Congratulations to Hot Springs artist Jeri Hillis.
Twenty-five artists in Central Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta have each been awarded $10,000 practice-based fellowships to support their creative work through the Catalyze™ fellowship, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).
Catalyze combines unrestricted funding with cohort-based professional development and mentorship, supporting artists at critical moments in their practice.
Through a competitive application process, the award recipients represent artists and cultural workers working in a wide range of artistic disciplines from fashion to sculpture to musical theatre. The impact of Catalyze extends well beyond the fellowship period.
Meet the fourth cohort of award recipients, listed alphabetically:
Katie Adkins (Little Rock, AR), Photography
Robert Bean (Little Rock, AR), Visual Arts
S.A. Borland (North Little Rock, AR), Literature: Poetry
Katie Bradley (Paron, AR), Visual Arts: Painting
Jennifer Case (Conway, AR), Literature: Non-Fiction
Angela Collier (North Little Rock, AR), Musical Theatre
Mark Currey (Little Rock, AR), Music: Popular
Bastet Dafoe (North Little Rock, AR), Interdisciplinary
Lydia Dildilian (Jonesboro, AR), Visual Arts: Painting
Miki Gaynor (Little Rock, AR), Theatre
Jose Hernandez (North Little Rock, AR), Visual Arts
Jeri Hillis (Hot Springs National Park, AR), Visual Arts
Lisa Krannichfeld (Little Rock, AR), Visual Arts: Painting
Kevin Kresse (Little Rock, AR), Visual Arts
Fletcher Larkin (Little Rock, AR), Crafts: Clay
Braelon Leniear (Little Rock, AR), Music
Greely Myatt (West Memphis, AR), Visual Arts: Sculpture
Chelsea Nanfelt Rowe (Little Rock, AR), Crafts: Metal
Tremaine Pollydore (Conway, AR), Design Arts: Fashion
Michael Roberson (Little Rock, AR), Dance
Scarlet Sims (Little Rock, AR), Literature
Kristen Sullivan (Jonesboro, AR), Opera/Music Theatre
Paul Tull (Benton, AR), Music
Robyn Wall (Jonesboro, AR), Visual Arts
Corey Womack (North Little Rock, AR), Media Arts: Film
Catalyze, funded by the Windgate Foundation, is designed to combine financial support with professional development and coaching, helping artists grow their practices and ignite their careers. These practice-based grants are unrestricted and can be used for any purpose that supports the continued development of their creative practice, including, but not limited to, equipment, travel, studio space, and child care.
To learn more about the impact of Catalyze, read “How a ‘Wild Pigment Potter’ Wields Nature’s Chemistry to Create One-of-a-Kind Masterpieces,” featuring Little Rock artist Emma Estelle.
View M-AAA’s rolling opportunities blog for future program and funding announcements.
For additional grant information, please visit maaa.org/catalyze.
