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2005 Grant Recipients
We would like to thank all those from the New York Burning Man Regionals who provided the funding that made grants to the artists from the New York tri-state area possible.
The Clachan
Clayton Lantz
Phoenix, Arizona
Grant: $3,030
The Clachan is a clutch of trees, an abstraction of the term's original meaning, a small village containing a church. Constructed of steel, this clutch (or church) is a collection of shade-giving, fire/water bearing trees standing to help temper the Arizona desert climate - an oasis, a sacred place gifted to travelers, passers-by and sojourners. Comprised of both temporary and permanent components, the plan is for the entire grove to be displayed and then some of the trees will travel as theater backdrop while others are destined for more permanent homes in parks and schoolyards.
Paul Weir
Tuscon, Arizona
Grant: $3,700
The Urn Project brings together some 200 volunteers in the creation of a very large-scale urn that will be burnt as the culmination to Tucson's All Souls' Procession in November, 2005. Designed and constructed by the community, the Urn will carry the names, photographs, prayers, money and offerings of participants as it moves through the two-mile parade route. Eventually staged for burning on a large abandoned train dock, the release of this piece will mark the beginning of a new legacy of fire sculpture creation and participation.
Quiet City
Veronica Dougherty
New York, New York
Grant: $3,350
This sound installation, according to the artist, "is meant to revitalize the environment, not by changing it, but by altering one's perception of it." The project utilizes varied sites throughout New York City - an abandoned pool, the underpass of the Brooklyn Bridge, an office park, a subway platform. Participants will be given headphones through which a radio transmitter will broadcast pre-recorded site specific sounds: monologues, discussions on themes, ambient sounds and music, all of which will invite participants to consider their surroundings through the auditory filter created by the artist. The project begs the question, "How does the way a place sounds make it look different?"
Anne Kristoff
New York, New York
Grant: $1,500
New York City based artist, Anne Kristoff, worked with juvenile offenders in correctional facilities across three southern states to create an art car destined for the 17th Annual Art Car Parade in Houston, Texas (May, 2005). The finished work, a collaborative effort by youth in three different facilities, was awarded the First Place prize in the Juvenile Contest in Houston. This restorative justice project was designed to raise awareness of the important benefits of institutional art programs. The finished piece will be sold at auction, and proceeds will go to Skip, Inc. (Saving Kids of Incarcerated Parents) in an effort to halt the cycle of incarceration.
Swap-o-rama-rama
Wendy Tremayne
New York, New York
Grant: $4,550
Swap-o-rama-rama addresses America's endless quest for "more" and "new," as spurred on by the fashion industry's commodification of individual image through the imposition of spending brackets and prescribed choices. Through a collaborative process Swap-o-rama-rama participants will be invited to essentially re-design and re-brand already existing clothing. The do-it-yourself process will encourage the individuality and creativity that was once innate in clothing design and manufacture before the craft became subsumed by industry and the machine.
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