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Announcing the 2024 GAP Recipients!
Published: October 22, 2024
Categories: Artists | Featured | Grants & Fellowships
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP)! A total of $97,500 will be directly invested in 65 Washington State artists through unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 each. The full lists of 2024 GAP recipients and panelists are below.
This year’s GAP program received more applications than any Artist Trust grant in the last 7 years, with the exception of our COVID-19 Relief Fund. The 2024 recipients, selected by a panel of five working artists from this record-breaking pool of applicants, represent the most competitive GAP cohort in the award’s 35-year history. Funding will reach artists living and working across all of Washington State to support project related needs including, but not limited to, materials, space rental, travel for research, and professional development opportunities.
Unless one is a Joyce or a Dickens, it’s very hard to be creative and focus when the wolf is at the door. Simply put, this Artist Trust grant buys me time, so I can concentrate on art, and tackling something large and ambitious—a book—while not constantly worrying about how I’m going to pay the next bill.”
–Christopher Solomon, Literary, Okanagon County
Arturo Solorio (Visual, Yakima County), Warm Shadows, 35mm film, 2024
Rohena Alam Khan (Media, King County), Religion: Art, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2021This award is a validation of both the art form I’m deeply passionate about and the community I aim to serve,” shared King County recipient Ebo Barton. “The GAP Award allows me to fuel my revival of poetry slam in Seattle through my monthly Pop-Up Poetry Slam, bringing poetry to different neighborhoods and connecting with diverse audiences. It provides the resources I need to bring artists and audiences together in spaces that celebrate local pride, creativity, and spoken word. For me, this is not just financial support but a powerful affirmation of my vision to rebuild and revitalize a community tradition that has deeply influenced my life.”
–Ebo Barton, King County
Pamela Yasutake (Performing, King County), Performance at The Lemon Grove, Medearis Dixson (Keys), Chris Patin (Drums), Evan Fluory-Barnes (Bass), Owuor Arunga (Trumpet). Photo: Jordan Sommers
Rachel Maxi (Visual, King County), Temporal Monuments, oil on canvas, 2024See the full lists of recipients and panelists below:
2024 GAP Recipients (by discipline)
Literary
Ifrah Ahmed, King County
Parisa Akhbari, King County
Roya Amirsoleymani, Jefferson County
Whitney Bashaw & Jess Artigliere, King County
Vanessa Freije, King County
Leah Hampton, Whitman County
Ali Holmes, Whatcom County
Saira Khan, King County
Allison Masangkay, King County
Becca Rose Hall, King County
G.G. Silverman, King County
Christopher Solomon, Okanagon
Natasha Varner, King County
P.L. Watts, Spokane County
Alina Zollfrank, Whatcom County
Media
Rohena Alam Khan, King County
Stephen Anunson, King County
Cynthia Brothers, King County
Elliat Graney-Saucke, King County
Yuko Kodama, King County
Olivier Matthon, Jefferson County
Derek Nunn, Pierce County
Kasandra Price, King County
Andrew Reissiger, King County
Wynter Rhys, King County
Performing
Jose Arrugama, Kitsap County
Rachel Bade-McMurphy, Spokane County
Ebo Barton, King County
Ricardo de la Torre, Pierce County
Hanna Eady, King County
Mehrdad Gholami, Whatcom County
Stephanie Johnson, King County
Gustavo Alonso López, Walla Walla County
Anna Banana Freeze, King County
Jahnvi Madan, King County
Syed Taqi, King County
Cassio Vianna, Pierce County
Timothy White Eagle, King County
Tracey Wong, King County
Pamela Yasutake, King County
Visual
Natalia Bosques Chico, King County
Mel Carter, King County
Nancy Josephine Clark, King County
Cecelia DeLeon, King County
Esther Ervin, King County
Gina Freuen, Spokane County
Keven Furiya, King County
James Hartunian, King County
Mel Antuna Hewitt, Spokane County
Rachel Maxi, King County
Lisa McShane, Skagit County
Cameron O’Connell, King County
William Passmore, Pierce County
Dierdre Patterson, Pierce County
Warren Armando Pope, King County
Brad Rude, Walla Walla County
Blanca Santander, King County
Mikaela Shafer, Thurston
Arturo Solorio, Yakima County
Coco Spadoni, King County
Jonathan Steele, King County
Dawn Stetzel, Pacific County
Sylwia Tur, King County
Allyce Wood, King County
Rya Wu, King County
2024 GAP Selection Panelists
Claire Seaman, Visual Artist, Chelan County
Kathya Alexander, Performing Artist, King County
Mana Mehrabian, Visual Artist, Whitman County
Karl Schwiesow, Visual Artist, Kittitas County
Robert Lashley, Literary Artist, Whatcom County
2024 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) are made possible thanks to generous support from Artist Trust’s individual donor community.
2024 GAP Recipients (alphabetical)
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2024
Jess Artigliere and Whitney Bashaw
King County
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Image: Peggy Piacenza, 2024 Fellowship Recipient