2020 GRANTEES
The Alexa Rose Foundation is proud to announce its 2020 grantees. This year we celebrate a cohort of 96 artists from all disciplines from across the Treasure Valley, totaling $224,000 in awards. As the single largest provider of funds for individual artists' creative practice in the state of Idaho, it is a great honor to recognize these artists and their contribution to our communities.
In these uncertain times, we recognize the collaborative, healing and unifying nature of the arts. Due to COVID-19, some artists have requested a one-year extension in order to accommodate international travel and/or educational opportunities. We are prioritizing artist safety above all else, and concessions have been made for those who opted to reallocate or defer their funding due to health concerns.
A complete list of our grantees can be found below.
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**Grantees are alphabetical by last name.**
Erica Alfaro:
Travel expenses to attend a Immersion Live, a Surface Pattern Design Conference.
Miguel Almeida:
Purchase of a screen printing press.
Sydney Anderson:
Tools, supplies and machinery to kickstart metalsmithing business.
Tony Anderson:
Support for photo essay series chronicling midwestern America.
J. Reuben Appelman:
Film production funds to execute trailer and look book for narrative adaptation of true crime novel, THE KILL JAR.
Maria Ayla:
Supplies and sewing machinery to accelerate the development of “Conchious Threads”, an upcycled clothing project.
Julia Ballenger:
Studio rent to ease financial burden amid medical expenses and support ongoing ceramics production in Garden City.
Gracieux Baraka:
Purchase of a new camera, lenses and lighting equipment to advance craft as a photographer and experimental filmmaker.
John Barrie:
Time off to finish novel.
Randy Bauer:
Recording equipment to improve audition samples and create high-quality audio recordings for music students.
Rachel Beck:
Purchase of a full size violin, bow and case.
Di Bei:
Publishing and translation fees for two novels.
Josh Bogle:
Travel & lodging for Colorado Gypsy Jazz Camp.
Daniel Borup:
Laptop and software to render high-quality digital mock-ups of sculpture work for advancing his career in public art.
Kimberly Brandel:
One-month artist residency at Constellation Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Megan Brandel:
Participation in Jacob’s Pillow Curriculum in Motion® Institute to hone business and choreography skills as the creative director for Opens Arms Dance Project.
Suzanne Lee Chetwood:
Attending builders workshop at Pilchuck Glass School.
Matthew Cameron Clark:
Film production funds for DUST, a short film.
Cami Ruh Clemo:
Supplies and participation in online coursework to better craft as a jewelry maker.
Michael Cordell:
Purchase of new metalworking equipment to create durable pieces for public and outdoor art.
Cydney Covert:
Participation in SHARE Dance Intensive in Paris.
Erin Cunningham:
Creation of a new body of sculptural works.
Migel Delgado:
Supplies and time off to create six new pieces of work in ongoing series reflecting on physical belonging and homeland.
Niharika Dinkar:
Travel to London to conduct archival research for an art history book.
Peter Dumas:
Airfare, housing and tuition to attend Music Crossroads Academy in Zimbabwe.
Lauren Edson:
Camera, lenses and editing software to enhance production of dance films.
April Frame:
120 hours of child care to solo-edit VIRGIN: a feature length documentary about Drag Queen culture in Idaho.
Katie Fuller:
Submission Fees for Book Contests and Journals.
J. Lupe Galvan:
Canvases, paint and workbench to create a series of 10-20 paintings.
Chaz Gentry:
Film production funds to pay crew for an animatronic, puppet based short film.
Joyce Green:
Participation in a watercolor retreat to explore bristlecone pine forms.
Charles Haman:
Shapeoko desktop CNC machine and associated equipment to expand and explore personal sculptural process.
Kelly Harwood:
Professional editing services and sabbatical for final manuscript revision.
Brian Hodges:
Purchase of a Baroque 5-string Cello.
Savannah Hulen:
Accessibility equipment to continue writing after chronic illness diagnosis.
GiGi Huntley:
Studio air purifier and supplies to create a new body of work.
Maite Iribarren-Gorrindo:
Metalworking equipment to expand home studio post-graduation.
Hayden Jensen:
Purchase of an iPad and Apple Pencil to enhance digital artwork.
Jaimee Johnston:
Desk and supplies to create functional home studio.
Kendra Kae:
At-home recording equipment and one-on-one mentorship with vocal coaches to build Opera portfolio and prepare for auditions.
Brie Katz:
Funds to curate "PROJECT EXPOSED", a photography series cataloging the experiences of breast cancer survivors through images and interviews.
Ben Konkol:
New laptop for illustration work.
Heidi Kraay:
Travel expenses, housing and time off to take a new play to London's RADA Festival.
Lauren Lavelle:
Time off to write.
Nina Leary:
Participation in an intensive painting workshop and the purchase of an easel, chair, work lamp and supply cart.
Lila Martina Lee:
Travel to photograph a series of site-specific textile projects paying homage to the female victims of the Great Basin Murders.
Susan Madacsi:
Equipment to enhance glasswork in multimedia projects.
Kris Mannion:
Slip mixer and supporting utility stand to continue work as a ceramicist.
Patricia Marcantonio:
Rehearsal and staging expenses for an original play to be preformed at the Hispanic Cultural Center.
Rachael Mayer:
Floor loom and weaving accessories.
John Mayton:
Festool Domino and accessory kit for woodworking.
Wyatt McCollum:
iPad and Apple Pencil to improve graphic design work.
Michael McCormic, Jr.:
Production funds for first studio album with alternative rock band, “The Governors”.
Weston McGhee:
Variety of color medium format film.
Kevin McTeague:
Collaboration with the Boise Baroque Orchestra to accompany debut performance of a CPE Bach Cello Concerto.
Aurora Mehlman:
Travel expenses to Maine and New Hampshire for site-specific research for first novel.
Melanie Mendenhall:
Time off for writing.
Katie Miller:
Ceramics workshop at the Archie Bray Foundation.
Will Miller:
Photography lighting kit and backdrop to catalogue handmade clothes.
Bryan Moore:
Time-off to complete a series of paintings.
Kyle Morck:
Blackmagic camera for film production.
Daniel Ojeda:
Production expenses for a feature length dance film titled, "A Great, Unbridgeable Distance".
Holly Papa:
Cintiq Pro 24" touch & coordinating stand to improve digital illustration.
Sarah Paradis:
One-on-one mentorship to strengthen academic and performance skills as a Trombonist.
Brett Perry:
Compensation for dancers and choreographer to rehearse and perform "A History of American Modern Dance".
Jef Peterson:
New computer to write a play commissioned by Columbia Basin College.
Kate Peterson:
Trip to the Himalayas and create a collection of original paintings to benefit red panda conservation.
Collin Pfeifer:
New camera to take original photos as inspiration for mural work.
Emily Pittinos:
Laptop to complete the book-length poem, "Orphan, Lissome in the Dust Storm".
Rachel Reichert:
Travel to the Wildacres Residency program in Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
Gordon Reinhart:
Commission of original music for a one-man theatrical adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Jodeen Revere:
Travel and submission fees to take a one-woman show (THE PERSISTENT GUEST) to the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Amanda Rich:
Purchase of a Loop Pedal and Supporting Sound Equipment to enhance spoken word poetry and musical career.
Cecilia Rinn:
Hearing aids for dancer to overcome congenital hearing loss.
Elizabeth Rodgers:
Commission of sample panels for graphic novel “EXODUS, 1947”, inspired by a documentary of the same name.
Jonathan Sadler:
Black and white film to photograph early 1900s cabins on Echo Lake.
Ruth Saltzer:
Travel to Todos Santos, Mexico to attend a writing retreat.
Estefania Sanchez:
Purchase of a manton (shawl) and training under Maestro Antonio El Pipa to advance career as a Flamenco dancer.
Jessica Scheider:
Immersive darkness retreat.
Taryn Schwilling:
Single course release from teaching to allow time-off to complete writing her second book.
Isabelle Shifrin:
Laptop to complete novel.
Angie Smith:
Post-production funds for feature-length documentary "TECLE".
Chelsea Smith:
Production expenses to shoot a short, narrative film titled, “BAD NEWS”.
Anne Watson Sorensen:
Display panels to showcase artwork in professional settings.
Gia Strang:
MIG welder and metal chop saw for home studio.
Dominique Tardif:
Travel & lodging for Colorado Gypsy Jazz Camp.
Zach Thurmond:
Portable printing press.
Elena Tomorowitz:
Travel to Montana for research to complete poetry manuscript.
Hailey Turner:
Flameworking torch and foot pedal for glasswork.
Wytske van Keulen:
Printing costs for photography book 'Stick Holding Branch'.
Nathan Walker:
Production costs to track, mix, and master new album.
Rebecca Weeks:
Time off to scan personal journals and review previous work as a poet.
Jeanna Wigger:
Travel to the UK and Iceland to participate in a historic textile tour for the purpose of creating a sustainable clothing care and repair workbook.
Stephanie Wilde:
Framing and shipping for large paintings for a solo exhibition in New York.
Megan Williams:
Time off to extend poetry chapbook into a full-length manuscript.
CL Young:
Artist residency at The Atlanta School.