Northern Clay Center is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the McKnight Fellowships for Ceramic Artists, Maggie Jaszczak (Shafer, MN) and Ani Kasten (Shafer, MN). Also selected by this year’s panelists are the recipients of the McKnight Residencies for Ceramic Artists; Birdie Boone (Meadowview, VA), Uriel Caspi (Tilburg, the Netherlands), Sana Musasama (New York), Dorothea Nold (Berlin, Germany), and KyoungHwa Oh (Grand Junction, CO).
McKnight Fellowships for Ceramic Artists
The McKnight Fellowships for Ceramic Artists Program is designed to strengthen and enhance Minnesota’s artistic community, as well as significantly advance the work of Minnesota ceramic artists whose work is of exceptional artistic merit, who have already proven their abilities, and are at a career stage that is beyond emerging. Two grants of $25,000 each are awarded annually.
About the Awardees:
Maggie Jaszczak
McKnight Fellow 2024
Ani Kasten
McKnight Fellow 2024
McKnight Residencies for Ceramic Artists
McKnight Residencies for Ceramic Artists Program recognizes and supports mid-career ceramic artists whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit and who have already proven their abilities within the field. The program provides recipients with the opportunity to be in residence for three months at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their work and exchange ideas and knowledge with Minnesota ceramic artists. Each resident artist will receive a $6,000 award, studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. Artists also present a public lecture, and are featured in a catalogue and group exhibition at Northern Clay Center.
About the Awardees:
Birdie Boone
McKnight Resident 2024
Uriel Caspi
McKnight Resident 2024
Sana Musasama
McKnight Resident 2024
Dorothea Nold
McKnight Resident 2024
KyoungHwa Oh
McKnight Resident 2024
About the McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program
Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists and culture bearers thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists and culture bearers has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 15 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently, the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.
About the McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts and culture in Minnesota, neuroscience, and global food systems.
Please watch our website and our winter newsletter for future application deadlines. If you would like to host a presentation on our grant programs at your school or institution, or if you have individual questions about the programs, please contact Sean Lofton at seanlofton@northernclaycenter.org.
Lastly, we would like to offer a special thank you to all of the 2024 applicants. Your interest in NCC’s grant programs and your applications help to keep our arts economy strong.
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