Cotsen Artist Fellowship

Cotsen Artist Fellowship funds an artist fellowship every few years which enables Barnsdall Arts to invite a prominent artist for a residency with talented youth.

In past decades, Cotsen Fellows Christo, Frank Gehry, David Hockney, Miralda, Red Grooms, Mierle Ukeles, Remy Charlip, and Kim Abeles have worked with and inspired young artists to enlarge their vision and artistic expression. The most recent Cotsen residency in summer of 2005 with Michael Rotondi focused on immersing students in the creative process utilizing architecture and poetry.

Alexis Smith is scheduled to conduct the next Cotsen residency in July 2008.

For more information, please call Program Director, Quan Trang (310) 402 3511.

The JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Memorial Fund was established in 1979 in honor of the late JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen. A dedicated volunteer and supporter of arts education, JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen was one of the founding members of Friends of the Junior Arts Center (FOJAC), the nonprofit organization that provides volunteer and financial support to the Junior Arts Center in Barnsdall Art Park, while producing art programs in the community that serve 10,000 children annually.

The Cotsen Memorial Fund funds an artist fellowship once every two or three years which enables FOJAC to invite a widely-recognized artist for a residency with local children and youth. The Cotsen Artist Fellowship is committed to providing a working, creative experience with artists of great stature to expand the vision of young people, and to nurture increased understanding and respect for their own artistic expression.