Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Masterwork Board News

 July 2022

Greetings!

We hope your summer is going as well as ours!

With the new fiscal year we've established a new set of Officers for The Masterwork Music and Art Foundation. 

We're pleased to share this roster:

Tony Javed, President

Mathews Phillips, Vice President

Gwyneth Mooney, Treasurer

Joseph White, Secretary

We have also added a new board member, Hadiza Dockery, and our beloved Wayne Walters has decided to rotate off the Board, but agreed to sign on as our first Advisory Board member. 

Last year was our most active and impactful year to-date, thanks in large part to our engaged Board. We're looking forward to continuing that trend in the years ahead.

Thank you to the entire Board for all you do for Masterwork!

 

Board of Trustees:

Hadiza Dockeray

Alice Glock

Joen Ferrari

Carol May

Gwyneth Mooney, Treasurer

Mathews Philips, Vice President

Mina (Lavinia) Ruby

Tim Watkins

Eileen White

Joseph White

Tony Javed, President

Eric Hafen

 

Advisory Board:

R. Wayne Walters

 

About Masterwork Arts  

 

Masterwork Music & Art Foundation was founded more than 60 years ago in Morristown, New Jersey. The Founders, Shirley May and David Randolph, were passionate about the arts and understood the importance of nurturing developing artists, and making the arts available to a broad audience. Generations of artists were influenced by the years of concerts, theatrical events and fine arts projects Masterwork Arts funded and produced.   Today, Masterwork Arts supports excellence in the arts through a variety of grant offerings and awards, a zoom series on 'A Life in the Arts' and virtual classes that are open to all.

Friday, July 8, 2022

This just in - the program for 'Colin in Concert'


 Our concert with The Masterwork Music and Art Foundation Premier Awardee, Colin Lynch, is fast approaching. We hope you can join us for a lovely afternoon at St. Peter's in Morristown!

 

Here's the concert program to entice you further!

 

Symphonie V in F Major,  Op. 42 No. 1   Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
     1. Allegro vivace

Fantasie No. 1 in E-flat     Camille Saint-Saëns (1935-1921)

Five Short Pieces     Percy Whitlock (1903-1946)
      Allegretto
      Folk Tune
      Andante Tranquillo
      Scherzo
      Paean
     
Variations on a theme by Paganini     George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)

Air and Toccato (sic) from Suite No. 1 for Organ    Florence Price (1899-1952)

Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op. 7    Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)


For questions, please email masterworkarts@gmail.com!


About Masterwork Arts  

 

Masterwork Music & Art Foundation was founded more than 60 years ago in Morristown, New Jersey. The Founders, Shirley May and David Randolph, were passionate about the arts and understood the importance of nurturing developing artists, and making the arts available to a broad audience. Generations of artists were influenced by the years of concerts, theatrical events and fine arts projects Masterwork Arts funded and produced.   Today, Masterwork Arts supports excellence in the arts through a variety of grant offerings and awards, a zoom series on 'A Life in the Arts' and virtual classes that are open to all.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Announcing The Masterwork Music and Art Foundation 2022 Community Arts Grant Awardees

 

July 2022

 

Our Community Grant Awards are designed to support organizations and people that encourage excellence in the arts at the community level. For the 2022-2023 community grant season, five grants were offered —  two at the $1,000 level and three at the $500 level.  Artists and arts organizations  in the tri-state area were encouraged to apply. 

 

Special thanks to Masterwork’s Program Committee - Tim Watkins, Joseph White, Eileen White, Tony Javed and Alice Glock for their work identifying award criteria and evaluating applicants. This year was a banner year in terms of our response rate - we received more than 125 inquiries and 50 applications, thanks in great part to promotions by the New York and New Jersey Councils on the Arts.

 

We’re pleased to announce the following awardees:

 


 


·      New Jersey Choral Society - Tapestry concert series finale

 

The New Jersey Choral Society will receive a $1,000 award from Masterwork.

 

New Jersey Choral Society is partnering with Pro Arte Chorale, two Ridegewood NJ arts institutions that have been in existence for over 40 years, in a special “Masterworks” concert that will include an orchestra and the Arts in Motion dance company.  This concert is planned for June of 2023.

 

For more about New Jersey Choral Society, see: https://www.njcs.org

 


·      Jules and Dee - Inspired by Shakespeare from actor/creator Juliet Perrell, directed by Edna Luise Biesold, and produced by Sarah Franco. 

 

Jules and Dee will receive a $1,000 award, in honor of Carol J. Whitesides, an attorney and lover of Shakespeare.

 

Jules and Dee is a multimedia venture in modernizing theater, incorporating D/deafness into the theatrical and the digital space, and challenging the fate of Shakespeare’s extraordinary women.  Filming is set to occur in New York’s Cherry Lane Theater. Streaming will make the series available to a broad audience online as of Fall 2022. 

 

For more about the series, including the launch date, follow along on social media @JulesAndDee on Instagram. 

 

·      Anonymous was the Data, Chanika Svetvilas  (www.chanikasvetvilas.com)

 

Masterwork is awarding $500 to Anonymous was the Data.

 

This project looks at the intersectionality of Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI), mental health, and healthcare access by visualizing individual data in the form of adapted 3D printed prescription bottle sculptures that are transformed and

correspond to each survey taken. The project will launch in September 2022.

 

For more about this project and the interdisciplinary artist who created it, see: www.chanikasvetvilas.com or follow her on Instagram at chanikasvetvilas

 

 

 

·      Flemington DIY Print Club  (www.flemingtondiy.org/ )

 

The Flemington DIY Print Club will receive a $500 community grant award from Masterwork.

 

Flemington DIY Print Club is a weekly open printmaking studio with the goal of providing a platform for artists to network, build community, and work collaboratively. Local artists and community members new to the printmaking processes utilize the shared facilities hosted at Flemington DIY to learn new techniques and explore a new artform

 

For more about the Flemington DIY Print Club, see: www.flemingtondiy.org

 

 

 

·      Ladies of Hip Hop, 2022 Ladies of Hip Hop Festival (www.morrischoralsociety.org

 

The Ladies of Hip Hop will receive a $500 award.

 

The Ladies of Hip-Hop (LOHH) is a Black women-led non-profit dedicated to the empowerment of women and preservation of street and club dance forms. This year’s Ladies of Hip-Hop 2022 NYC Festival from July 13-17, 2022, we will be hosting a panel, two showcase nights, two days of dance workshops, and a dance battle featuring global women leaders and artists across street and club dance forms.

 

For more about the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival, see: https://www.ladiesofhiphop.com/



We’re grateful for all of the applications we received for our community grant award offering. Please follow Masterwork Arts on Facebook or Twitter to find out about more learning opportunities or sign up for our e-newsletter on www.masterworksarts.org

For questions or more information, email masterworksarts@gmail.com.

 

 

The Masterwork Music and Arts Foundation has been supporting excellence in the arts for over 60 years. 100 percent of your donation funds art and artists through community grants, competitive awards, and a premier award for an emerging artist. Find out more at www.masterworkarts.org.

 

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