The Professional Development Grant program assists artists or arts administrators with opportunities that specifically improve their business management development skills and/or brings the artist or the arts organization to another level artistically. The RACC Board approved these 36 Professional Development Grants totaling $49,190 on May 23, 2018. (*First time grant recipients)
2018-19 Professional Development Grant awards (Cycle 1):
*Apricot Irving – Travel, lodging, and transportation for book tour to NYC, Boston, Florida, DC, and CA – $1,501
Aremy Stewart – Travel, childcare, and materials for 2-week residency at Sitka Center in Otis – $900
*Arwen Myers – Travel, lodging, and transportation to attend 2-week program at American Bach Soloists Academy in San Francisco, CA – $1,820
*Ayako Kataoka – Travel and lodging to participate in research project in Copenhagen – $1,237
*Barbara Martin – Travel, lodging, and materials to attend 3-week residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, WY – $766 (Washington County)
*Benjamin Gilbert – Documentation by Aaron Johnson Photography – $600
*Brisa Gonzalez – Travel, lodging, transportation, and registration fees to attend Pocoapoco Residency in Oaxaca – $1,800
*Cambria Matlow – Travel, lodging, and transportation to attend Getting Real conference in Los Angeles, CA – $1,227
*Catherine Egan – Website development and design by graphic designer Noelle Stiles – $1,998
*Chliu-Mie Wu – Travel, lodging, and registration fees to attend 5-day program at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA – $1,930
Cora Pearl – Travel, lodging, and registration fees to attend International Calligraphy Conference in Bellingham, WA – $1,530
*Crystal Zingsheim – Website, design, and brand development with Astro and Raffa Rodriguez – $1,500
Damien Gilley – Travel, lodging, transportation, and materials to install exhibition at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, CO – $545
*Emily Miller – Registration fees for 3-day watercolor workshop at Sequoia Gallery in Hillsboro – $300 (Washington County)
*Eric Buchner – Website development with Myles de Bastion – $1,500
*Erik Emanuelson – Transporation and lodging for 23-date band tour in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland – $1,586
*Jea Alford – Travel, registration fees, and materials to attend 1-month residency at Vermont Studio Center – $1,800
*Jennifer Swanson – Registration fees for 3-day Photoshop workshop at ONLC Training Center in Portland – $995
*Jessica (Tyner) Mehta – Travel, lodging, and transportation to attend 1-month residency at Crazy Horse Memorial – $1,750 (Washington County)
*Jo Hamilton – Travel and lodging to install exhibition at Timeless Textiles in Australia – $1,656
*Joshua Flint – Travel, lodging, and registration fees to attend Anderson Ranch Arts Center Advanced Mentored Studies Program – $1,767
*Kate Rafter – Travel expenses to perform in At Your Leisure festival in Scotland – $1,800
*Ken Yoshikawa – Travel, lodging, and transportation to attend Asian American Theater Artists Conference in Chicago, IL – $683
*Lisa Brinkman – Website development and documentation – $1,080 (Clackamas County)
*Maura Campbell-Balkits – Travel, lodging, and residency fees to attend 6-week residency at the Burren College of Art in Ireland – $1,219
*Reid Psaltis – Travel, lodging, and shipping costs for installation at the Guild of Natural Science conference in Washington DC – $1,387
*Robin Bacior Emanuelson – Production costs for full-length vinyl record pressing – $1,428
*Roland Dahwen Wu – Travel and lodging to present documentary work at Fluminense Federal University in Brazil – $1,800
*Sundance Bleckinger – Travel, lodging, and festival fees to exhibit radio play at Hear Now Festival in Kansas City, KS – $1,213
*Taryn Tomasello – Travel and transportation for installation of site-specific work at Halka Art Project in Istanbul – $1,500
*Taylor Long – Travel, lodging, and registration fees to attend Darnstadt Festival in Germany – $1,787
Zoe Keller – Travel, lodging, and transportation to attend 1-month residency at Zion National Park – $485
Boom Arts Inc. – Travel and lodging for founder to attend APAP Leadership Fellows Program in Los Angeles, CA – $1,000
Dance Wire – Website development and design by Payne Media – $1,800
*Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble – Consultant fees and staff time to assess database and communications procedures with Jim Fullan – $1,500
*Street Books – Travel, lodging, and printed materials for first Street Books summit in Austin, TX – $1,800