Regional Artist Project Grant Winners Announced

The Regional Artist Project of Northwest North Carolina is a partnership between the Arts Councils of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes Counties and the North Carolina Arts Council.  Its goal is to provide support to a broad range of visual, performing, literary, and inter-disciplinary artists that will have a significant impact on the advancement of their careers.

Grants generally range from $200 to $1,000 and may be used by the artists for a variety of purposes, including the cost of presenting work for exhibits and/or auditions, training or tuition, travel, promotional materials, work facilities, equipment or the production of new work.  This year there was $13,513 requested and $5500 awarded.

Receiving grants this year are: Dan Abernathy, camera purchase; Teresa Cerda, materials for painting project; Tyler Deal, camera purchase; Lynn Duryea, travel and residency support; Susan McLaurin, travel for photography project; Jon Moretz, building metalworking studio; Pat Morrison, small kiln purchase; Rosa Powers, studio tools and materials; and Richard Prisco, materials for a new body of work.

 A multi-disciplinary panel from the four county region judged applications in visual arts, music, film and literature. This grant is partially funded by the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, in partnership with the Arts Councils of Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties.  For more information, call your local arts council or 336-846-ARTS.

Dan Abernathy (Alleghany, Visual Arts, Wood Carving)
Jon Moretz (Ashe, Visual Arts, Blacksmithing)
Richard Prisco (Watauga, Visual Arts, Furniture Making)
Pat Morrison (Ashe, Visual Arts, Pottery)
Susan McLaurin (Watauga, Visual Arts, Photography)
Rosa Dargen-Powers (Watauga, Visual Arts, Book Making and Basketry)
Teresa Cerda (Watauga, Visual Arts, Painting)

Not pictured: Lynn Duryea (Watauga, Visual Arts, Sculpture) and Tyler Deal (Watauga, Visual Arts, Collage)