GRANTS & GRANTEES

Charlotte Blake Alston

1994 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1994
Theater

References

Charlotte Blake Alston's website

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Peter Taub

Peter Taub is a curator and arts manager with over 30 years of experience in developing and producing artist-centered projects.

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Travis Macdonald

Travis Macdonald (Pew Fellow, 2014) questions authorship with poems that are lively and whimsical without being frivolous, and which offer critique and reflection of the contemporary moment.

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Gerald Cyrus, Jr.

Gerald Cyrus, Jr. is a visual artist and a 2005 Pew Fellow.

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Susan Stewart

Susan Stewart is a poet and a 1995 Pew Fellow.

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Paula Marincola

Paula Marincola was named the first executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in June 2008. She leads the organization in developing and implementing its strategic agenda as both grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing.

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Fatu Gayflor

Fatu Gayflor (Pew Fellow, 2014) learned music, dance, and traditional arts at an early age in rural Liberia. She states that her goal is "to use singing and songwriting to build cooperation and community among Liberians."

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Rick Lowe

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Andrea Clearfield

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John Corbett

John Corbett is a writer, musician, radio host, teacher, record producer, concert promoter, and, with co-owner Jim Dempsey, of Corbett vs. Dempsey art gallery in Chicago.

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Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon

Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon is a theater artist and a 2000 Pew Fellow.

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Kate Watson-Wallace

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Tina Morton

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Brent Wahl

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Vocalist and Composer Tokay Tomah

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Jennifer Kidwell

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