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Arts & Cultural Council
Announces Special Opportunity Stipends Recipients
The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester and the New York Foundation for the Arts announce the recipients of Special Opportunity Stipends (S.O.S.) in the Genesee Valley/Finger Lakes Region. The S.O.S. program provides stipends for artists to take advantage of opportunities that will help further their careers.
Thirteen visual and performing artists received a total of $5,600 in funding. The New York State Council on the Arts, through the New York Foundation for the Arts, funds the S.O.S. program. The program is administered by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester in association with area arts councils.
An S.O.S advisory panel of area artists and arts administrators made the decisions for these stipends. Panels included: Tom Galvin; Kathryn Ashley Hollinger, Genesee Valley Council on the Arts; Mary Ila Houston; Aaron Isaacs, Finger Lakes Arts Grants; Carmelo Ortiz; and Ginna Moseson, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.
S.O.S Recipients for Opportunities Between July 2000 and October 2000:
Annie Dunsky-Kalnitz, Monroe (County), Visual Arts, $500
124 S. Landing Rd.
Rochester, NY 14610
716-381-2776
for shipping, framing, and travel expenses for a solo exhibition of her paintings and drawings at the Club des Jumelages de la Ville de Arles, through the Office of the Cultural Ministry of France in Arles, France.
Rita George-Simmons, Monroe, Music, $250
728 Hightower Way
Webster, NY 14580
716-787-9857
for travel and lodging to perform at the National Flute Association Convention in Columbus, Ohio.
Linda Gottwald, Monroe, Visual Arts, $350
2 Tilegate Glen
Fairport, NY 14450
716-223-5383
for matting and framing to exhibit her photography in his first solo show at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Pittsford, NY.
W.Thomas Hussey, Cayuga, Visual Arts, $350
9 Adams St.
Auburn, NY 13021
315-253-5288
for framing to exhibit his paintings in a solo show at the Scoharie County Arts Council in Cobleskill Gallery.
Kristen Kattermann, Wyoming, Music, $400
262 Park St.
Arcade, NY 14009
716-492-3208
for travel to study bassoon with world-renowned bassoonist Barrick Stees at the Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC.
Richard Metzgar, Monroe, Visual Arts, $300
479 Winton Rd. N. #3
Rochester, NY 14610
716-224-8280
for truck rental and installation supplies for a collaborative work with Paul Bartow at Wells College, Aurora, NY.
Jim Morris, Genesee, Visual Arts, $325
9446 Francis Rd.
Batavia, NY 14020
343-5946
for shipping, and museum catalogue photos of his exhibit, "Rumi 2000 Whirling with the Cosmos" at the Fullerton Art Museum, California State University, San Bernardino, CA.
Daniel Olek, Monroe, Visual Arts, $300
2 Rolling Hill Dr.
Fairport, NY 14450
716-383-6848
for matting and framing for his first solo show at the Elizabeth Collection Gallery, Rochester, NY.
Mary Ann Reisdorf, Wyoming, Theatre/Musical, $500
3170 Rt. 98
Varysburg, NY 14167
716-535-7573
for travel and lodging to perform as the female lead in "Daniel, the Musical" in the Fringe Arts Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Susan Rudnicky, Orleans, Visual Arts, $300
13332 Winding Rd.
Waterport, NY 14571
716-589-4246
for framing for her first solo show at Go Art's exhibit space at Kafana's, Albion, NY.
Bruce Sodervick, Wayne, Visual Arts, $400
27 East Main St.
Sodus, NY 14551
315-483-6608
for travel to participate in the International Iron Symposium, a sculpture collaboration with artists from Ireland, Finland, and other Baltic countries to be permanently displayed in Riga, Latvia.
Jean K. Stephens, Monroe, Visual Arts, $400
328 Brett Rd.
Rochester, NY 14609
716-288-8629
for travel and lodging to study still life and figure oil painting with nationally recognized instructors David Leffel and Sherrie McGraw at the Fechin Art Workshop, San Cristobal, New Mexico.
James Sturtevant, Monroe, Visual Arts, $225
919 S. Clinton Ave. 843
Rochester, NY 14620
716-271-7453
for matting and framing for a show of his pastel paintings of dancers at the Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY.
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