North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award Exhibition

Eighteen artists in North Carolina were awarded the distinctive honor of being named the 2010-2011 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Awards. The awards were in the categories of choreography, craft, film and video and visual arts. In the spring of 2012, sixteen of these artists will be featured in the Turchin Center galleries with new work.

Panels comprised of artists and arts professionals with expertise in each discipline selected these recipients. Since the program's inception in 1980, more than 500 artists have received awards. "Fellowships provide financial support for artists during a crucial point in their careers," said Mary B. Regan, executive director of the N.C. Arts Council. "These grants give artists a chance to deepen their work and explore new ground." Each of the artists received a $10,000 fellowship.

The recipients of the 2010-2011 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Awards include:

• Elizabeth Brim
• Phoebe Brush
• Kirk Fanelly
• Gail Fredell
• Maja Godlewska
• Christopher Holmes
• Mark Iwinski
• Young Kim
• Anne Lemanski
• Nava Lubelski
• Sean Pace
• Susan Harbage Page
• Vita Plume
• Shoko Teruyama
• Bob Trotman
• Linda Vista

The center will hold a series of three Round Table Artist Presentations that are scheduled for February 29th, March 28th and April 25th at 7pm followed by a reception at 8pm.  Details on the presenting artists will be announced by the end of January.

About the North Carolina Arts Council

The North Carolina Arts Council works to make North Carolina The Creative State where a robust arts industry produces a creative economy, vibrant communities, children prepared for the 21st century and lives filled with discovery and learning. The Arts Council accomplishes this in partnership with artists and arts organizations, other organizations that use the arts to make their communities stronger and North Carolinians—young and old—who enjoy and participate in the arts.

The N.C. Arts Council is a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state's cultural resources to build North Carolina's social, cultural and economic future. Information on Cultural Resources is available on their website.