Folk & Traditional Arts: FY 2024 Grants Panelists

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel A
July 19, 2023

Jan Davidson (Layperson)
Retired, Former Director
John C Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC

Benjamin Hunter
Artistic Director
Northwest Folklife
Seattle, WA

Marianne Kovatch
Associate Program Director, Blue Ridge Music Center
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Fries, VA

Terry Liu
Community Arts Consultant
Store Manager
Martin & MacArthur Gallery
Kapaa, HI

Ashley Pourier
Curator, The Heritage Center
Red Cloud Indian School, Inc.
Kyle, SD

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel B
July 20, 2023

Junious Brickhouse
Founder & Executive Director
Urban Artistry, Inc.
Director, Next Level Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Adelphi, MD

Juan Dies
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Sones de Mexico Ensemble
Chicago, IL

Ross Fuqua (Layperson)
Data & Digital Projects Librarian, Library Support Division
State Library of Oregon
Salem, OR

Teresa L Hollingsworth
Director of Traditional Arts
South Arts
Atlanta, GA

Queen Nur
Storyteller & Teaching Artist & Folklorist
Executive Director
In FACT
Grants Administrator & Adopt-A-Teller Co-Director
National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc.
Willingboro, NJ

Grants for Arts Projects I - Panel C
July 21, 2023

Annie Hatch
Consultant, South Dakota Traditional Arts
South Dakota Arts Council
Rapid City, SD

Bryan Jenkins
Postdoctoral Researcher, Project REFOCUS
Howard University
Washington, DC

Betty Marin
Associate Program Director
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Los Angeles, CA

Meg Shoemaker Little (Layperson)
Chief Program Officer
Welcoming America
Louisville, KY