell | Milton | Literature: Fiction |
Scott Davidson | Wilmington | Jazz: Solo Performance |
Ann Jenkins | Milford | Folk Art: Visual |
Ramona Long | Newark | Literature: Creative Nonfiction |
George Lorio | Dover | Visual Arts: Sculpture |
Augustine Mercante | Wilmington | Music: Solo Recital |
Aina Nergaard-Nammack | Lewes | Visual Arts: Painting |
Karin Snoots | Harbeson | Visual Arts: Painting |
Emerging Professional ($3,000 award) | ||
Name | Community | Artistic Discipline |
Alex Buckner | Wilmington | Choreography |
Teresa Clifton | Milford | Literature: Fiction |
Knicoma Frederick | Wilmington | Folk Art: Visual |
Jerry Gordon | Wilmington | Visual Arts: Painting |
Andre Jones | Wilmington | Literature: Playwriting |
Michele McCann | Newark | Folk Art: Music |
Marjorie Weber | Lewes | Literature: Creative Nonfiction |
William Wolff | Bear | Visual Arts: Photography |
Honorable Mentions | ||
Name | Community | Artistic Discipline |
Thomas Del Porte | Wilmington | Visual Arts: Painting |
Dennis Lawson | Newark | Literature: Fiction |
Georgia Leonhart | Rehoboth Beach | Literature: Creative Nonfiction |
Robyn Phillips-Pendleton | Newark | Visual Arts: Painting |
Russell Reece | Bethel | Literature: Fiction |
Vanessa Simon | Magnolia | Visual Arts: Photography |
Michele Xiques | Milford | Choreography |
The next deadline for Individual Artist Fellowships applications is August 1, 2013.
The Delaware Division of the Arts is an agency of the State of Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support artists and arts organizations, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Funding for Division programs is provided by annual appropriations from the Delaware State Legislature, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Ramona, Congratulations! That’s quite an accomplishment! I like seeing good things happening for good people!
-Laurie
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Thank you, Laurie! I hope good things happen for you in 2013.
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Wow! Congratulations! Your project sounds excellent!
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Thanks, Kaye! I finally realized that there’s literary value to be explored from growing up on the bayou, moving to the mountains, and finally settling in the suburbs.
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Ramona, that is a stupendous accomplishment. Congratulations! I hope you’ll let us know when you’ll be reading. You are such a talent this well-deserved!
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Julie, you are very kind! I will certainly let you know about the reading. We are trying to cook up something fun and different.
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Congratulations! A public performance–that’s exciting.
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Thank you, Kathy! I think it will be fun. We’re trying to cook up something different.
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Congratulations, Ramona. Have fun with your project.
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Thank you, Nancy! I appreciate the nice words.
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Congratulations on the award. I hope you’ll post an exerpt when ready or fill us in on progress in Bloomsburg.
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Ann, I’m excited you’ll be at the Bloomsburg workshop. We get to meet in person!
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So deserving, Ramona. I am looking forward to the “fun and different” public reading. Congrats!
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