Fields Artist Fellowships award $150,000 each to four Oregon artists * Oregon ArtsWatch

""For over a decade," the news release states, "he has developed and led arts-based programs with marginalized youth, including co-founding Ascending Flow in East Portland and helping develop Keys, Beats, Bars at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority. He is the founder of Peer Tribe Foundation, which supports artists and leaders creating measurable impact in their communities. ... The grant will support cultural exchange in the Philippines, sustain hip-hop workshops for youth in correctional facilities, and launch a portable recording studio project in Oregon.""

""They have deep connections in their communities and are using creativity in vastly different and incredible ways to spark hope, inspiration and connection, and to raise voices that aren't always heard. These investments come at times that will open doors for them in ways that wouldn't be possible otherwise. It's going to be amazing to see what they do.""

Four Oregon artists were awarded $150,000 each through Fields Artist Fellowships, distributed over two years to support their creative projects. The recipients include Portland artists Amber Kay Ball and Talilo Marfil, Salem artist Yanely Rivas Moldonado, and Eugene artist Ernesto Javier Martinez. Seven additional artists received $10,000 each. The grants aim to offset reductions in federal arts funding and allow recipients to focus on community-centered work. One recipient, Talilo Marfil, has led arts programs for marginalized youth, founded Peer Tribe Foundation, and will use the fellowship for cultural exchange, correctional-facility workshops, and a portable recording studio project.

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