Grateful to Receive Arts Council for Monterey County 2023 Artist Grant!

I am honored to be among the twenty-two emerging and established artists receiving the Arts Council for Monterey County Individual Artist Grant for 2023.

"The Individual Artists Grant program was created to recognize artistic excellence, provide direct support to artists who demonstrate they are ready to take their work to a new level, and cultivate public appreciation of the role of artists in our community."

My fellow artists recognized:

JC Gonzalez
Joe Angel-Toledo
Katie Raquel
Omar Rodriguez
Andrew Jackson
Salvador Sergio Lua
Darlene Von Maschmeyer
Lee Abellana
Katie Herzog
Katrina Pura
Hanif Panni
Jess Marie Soriano
Michelle Djokic
Alejandro Gomez
Victoria Donahue
Antoine Cameron
Lori Bala
Jessica Bovert
Noelle Correia
Mai Ryuno
Mark Baer

Short statements by these artists including mine can be seen on the Arts Council website and on YouTube.

I’ll be posting details of my Boomers of Monterey County portrait and biographical essay project in subsequent posts, along with an open invitation to all who qualify and wish to participate. This generous and timely grant funding will allow me to purchase new artistic media and apply experimental techniques that will push my creative work to new directions.

Once again, a heartfelt thank you to Arts Council of Monterey County and grant jurors.