A large ceramic wall installation; new music by female and Native American composers; multimedia artworks exploring identity, memory, and home—all are among WSU faculty-led projects supported by recent awards from the Washington state-based Artist Trust program.
![Jacqueline Wilson.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2021/06/Jacqueline-Wilson.jpg)
![Io Palmer.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2020/12/Io-Palmer.jpg)
![Sarah Barnett.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2023/06/barnett_sarah.jpg)
Faculty members Sarah Barnett and Io Palmer in fine arts, and Jacqueline Wilson in music, are among 16 artists statewide to each receive an unrestricted $10,000 Artist Trust Fellowship award for 2023 in recognition of their artistic excellence and dedication to their practice.
![Chris Dickey.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2019/09/dickey_chris.jpg)
![Mana Mehrabian.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2023/06/mehrabian_mana.jpg)
![Dennis Dehart.](https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-cas/uploads/sites/648/2021/06/dennis-dehart_88x106.jpg)
In addition, faculty members Dennis DeHart and Mana Mehrabian in fine arts, and Chris Dickey in music, are among 65 artists statewide who each received an unrestricted $1,500, project-based award through the trust’s Grants for Artists’ Progress (GAP) program.
The nonprofit organization’s merit-based fellowship awards are conferred annually to practicing professional artists in any discipline who reside in Washington and demonstrate exceptional talent and ability.
GAP awards are based on artist excellence; clarity of the project and vision; potential impact of the award on the artist’s life; and the artist’s geographic location in Washington state.