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I’m pleased to share that I received the Artist Fellowship in Digital Arts from the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) for 2024. According to the Executive Director of the Arts Council, Joshua Davis-Ruperto, “IAC Fellowship Awards acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality artistic work being created in Illinois.” IAC Fellowships are career awards, and provide $15k USD in unrestricted funds. I’m appreciative to the State of Illinois for the recognition and support, and—in an era when many US states are cutting or reducing funding for individual artists—am happy to live in Illinois where they continue to support artists in this way.

You can read the press release for this announcement, and bios of the awardees across various media. Happily the other recipients include friends and colleagues: Laurie Hogin (visual arts), Patrick Earl Hammie (visual arts), and Kira Dominguez Hultgren (craft).