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Gregg Barrios (with Sophie Bolles)
at Artist Foundation Reception |
In 2012, the Artist Foundation made its sixth cycle of awards to artists residing in Bexar County,
Texas. Each award is for $5,000 and is made for the creation of new, original
work. The awards are designed to recognize artistic achievement, dedication to
an artistic discipline and the potential for further professional development.
Awards are made for a proposed project, which may already be in progress but
should be completed by the end of the grant period of one year. Prior to
receiving award funds, artists must sign a contract with the Foundation that
specifies certain responsibilities. These responsibilities are intended to
ensure that the award funds will be used in a manner that satisfies the
Foundation's charitable purposes.
The Artist
Foundation’s 2012 awards ceremony was held on January 23, 2013, at the Liberty
Bar. “I can't understand why people are afraid of new ideas. I'm afraid of old
ones.” Paula
Owen, president of the Southwest
School of Art, quoted the late composer John
Cage in her role as moderator of the awards ceremony.
Gregg
Barrios (pictured above with Sophie Bolles at Artist Foundation Reception) won
for playwriting. His project is “Hard Candy: The Life and Times of a Texas Bad
Girl.”
Since its
founding in 2006 by artist Bettie Ward and Patricia
Pratchett, the Artist Foundation has given $460,000 to 84 artists.
Besides gifts, where does the money come from? Parties! The next is a Moveable
Art Party at Southtown locations TBA from 6 to 11 p.m. on March 2.
For details, go to www.artistfound.org.
For a list
of all the winners, visit here.
IN
OTHER LITERARY NEWS…
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My review
of the just released The
Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature, by Frederick Luis
Aldama, appeared in yesterday’s El Paso Times.
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Sarah Cortez’s Walking
Home: Growing Up Hispanic in Houston (Texas Review Press) received
Honorable Mention in the Autobiography/Biography section of the 2012 - 2013 Los Angeles Book
Awards. It’s a beautiful, heartfelt book which I recommend to all.
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This weekend, we celebrated the 12th anniversary of Tía
Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore, 13197-A Gladstone Ave, Sylmar, California 91342. If you haven’t been there before, you’re in
for a treat: Latino/a books, community events, great coffee, and a strong dose
of cultura! Make it your destination soon!
Bien merecido, Gregg.
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