The 2023 Rural and Traditional Arts Fellowship was awarded to 10 artists from across rural New York State as the first cohort for this fellowship. Innovative projects in a wide range of artistic genres included Ecological Art, Film, Installation, Land Art, Music, Native American Craft, Performing Art, Socially-Engaged Art, Sculpture, Theater, Traditional & Folk Art, Video.
Photo credits: All photos by Jill Bornand, except for Bonnie Gale photo by Diane Van Slyke; Serena Kovalosky photo by Serena Kovalosky; film screenshot by Megan MacDonald.
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REFLECTIONS on a RIVER of INNOVATION
Bonnie Gale
Traditional & Folk Art
LACROSSE: THE CREATOR’S GAME
Jack Johnson
Native American Craft
THE WHITE MULBERRY PROJECT: A SILK ROAD RUNS THROUGH IT
Serena Kovalosky
Ecological Art, Installation, Sculpture
(FArts F/G 23) FREEVILLE ARTS FIGURE / GROUND, 2023, FREEVILLE, NY 13066
In Shik Lee
Land Art, Ecological Art
IN PLACE OF A TIME BEFORE
Megan MacDonald
Narrative Short Film
THE CHERRY VALLEY WATER PROJECT
Angelica Palmer
Performing Art
A COW AND CHICKEN MEET AT A MAPLE TREE
J. Brian Pfeiffer
Sculpture
PERSEPHONE’S DREAM
Alana Siegel
Theater
FROM MY HEART TO YOURS
Isaiah Smallwood
Music, Music Video
PROJECT
Dawn Weleski
Socially-Engaged Art
New York State Rural & Traditional Arts Fellowship 