The RACC Professional Development Grant Program individual artists and arts organizations in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties with activities that improve their business management development skills and/or brings to them to another level artistically. A total of $44,905 was awarded to 35 individuals and 3 organizations. These grants were approved by the RACC Board on May 25, 2016:
* First Time Professional Development Grant Recipient
Except where noted, recipients are from Multnomah County
Individuals
*Amorin, Dominic – Travel to San Francisco to attend and exhibit at SoundWave Biennial – $400
*Barrera, Claire – Travel to dance residency in Stolzenhagen, German – $1,400
*Barrett, Eowyn – Travel to present work at the Edinburgh Fridge Festival – $1,250
*Bombardier, Cooper Lee – Attend Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Workshop in San Francisco – $1,200
*Bund, Wayne – Attend Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Workshop in San Francisco – $1,200
Campbell, Carolyn – Mentorship in visual editing software with Kathryn Delany and Susan Bein – $1,250
Chilstrom, Robin – Attend Circlesongs vocal improvisation workshop in Rhinecliff, NY – $1,500
Davis, Quincy – Attend an artist residency at The Organic Art Ranch in Cluj-Napoca, Romani – $1,500
*Dieng, Modou – Attend residency at Pulsar, a gallery in Antwerp, Belgium – $1,500
Farrell–Smith, Ka’ila – Attend Djerassi residency program in Woodside, CA – $800
Fuemmeler, Tony – Travel to attend academy with Familie Flöz in Tuscania, Italy – $1,500
*George, Christy – Attend ArtCOP22 event in Marrakech, Morocco – $1,500
*Gray, Lucas – Development of an artist website – $1,250
*Griffin Hébert , Paloma – Attend masterclasses and workshops with violinist Simon Fischer in Ann Arbor, Michigan – $1,000
*Hannegan, Karen – Travel to monastery in Pecos, New Mexico to study retablo painting with master teachers – $1,000
*Hoyman-Browe, Alanna – Attend 10-day workshop with Dance Exchange in Washington, DC – $800
*Hunter-Ishikawa, Eien – Travel to Tokyo, Japan to study Edo Bayashi with master musician Kyosuke Suzuki – $1,500
*Iaboni, Stefano – Travel to Oxford, England to work with mentor and coach Joe Dieffenbacher – $1,500
*Lantz, Ruth – Shipping of work for show at Governors State University in University Park, IL and travel to attend opening – $900
*LaPrade, Jessica – Attend five day intensive painting workshop on Mischtechnik in Loveland, Colorado – $900
Lin, Fuchsia – Work with consultant Morrie Warshawski on values, vision, marketing, and fundraising – $650
*Marlitt, Michael – Attend “Advanced Photo Workshop: New York City” in New York, NY – $1,500
*Martin, Chas – Study with glass artists Marjorie Anderson in Denver, CO – $1,500
*Mavor, Anne – Work with artist coach Gigi Rosenberg – $600
*Neuenschwander, Ronna – Produce a catalog of recent work – $1,000
*Padian, Brian – Attend the Fall Narrative Lab at Stowe Story Lab in Stowe, VT – $750
Perini, Julie – Attend Signal Culture Residency, present work at NY State Summer School for the Arts, and participate in the NY Arts Practicum in NY – $1,100
*Rudolph, Shelly – Update artist website, rebranding, and creation of print promotional materials – $1,750
*Salazar, Souther – Travel to present work at the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, WI and the creation of displays – $1,500
Stolowitz, Andrea – Travel to Berlin, Germany to attend casting and opening of premiere production of new play at English Theatre Berlin – $1,250
Stoner, Deb – Attend the Medium Photography Festival Review and Lecture Series in San Diego, CA – $1,500 (Clackamas County)
*Westby, Denise – Travel to New York, NY to study with master flutist Keith Underwood – $1,500 (Washington County)
*Whitten, John – Travel to Colorado River Basin to participate in Signal Fire retreat – $800
*Williams, Gina – Participate in photography software class at Newspace and portfolio review with photographer Geoffrey Hiller – $460 (Clackamas County)
*Wren Stottrup, Jeni – Attend Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, IL – $1,000
Organizations
MediaRites – Travel for five company members to attend National Asian American Theater Conference & Festival hosted by OSF in Ashland – $2,000
*Newspace Center for Photography – Travel for curator Yaelle Amir to attend FOCUS Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada – $1,000
*Portland Storytellers’ Guild – Upgrades of organizational website – $1,195 (Washington County)