[cid:image001.png@01CEB871.C098D5E0] For Immediate Release September 23, 2013 Contact: Lila Hurwitz, Associate Director lila@artisttrust.org; 206/467-8734 x13; toll-free 1/866/218-7878 ARTIST TRUST ANNOUNCES EIGHT FINALISTS FOR THE 2013 ARTS INNOVATOR AWARDS Artist Trust is excited to announce the eight finalists to be moved into the final judging process for the 2013 Arts Innovator Awards<http://artisttrust.org/index.php/for-artists/money#arts_innovator_awards>. At $25,000 each, Arts Innovator Awards support Washington State generative artists of any discipline who are originating new work, experimenting with new ideas, taking risks and pushing the boundaries in their field. This year the open application process received 113 applications from artists across the state. Four panels consisting of artists and arts professionals selected the finalists from four discipline categories of Literary, Media, Performing and Visual Arts. The two Arts Innovator Award recipients will be announced mid-October 2013. The eight finalists: John Grade<http://www.johngrade.com/> creates large-scale sculptures that are displayed both in museums and outdoors in nature, often moving from one location to another where they change and weather over time. Gary Hill<http://www.garyhill.com/> is one of the most accomplished artists of his generation, and is regarded as a major contributor to new media art from the 1970s into the present. Paul Kikuchi<http://paulkikuchi.com/> is a percussionist, composer, and sound artist. Haruko Nishimura<http://degenerateartensemble.com/> has produced a consistent stream of original and adventurous works combining physical theater and butoh dance with live experimental music. Doug Nufer<http://artisttrust.org/index.php/award-winners/artist-profile/doug_nufer> writes fiction, poetry, and literary pieces for performance, favoring "formal constraints," such as in his most recent novel Never Again, in which no word appears more than once. Peter Scherrer<http://peterscherrer.blogspot.com/> is a Bellingham-based painter who creates lush paintings of the Pacific Northwest. David Shields<http://www.davidshields.com/> is the author of 14 books, including his most recent, How Literature Saved My Life (Knopf). Among his many awards, Shields has received a Guggenheim fellowship, two NEA fellowships, and an Ingram Merrill Foundation Award. Juniper Shuey<http://zoejuniper.org/> is visual artist, known for his video installations and sculptural performances. The Arts Innovator Award is made possible through a gift from The Dale and Leslie Chihuly Foundation, created in August 2009 to inspire and educate the public regarding all forms of art, and to provide support to artists and arts organizations. Join us for our 2013 Awards Party<http://artisttrust.org/index.php/events/event/artist_trust_2013_awards_party_seattle> at the Experience Music Project on November 8 from 6:30-8:30pm! This annual event honors the 2013 recipients of our Arts Innovator Award, Twining Humber Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award, Fellowship, Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) and Conductive Garboil Grant, as well as the 2013 Creative Catalysts. About Artist Trust Artist Trust has invested over $9 million in Washington State artists since its founding in 1986, through grant programs and direct support. Artist Trust also provides a comprehensive suite of career training, professional development resources and counseling to help artists achieve their career goals. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State. Find out more at www.artisttrust.org<http://http/artisttrust.org>. :: :: :: You are receiving this because of your interest in the arts. To unsubscribe, please reply with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.