February 3, 2021 / 1:03pm / Jessica Hammie Cynthia Oliver, dancer, choreographer, scholar, and Professor and Associate Vice-Chancellor for Research in the Humanities, Arts, and Related Fields at the University of Illinois, has been named a 2021 United States Artists Fellow. This prestigious fellowship honors artists creative accomplishments and supports their ongoing artistic and professional development. Oliver s 2018 project,
Virago-Man Dem, was nominated for a number of Bessie awards; you can read our interview with her here. You can learn more about her dance and choreography projects on her website.
United States Artists Announces 2021 USA Fellows In largest fellowship to date, Sixty artists working across ten disciplines receive unrestricted $50,000 fellowships.
Composer and Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith Named 2021 USA Fellow by United States Artists
Smith is one of sixty artists across ten creative disciplines to receive this unrestricted $50,000 cash award.by BWW News Desk
Iconic composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has been named a 2021 USA Fellow by United States Artists. The award honors Smith s creative accomplishments and supports his ongoing artistic and professional development. We re thrilled to include Wadada Leo Smith in our 2021 fellowship class, says United States Artists Program Director Lynnette Miranda. The panelists were drawn not only to Wadada s singular voice as one of the most important living American composers, but also his legacy as one of the architects of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), an organization crucial to nurturing visionary talent and cultivating exciting new music. Wadada s innovative approach to composition and musicianship make him a clear fit within this group
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Though Mazloomi s work isn t often found in Cincinnati, she s had exhibits around the world. She makes art quilts that address social justice issues affecting people of color, especially women. I m inspired by issues that adversely affect primarily African American people - especially right now the timbre of the times are bad here in the United States insofar as race relations, she explains.
Mazloomi identifies herself as a woman born in the Jim Crow, segregated South who lived through the Civil Rights era. She grew up to become an aerospace engineer but says it feels as though the clock has been turned back.
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