ANNE McKEE ARTIST’S FUND ANNOUNCES 2021 GRANT WINNERS

In the photo: Front row: Jill Benado, Arida Wright, Jennifer Juniper, and Katlin Spain.

Back row:  Victoria Mata, Patricia Tiffany Benjamin Fauquenot, and Lynn Bentley-Kemp.

An excited group of artists gathered last week at The Gardens Hotel, attending a grant party to receive project grants from the Anne McKee Artist’s Fund.

The Board of Directors of the Anne McKee Artists Fund awarded 11 project-based grants to Florida Keys visual, performing, and literary artists. The awards support specific creative projects proposed by each recipient.

The Fund’s 2022 grant recipients are Jill Benado, Lynn Bentley-Kemp, Benjamin Fauquenot, Victoria Mata, Jennifer Juniper, Kyla Piskopink, Vivien Segel, Katlin Spain, Patricia Tiffany, Arida Wright and Key West High School student Elsie Warwick.

Established in 1994 by Anne McKee, a longtime Key West resident and supporter of the arts, the Fund assists talented individuals with qualified creative endeavors. Since its inception, the Fund has awarded over $350,000 to visual artists, writers, and performing artists who live in Monroe County.

“This board is thrilled to be able to support these amazing projects,” said Board President Marsha Williams. “And we are so grateful to all of the donors who help support the arts in Monroe County.”

Williams also thanked all of the artists who donated artwork for the annual art auction in February. The money raised by the auction is what makes the grants possible.

“Each year we see amazing projects that might not have happened if not for the grants,” said Williams. 

In addition to the grants, three artists received special recognition. Kyla Piskopink earned the Adeline Turner Award for Outstanding Achievement. The Richard Heyman Award for Outstanding Literary Achievement was awarded to Arida Wright, and Jill Benado received the Jack Baron Award for Outstanding Achievement.

For more information about the Anne McKee Artist’s Fund, its annual auction and artist grants, visit www.mckeefund.org.

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