Young Artist Programs ~ Opportunities for student artists
Young Artist Fellowship - Visual Arts
Wilkes Orchestral Fellowship - Appointed orchestra musician
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YOUNG ARTIST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Link to the Press Announcement about this program
- This project was created to bring to Lancaster, during the Lancaster Festival period, a young artist from one of
the following programs: Ohio University, The Ohio State University, or Columbus College of Art and Design.
- The goal of the selection committee was to choose an artist who would create a portfolio of work related to the artist's experience
during the two weeks of the Festival. No specific bounds of creativity were placed on the artists.
- Creation of these works will enhance scholarship and appreciation of fine arts in our community. It the intent of the committee that these
works remain in Lancaster for all to enjoy. Many works of past Young Artist Fellows can be seen at the Festival office in
downtown Lancaster.
Download the application form
- SELECTION PROCESS:
- Each year students in the undergraduate and graduate programs in fine arts at the Ohio State University, Ohio
University and Columbus College of Art and Design are invited to submit resumes and photographs of their work to the
Young Artists Fellowship Program committee of the Lancaster Festival.
- This panel of local artists, collectors and sponsors selects the artist to receive the annual fellowship on the basis
of photos submitted.
- The artist chosen is a guest of the Festival during July and is invited to attend rehearsals, performances and
other related events.
- The artist begins working in Lancaster during the Festival and is expected to present at least four (4) finished works to be exhibited the following July of 2007.
YOUNG ARTIST FELLOWS:
- 2007 - Elissa Cox completed her graduate studies in the ceramics department at Ohio University, Athens in June 2007. She graduated
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art history from the University of Minnesota in 2003. Ms. Cox will be a visiting
lecturer at the University of Kentucky in Lexington for the 2007-2008 academic year.
- 2006 - Steven Gutierrez
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Steven Gutierrez is a graduate student at The Ohio State University. Mr. Gutierrez works with metal, electronics and computer graphics. Recent exhibitions have included: Hayes Research Forum, Graduate Show at The Ohio State University, Art and Technology Show at The Ohio State University, Cleveland Film Festival and the Cleveland Health Museum, where he helped design the permanent exhibit.
Mr. Gutierrez is interested in creating socially responsible art using technology to have the viewer be a more engaged and active participant. His focus is on the intersection of art, technology and the environment. He does not only want his work to cause viewers to help save the environment, but expects his sculptures to do something effective also.
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- 2005 - Lea Zoltowski, is a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art at Ohio University in Athens.
Ms. Zoltowski earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in ceramics from Alfred University, New York State
College of Ceramics in 2001. Her works are part of collections at Alfred University in Alfred, NY; Midland Grand in London,
England; and San Bao Ceramic Institute in San Bao, China.
- 2004 - Michelle Lewin, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Glass at The Ohio State University, has been
selected as the 2004 Lancaster Festival Artist in residence. Ms. Lewin earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in English
from Concordia University in Montreal and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Dalhousie University in Nova
Scotia. Her works have been part of group exhibitions in the United States and Canada, including two solo exhibitions
in Montreal. She recently completed a three-year residency at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
- 2003 - Makiko Sasanuma, a candidate for Master of Fine Arts in Photography at Ohio University
in Athens, has been selected visual artist in residence for the 2003 Lancaster Festival. Ms.
Sasanuma, the recipient of numerous grants and awards, has exhibited widely including shows
in West Virginia and Maryland.
- 2002 - Richard E. Otten, a senior at the Columbus College of Art and Design, has been
selected as the Lancaster Festival's 2002 visual artist in residence. Richard has won numerous
awards, including the Governor's Top Ten Award. Most recently, he was selected to participate
in "Paint Ohio," a Bicentennial project employing six painters to produce landscapes of all
88 Ohio counties. Richard was recently featured in an exhibition "Emerging ARtists" at Art
Access Gallery, Columbus. During the Festival, works by Mr. Otten will be exhibited at the
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio.
- 2001 - Jacob Dudley is a student at Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD).
Jacob is an assistant instructor for CCAD's Saturday classes where he teaches still-life
and figure drawing. Jacob has participated in many student exhibitons, the Ohio Governor's
Art Exhibition and the Dublin Arts Festival. He received the Presidents Award at CCAD,
a $24,000 scholarship.
- 2000 - Akane Tezuka is a native of Nagano, Japan. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from
the University of Cincinnati and is currently the Creative Art Director for Art & Clay
on Main in Lancaster. Ms. Tezuka is a frequent exhibitor at the University of Cincinnati
and will have works on display at the National City Bank during the 2001 Lancaster Festival.
- 1999 - Emily Kitturah Westenhouser is a 1996 graduate of Lancaster High
School and attended the Columbus College of Art and Design. Through her
interest in special effects-related sculpture, she has gained experience
creating works and instructing students in the techniques of latex mold
making and life casting. Ms. Westenhouser has created props for haunted
houses across the United States. She is a member of the Columbus Art
League as well as a member of Re-Art and more, a group that promotes the
use of recycled materials in the arts.
- 1997 - Dion Johnson,is a graduate of Ohio State University and a former student of the 1994 Young Artist, Sean Foley. During his
undergraduate days, Johnson also participated in a "Yale at Norfolk" residency fellowship. Johnson's paintings and drawings contain
an overload of images including disparate media such as cartoon doodles and photography. One of Johnson's paintings was recently purchased
by the Columbus Museum of Art for its "20th Century and Modern Art" permanent collection.
- 1996 - Brian Shoff, a student at the Columbus College of Art and Design, was selected as the 1996 Festival Artist in Residence.
Mr Shoff received a scholarship to study at CCAD and exhibited his work at National City Bank during Art Walk.
- 1995 - Jeremiah Ketner was a junior at the Columbus College of Art&Design When he was selected as the 1995 Festival Artist in Residence.
Jeremiah was a recent Best of Show winner in the Quad City Arts Council competition. His work was exhibited during Artwalk at National City Bank.
- 1994 - Sean Foley is a graduate of Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and earned a Master's Degree in Fine Arts from the Ohio State University in 1993.
Though just beginning his career, this young artist has exhibited widely, lectured and taught as a graduate assistant. Some of Mr. Foley's current work
was exhibited at the Festival Office during Artwalk.
- 1993 - Christopher Santer was a student at Ohio University. During his residency, Christopher was noted for his pen sketches which were executed
in one continuous pen stroke.
UPDATE 2000: Christopher completed his Master of Fine Arts at OU in 1994, and now resides in St. Paul Minnesota.
Mr. Santer is officially represenetd by Circa Gallery in Minneapolis, and will have a salon show there in July-August 2000 and
a solo show in February 2001. He will also be an exhibitor in the Sotheby's Young Art 2001 show and auctions
in Chicago, IL, Vienna, Austria, and Tel Aviv, Israel.Chris's website
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WILKES ORCHESTRAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Each summer, the Lancaster Festival awards a fellowship to an outstanding young orchestra musician in honor of the late Dean
Raymond Wilkes. As Dean of Ohio University-Lancaster, Ray was instrumental in establishing the Lancaster Festival, and in making
it possible for the Orchestra to perform at OU-L's outdoor amphitheater.
- The Wilkes Young Artist Fellow performs as a member of The Lancaster Festival Orchestra for two weeks during the Lancaster
Festival. Orchestra concerts and chamber music opportunities are included. A one thousand dollar cash scholarship is provided
as well as housing and travel expenses if needed.
- APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: The fellowship is awarded by invitation only. To be considered for such an invitation, a live audition
or cassette tape recording may be requested plus three letters of recommendation.
- AGE REQUIREMENTS: The fellowship is geared to the presentation of young musicians up to and including the age of 21, and of any
nationality, gender and creed. Older musicians will be considered on a case by case basis.
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: Musicians may apply year round. As openings in the orchestra are limited each year, applicants are not encouraged
to send a cassette tape or letters of recommendation at first. Instead, send a letter of introduction and resume to the adddress below to
begin the process. All letters of introduction are kept on file. If there is an opening on the applicant's instrument, applicants for that
instrument are contacted and invited to audition live or send a tape.
WILKES FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION
THE LANCASTER FESTIVAL, INC.
PO BOX 1452
LANCASTER, OHIO 43130
ORCHESTRAL FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
- 2008 Wilkes Fellowship - Evan Premo, bass
- 2007 Wilkes Fellowship - Chris Hamlen, bass
- 2006 Wilkes Fellowship - Swathi Padmanabhan, violin
- 2005 Wilkes Fellowship - Dmitri Pogorelov, violin
- 2004 Wilkes Fellowship - Dmitri Pogorelov, violin
- 2003 Wilkes Fellowship - Seth Paris, clarinet
- 2002 Wilkes Fellowship - Lauren Weaver, cello
- 2001 Wilkes Fellowship - Matthew C Cataldi, violin
- 2000 Wilkes Fellowship - Jamila Watkins, cello
- 1999 Wilkes Fellowship - Ian Jesse, violin
- 1998 Wilkes Fellowship - Corey Chandler, bass
- 1997 Wilkes Fellowship - Katie Young, oboe
- 1996 Wilkes Fellowship - Svetlana Poplova, violin
- 1995 Wilkes Fellowship - Demarre McGill, flute
- 1994 (First Year as Wilkes Fellowship) - Mirabai Weismehl, violin
- 1993 - None
- 1992 - Jody Harrington, violin
- 1991 - Stefon Harris, percussion
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