Six Philadelphia-area Women Artists Receive Leeway’s Window of Opportunity Grants

(Philadelphia, PA) The Leeway Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of six women artists to receive its November 2002 Window of Opportunity (WOO) grants. The grants provide short-term, immediate assistance to individual women artists living in the Philadelphia area who wish to take advantage of specific opportunities that significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition. Grants totaling $12,000 were awarded to:

Kristin G. Goddard (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Painting:Creation of community murals at the Southwest Family Center and the Mitchell Schools. Support towards materials.

Gina Kazanicka (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Singer/Songwriter: Recording of debut album. Recording at Indre Studios in Philadelphia. Support towards production expenses.

Roko Kawai (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Dance: Performance of new work and classical Japanese dance as a part of the Painted Bride's Open Access program. Support towards performance/artists fees, production costs and travel expenses.

Tamar Klausner (Chester county) $2,000
Scenic Art/Theater: Apprenticeship with a scenic designer on the production of a new play.Support towards travel and lodging expenses.

Nadine M.Patterson (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Film/Video: Creation of a soundtrack for a short film for WYBE's Philadelphia Stories 3. Support towards post-production expenses..

Heather Raikes (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Multimedia/Performance: Multimedia workshop production at Temple University's Randall Theater. Support towards materials and production expenses.

Ellen M.Rosenholtz (Delaware county) $2,000
Multidisciplinary: Reprinting and re-release of older work to be presented in conjunction with a new zine on the Rosenbach brothers. Support towards printing costs.

Rebekah Wostrel (Philadelphia county) $2,000
Ceramic Artist: Solo exhibition of sculptural porcelain including an interactive sound sculpture at The Arts Council of Princeton. Support towards materials.

The Leeway Foundation's Window of Opportunity (WOO) grants support specific, concrete and timely opportunities that have a significant impact on an artist's work, such as an exceptional chance for advanced study with a significant mentor; travel associated with a residency, reading, performance or exhibition; or rental of equipment, or purchase of materials needed to complete a scheduled project. Women artists working in all disciplines are encouraged to apply and may request up to $2,000.

To be eligible for WOO, artists must be female, 20 years of age or older, current, permanent residents of the Philadelphia five county area, and have already secured a commitment from a recognized organization or sponsor for the project for which they are applying. Full time students are not eligible.

2003 WOO Application Deadlines:

January 10
April 7
June 23
November 3

Applications are available on The Leeway Foundation website, leeway.org, or by calling The Leeway Foundation at 215-545-4078.

About The Leeway Foundation

Founded in 1993, The Leeway Foundation supports individual women artists, arts programs and arts organizations, focusing on the Greater Philadelphia region, in order to help them achieve personal and community transformation. Leeway supports women artists of all backgrounds, traditions, art forms and stages of development.

In addition to the Window of Opportunity grants,The Leeway Foundation makes awards annually to emerging and established artists in a selected literary or visual arts discipline.2003 awards will be granted in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction.