Carrie Iverson Awarded Grant by Foundation for Contemporary Arts

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2020

Adjunct Assistant Professor Carrie Iverson was recently awarded a Covid-19 Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, NY.  The FCA grant is for artists who lost an opportunity to make work or had and exhibit canceled because of the pandemic. According to its application parameters, the Foundation’s goal is to “focus its support on artists making work of a contemporary, experimental nature.” (https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants-covid-19-fund)

Iverson, who explores the intersection between printmaking and glass, had been selected for an Art Group Creative Fellowship at Canberra Glassworks that was originally scheduled to take place in May through June 2020. The Glassworks, located in Australia’s capital city, is a professional artists space dedicated to contemporary glass, art, craft and design. The Art Group Creative Fellows are provided with a dedicated studio space, accommodation, a cash stipend of AUD$10,000 and free access to the facilities and equipment.  Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fellowship in Australia had to be postponed. Ms. Iverson reports that hopefully the fellowship is to be shifted to next summer.

To learn more about her and see examples of her work, visit www.carrieiversonstudio.com/