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Payday: 50 Artists Pick Up $50,000 Checks Courtesy United States Artists

For the third year in a row, the Los Angeles-based United States Artists is awarding unrestricted grants to 50 working artists, including seven musicians and composers, “in recognition of the caliber and impact of their work.”

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NewMusicBox Staff

A basket weaver, a tap dancer, a bowed piano composer—just a sampling of the diverse group of artists set to receive a $50,000 grant for artistic excellence, courtesy of the USA Fellows program. For the third year in a row, the Los Angeles-based United States Artists is awarding unrestricted grants to 50 working artists, including seven musicians and composers, “in recognition of the caliber and impact of their work.”

The award-winning composers and musicians are:

Muhal Richard Abrams, pianist, composer, and jazz musician (New York, NY)
Robert Cazimero, Hawaiian musician and composer (Honolulu, HI)
Chris Jonas and Molly Sturges, composers, musicians, and performance artists (Santa Fe, NM)
Stephen Scott, composer and bowed piano musician (Colorado Springs, CO)
Henry Threadgill, composer, saxophonist, flautist, and jazz musician (New York, NY)
Wu Man, Chinese pipa musician (Carlsbad/San Diego, CA)

The artists will be honored tonight with a celebration at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Additional information about the prize winners and United States Artists is available here.

—MS