VIDEO DESCRIPTION:

Play, download and edit the free video 2020 MAAF Individual Artist Grantees Slideshow.

Wave Farm announced today fifteen artist grantees for the 2020 Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF), a regrant partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Program. Grantees were named in two categories: Completion Support and Distribution/Exhibition Support.

MAAF Grantees: James Autery; Bob Bellerue; Caitlin Berrigan; Mariangela Ciccarello; Mike Crane; Michael Gitlin; Nicolas Jenkins; Emily Lobsenz; Michael McCanne, in collaboration with Jamie Weiss; Idrissou Mora-Kpai; Britt Moseley; Robert Nideffer; Stephanie Rothenberg; Woody Sullender; and Jingjing Tian.

The Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) supports electronic media and film organizations, as well as individual artists, in all regions of New York State.

For individual artists, MAAF provides support for the completion, distribution and exhibition of new works in all genres of sound and moving image art, including emergent technology. Grant awards assist artists in completing new work, reaching public audiences, and advance artistic exploration and public engagement in the media arts.

NYSCA Electronic Media & Film Program Director, Karen Helmerson, said "Now more than ever, this investment of public funds strengthens the advancement of creative culture through new technology and emerging fields, bringing new opportunity for artists and audiences alike." Wave Farm Executive Director Galen Joseph-Hunter said, “The 2020 application pool was the largest to date, and Wave Farm is delighted to be able to support these fifteen outstanding projects that represent the diversity and direction of the media arts landscape in New York State.” More information at wavefarm.org/wf/newsroom/pzz99z

Download, play and edit free videos and free audios from 2020 MAAF Individual Artist Grantees Slideshow using RedcoolMedia.net web apps