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The Cotsen Artist Fellowship

Kids for Peace Workshop

About Cotsen Artist Fellowship
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. Past Cotsen Artists have been: Christo, Luis Jimenez, Red Grooms, David Hockney, Frank Gehry, Miralda, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Remy Charlip and Kim Abeles.

The next Cotsen Artist Fellowship will be held in summer 2008. More information will be available soon.