Sunday, October 05, 2008
Jennifer Tipton Named 2008 MacArthur Fellow | Lighting designer Jennifer Tipton has been named as one of the 2008 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowships—nicknamed the "genius gra
LiveDesign: "Lighting designer Jennifer Tipton has been named as one of the 2008 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowships—nicknamed the 'genius grants'—$500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years. Other winners include a neurobiologist, a saxophonist, a critical care physician, an urban farmer, an optical physicist, a sculptor, a geriatrician, a historian of medicine, and an inventor of musical instruments. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. Each received a phone call from the MacArthur Foundation with the news. Tipton was selected, the Foundation said, for: 'pushing the visual boundaries of her art form with painterly lighting that evokes mood and sculpts movement in dance, drama, and opera.'"
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wow. I'm happy that even people with more "normal" artistic jobs are able to qualify for this award. I wonder what her first investment will be and how this might influence her job choices in the future.
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