Strauss Fellowships

Strauss Fellowships support and encourage Fairfax County’s finest creative artists in all disciplines and recognize professional working artists’ achievements and their demonstrated history of accomplishments; they promote artists’ continued pursuit of their creative work.

2009 Strauss Recipients

The 2009 Strauss Fellowship recipients are:

Susan Eder and Craig Dennis, Thomas Evert and Susana Weingarten, Jonathan Fisher, Gueorgui Kotchev, Todd Messegee, Michele Montalbano, Guy Rando, Huguette Roe, Lynda Smith-Bugge, Karen Studd, and Novie Trump

2008 Strauss Recipients

The 2008 Strauss Fellowship recipients were:

Jill Banks, Michael Travis Childers, Eileen Doughty, Linda Hesh, Kristin Johnsen-Neshati, Rebecca Kamen, Elizabeth Anne Kendall, Marni Maree, Lilianne Milgrom, Yoshiko Ratliff, Bryan Rojsuontikul, and Susan Shields

The grant money I received has impacted my art career more than I ever could have expected. I created a interactive public art project that I installed in temporary locations in Fairfax county and the DC metro area. I had over 1000 participants in the artwork, and the project resulted in three gallery exhibitions and one museum show in Washington, DC. It also led to a commission for a new temporary public work in Baltimore. I can't thank the Arts Council enough for helping me further my work and expanding the visibility and enjoyment of art in the public eye.

Linda Hesh, 2008 Strauss Fellowships Recipient

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