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Special Projects 2005 Awards |
PRESS RELEASE
Investing In Creativity: 4Culture Announces Awards for Individual Artists, Arts Organizations, and Community Arts Projects |
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| Individuals |
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| Applicant |
Project |
Award |
| Baker, Tom |
The Gospel of the Red-Hot Stars, completion and production of chamber opera for 14 performers |
$3,500 |
| Berry, Franchesska |
Developments in Modern and Traditional West African Dance, new choreographies with original score presented at Langston Hughes dance series |
$2,000 |
| Blauner, Laurie |
Infinite Kindness, a novel |
$2,500 |
| Bunting, Buddy |
Interstate Flight, paintings of the California prison system |
$1,100 |
| Canterbury, Jesse |
Music for two clarinetists, innovative music for two innovative clarinetists |
$2,200 |
| Crowell, Webster |
Parasol, a short film |
$4,100 |
| de Muizon, Alice |
Opening Act, creation phase of a new dance theater work for alternative venues |
$1,500 |
| Denio, Amy |
Dreams in 11 Chapters, six performances of projected artwork and animation with 7-piece music ensemble |
$4,000 |
| Fetzer, Bret |
Eyes Like Stars: 10 New Fairy Tales, a storytelling performance of 10 original fairy tales |
$1,500 |
| Fife, Scott |
Bronze Casting, producing a bronze sculpture from the original created in cardboard |
$4,500 |
| Fisher, Garrett |
The Star Gazer, a full-length opera based on the historical figure Galileo |
$2,000 |
| Foss, Timothy |
Porcelain Spine, making & exhibiting a porcelain sculpture symbolizing community |
$4,000 |
| Gurley, James |
Sound Diary, a cycle of poems on the relationship of music and sound to our lives |
$1,400 |
| Haack, Julia |
Mojave Mattress, building a sculpture for exhibition |
$1,700 |
| Haniger, Marianna |
The Secret of Mary, a 30-minute experimental narrative on video |
$5,000 |
| Hanson, Kyle |
Touring Version The Wreck of the St. Nikolai, to add film and ambient sound elements to an experimental opera |
$2,000 |
| Haroutunian, Dionne |
China Trip, create body of work based on trip to China |
$1,100 |
| Harp, Thomas |
Fortune Hunters, short romantic comedy film |
$3,000 |
| Horvitz, Wayne |
For String Quartet and Improviser #2, 8 performances of a new work for String Quartet with 8 different improvisers |
$5,500 |
| Ichikawa, Etsuko |
Forest of DEAI, new work for a site-specific installation exhibit |
$2,000 |
| James, Sibyl |
China Beats, publication and promotion of poetry book |
$1,100 |
| Jones, Tomiko |
Wedding Day, a photographic study on memories and the concept of permanence |
$2,200 |
| Kinoshita, Aiko |
Fade to White, a dance piece on what it is to be left behind |
$2,500 |
| Kuhlman, Mik |
Rosa, a solo touring show |
$3,000 |
| Kunz, Robb |
We are Here to Disrupt, to Disrupt, to Disrupt... and Have the Time of Our Lives, a sound installation/performance focused on actions of the Infernal Noise Brigade |
$3,000 |
| Maas, Jennifer |
Wheedle's Groove: Seattle's Soul-Funk Past, the story of Seattle's lost soul and funk scene of the 60s and 70s |
$4,000 |
| Magrath, Michael |
Lot's Kin: Salt Witnesses, cast salt figures in a guerilla art installation |
$4,000 |
| Nakamura, Yuki |
A Passage from Somewhere to Somewhere Else, a new body of work for an upcoming solo exhibition |
$1,100 |
| Paasch, Douglas |
Infinite Noir, Contemporary Puppet Theatre - film noir with a dash of "Twilight Zone" |
$3,200 |
| Paxton, Lara |
The Seven Sisters of Sleep, aerial performance with live music |
$3,000 |
| Quensé, Nancy |
Draumkvedet - The Dream Song of Olav Asteson, a 12th Century Norwegian "vision song" of a dream journey through Heaven and Hell |
$2,200 |
| Robb, Susan |
Micro-intervention Photographs, photographs of micro installations made in vacant buildings |
$1,100 |
| Ross, Anita |
Beyond Orient, a concert exploring Middle Eastern dance, from its origins to its future |
$1,000 |
| Schweder, Alex |
A Room When You Want It When It Wants You, moving imagery projected onto a room filled with fan blown Styrofoam pellets |
$2,000 |
| Scott, Mary |
A Concert of Short Works & Experimental Forms, choreographic experimentation |
$4,000 |
| Simpson, Mary |
Murder Ballads - Film, Sound & Paper Installation, interdisciplinary gallery installation exploring a popular historical song genre |
$3,000 |
| Sinibaldi, Greg |
Mobiles, development of a new music composition for larger ensemble |
$2,000 |
| Trahan, Julia Dolphin |
Land and Water, development and presentation of 1 hour theatrical piece with booklet |
$2,000 |
| Tsiatsios, Kristen |
The Maze Project, a feminist interdisciplinary interactive performance maze |
$3,000 |
| Vassilakis, Nico |
MORT, a solo play about American composer Morton Feldman |
$1,500 |
| Williamson, Greg |
Jazz Traditions: Conversations and Deconstructions, a large performance with sampled interviews of Seattle's jazz characters |
$1,500 |
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| Organizations |
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| Applicant |
Project |
Award |
| 33 Fainting Spells |
Dance Garage Project, a new dance project by Gaelen Hanson, Peggy Piacenza, and Amelia Reeber |
$1,500 |
| 826 Seattle |
In the Beginning, a showcase of written work by participating 826 Seattle young writers |
$2,000 |
| 911 Media Arts Center |
New Works Laboratory Version 3.0, a collaborative residency program pairing visual artists with digital media artists |
$3,000 |
| ACT Theatre |
ACT's Hansberry Project Reading Series, a year of works by African-American playwrights |
$2,000 |
| ArtsWest |
2005 West Seattle New Dance Festival, a festival of contemporary works by eight choreographers |
$2,000 |
| Auburn Symphony Orchestra |
Auburn Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series, three chamber music concerts to complement the Auburn Symphony season |
$2,500 |
| Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas |
DBR... Remixed: New Music Compositions with Daniel Bernard Roumain, presenting the acclaimed Haitian-American musician blends classical and hip hop genres |
$2,000 |
| Cry of the Rooster Theatre |
Box: The True Story of Henry Brown, puppet show of an American slave who risked his life in a bid for freedom |
$1,150 |
| Degenerate Art Ensemble |
A Degenerate Art Ensemble New Work, Cuckoo Crow, Cuckoo explores the human life cycle via sound, physical theater, and dance |
$2,000 |
| Esoterics |
Haramita: The Benevolence of the Buddha, a concert of choral music inspired by the sacred texts of Buddhism |
$2,000 |
| Kirkland Arts Center |
Connections: Contemporary Art + Artists + Audiences, seven gallery exhibits that promote new ways of seeing and understanding art |
$3,000 |
| Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center |
The African American Masters Commissioning Project, local African American choreographers will be commissioned to create new work |
$2,000 |
| Lead Pencil Studio |
Retail Space, a site-specific installation exploring the spatial potential of the retail environment |
$7,500 |
| Lelavision |
String Theory, fabrication of a 'Kinetic Musical' set, physical music development, performance |
$5,000 |
| Nature Consortium |
Arts-in-Nature Festival, a festival encompassing music, dance, theatre, museum of sound, and visual arts |
$1,500 |
| New City Theater |
The Nation in Exile by W. David Hancock, a New City Theater commission premiere production |
$3,000 |
| Northwest Film Forum |
Signature Shorts, a Greek shadow play by Leonidas Kassapides with live music |
$8,000 |
| Pottery Northwest |
40th Anniversary Celebration, a celebration of 40 years shared with Seattle and the regional community |
$1,000 |
| Rainier Valley Youth Theatre |
Ola Na Iwi (The Bones Live) RVYT SummerSTAGE 2005, a theatrical training program for Seattle teens, focusing on Pacific cultures |
$2,250 |
| Richard Hugo House |
The 8th Annual Inquiry: Real/Fake, exploration of the places where fiction and real life intersect -- and sometimes blur |
$2,500 |
| Seattle Baroque Orchestra |
The Three Ladies of Ferrara, a celebration/exploration of women performers of the 16th Century |
$2,000 |
| Seattle Chamber Players |
Icebreaker III: Music of the Caucasus Mountains, a three-day festival of music from the countries of the Caucasus Mountains |
$3,500 |
| Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra |
SRJO All-City Street Dance, a Central District street festival focused on Basie's music with education programs |
$3,000 |
| Seattle Theatre Group |
The Grand Kabuki Theatre of Japan at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle Theatre Group partnership with Japanese community |
$2,750 |
| SOIL |
SOIL: 1995-2005 Ten Years and Still Growing, a survey exhibit of SOIL artists, projects, and artwork from the past 10 years |
$3,550 |
| Thistle Theatre |
Frog Lake, Swan Lake Ballet translated to the world of frog puppets |
$2,800 |
| Velocity Dance Center |
The 2005 Guest Artist Series, guest choreographers visit Velocity in Sept./Oct./Dec. 2005 |
$2,000 |
| Washington Ensemble Theatre |
Capitol Holiday, a new collaborative theatre piece developed and performed by WET |
$3,000 |
| Whit Press |
The Trees Project Anthology, a collaborative publication that will engage and inspire the protection of trees |
$1,500 |
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| 2005 Panelists |
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| Juan Alonso |
Award-winning visual artist |
Visual Art |
| Matt Briggs |
Award-winning writer and Artist-in-Residence at Richard Hugo House |
Literary |
| Donald Byrd |
Artistic Director, Spectrum Dance Theater |
Dance |
| Chris DeLaurenti |
Music composer, critic and author of music reviews and articles |
Music |
| Stephen Elliott |
Theatre Manager, Meydenbauer Center, 4Culture Arts Advisory Committee |
Interdisciplinary |
| Christian French |
Award-winning visual artist and curator |
Visual Art |
| Michael Nicolella |
Award-winning classical guitar virtuoso, composer and educator |
Music |
| Vincent Orduna |
Theatre Manager, Carco Theater, Tukwila |
Theatre |
| Janice Randall |
Performing & Literary Arts Coordinator, Vashon Allied Arts |
Literary |
| Loren Reynolds |
Managing & Artistic Director, Renton Civic Theatre |
Theatre |
| Matt Richter |
Founder and former Director of Consolidated Works |
Media |
| Latha Sambamurti |
Redmond Arts Commissioner, performing arts educator, performer |
Interdisciplinary |
| Karen Toering |
Media activist, former Director of 911 Media Arts and SCAN TV |
Media |
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