Artists & Communities Archive
1999 Projects (Artist as Catalyst, New Jersey Exchange)
Support was available
for residencies in which either the artist, the host organization,
or both, were located in New Jersey. Eligible host
organizations in the mid-Atlantic region could apply for residencies
with New Jersey artists. Eligible New Jersey host organizations
could apply
for residencies with artists based anywhere in the mid-Atlantic
region. Residencies occurred between June 1, 1999 and March
31, 2000.
Arts Council of the Essex Area, Montclair, NJ
Manuel Acevedo, Newark, NJ
The artist created a photographic portrait of Newark as a dynamic and
evolving entity, in active collaboration with residents from diverse cultures
and communities.
Botto House American Labor Museum, Haledon, NJ
Meyer Alewitz, New Brunswick, NJ
Alewitz led teams of workers and students in creating murals celebrating
a variety of American labor skills and traditions.
Dance Theater Workshop, Inc., New York, NY
Barbara Bickart, Jersey City, NJ
Artist Barbara Bickart worked
with gay at-risk youth as part of her ongoing video production and performance
residency, School's OUT: The Naming
Project, a component of DTW's Public Imaginations community program.
Glassboro Center for the Arts, Glassboro, NJ
Paule Turner, Philadelphia, PA
Choreographer Paule Turner was provided studio space and other resources
to create, rehearse, and perform a new dance work. He also conducted residency
activities with minority youth in the community.
Musician's Accord, New York, NY
Amy Rubin, Chester, NJ
Amy Rubin, composer, joined a team of artists to compose and perform
original works for the youth and community, creating a choral work and
a composition for dance..
Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Darrell Wilson, Staten Island, NY
The Summer Arts Institute annually brings a diverse group of students
together with professional artists to experiment and create in the visual
arts, drama, creative writing, and film/video workshops. Together, they
developed a performance and installation piece.
Madison Avenue School PTA, Irvington, NJ
Yewande Kelley-Johnson, Irvington, NJ
Ms. Kelley-Johnson taught a West African traditional dance to students
at Madison Avenue Elementary School. Through this dance an Anansi story
is told. This dance was performed for the community at Kwanzaa, the traditional
winter celebration.
Middlesex Co. Regional Council for the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
Don Kennell, New Brunswick, NJ
Artist Don Kennell worked with students and community participants at
six regional high schools throughout Middlesex County creating permanent
public sculptures.
Myhelan Cultural Arts Alliance, Inc., Long Valley, NJ
Jonas Dos Santos, Philadelphia, PA
The artist and the host organization used this participatory residency
as the creative vehicle through which this community reflected upon its
past, and explored its future, creating a series of mixed-media events
and art works.
New Community Corporation, Newark, NJ
Caryl Henry, Somerset, NJ
Artscapes: Home at Last! was
a residency with lead artist, Caryl Henry, working with local artists,
youth, and residents in the development
of artworks installed in and around the courtyard of a 120
unit apartment building.
Rutgers Ctr. for Innovative Print & Paper, New Brunswick,
NJ
Critics Alejandro Anreus, Roselle Park, NJ and Susan Torruella
Leval, New York, NY
In collaboration with the Latino Center for Arts & Culture,
RCIPP hosted writers Anreus and Torruella Leval as they examined
ways to place Latino/a and Latin American artists at the center
of the cultural mainstream discourse.
Women Against Abuse, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Karen Nur El-Amin, Willingboro, NJ
Stories to Praise and Raise engaged
the support of an artist skilled in storytelling to effect positive change
in the lives of women
who have been subjected to domestic violence. Staff, mothers,
children and the public recognized, appreciated and explored the ancient
art of
storytelling as a creative solution to abuse.
Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Miriam Beerman, Montclair, NJ
Miriam Beerman created an artist's book using WSW intaglio and
letterpress facilities. Beerman is an advanced career artist of national
and regional
standing.
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