Jonathan Cohen, VP of Greater Worcester Community Foundation
March 24, 2023
GWCF selects 19 artists for Business of Art cohort
Photo | Courtesy of Larry Nguyen
The Worcester Walls mural "Smiley" by artist OG Slick
By Kevin Koczwara
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has selected 19 artists for its second Business of Art cohort, which is funded by GWCF’s Creative Worcester Initiative in partnership with the Boston-based Barr Foundation and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's Assets for Artists program.
The Business of Art cohort is a six-month program where artists receive a $2,000 unrestricted grant as well as free professional development services, one-on-one coaching sessions in the development of the artist’s career plan, and a series of online financial and business resiliency workshops.
“As the arts and culture sector continues to recover from the last three years, it is important to keep in mind not just the cultural institutions, but the individual artists & creatives who contribute to our community,” Jonathan Cohen, vice president of community impact of the GWCF, said in a press release on Thursday. “That is why we are pleased to again be offering this amazing program, and to have made it available to artists from across Worcester County.”
The following artists have been named for the new Business of Art Cohort:
- Aico (Shikakibito-Aico) (Berlin)
- Angel Geronimo/Dos (Worcester)
- Cedric “CED Boogie” Arno (Worcester)
- Cesar Rodrigues (Worcester)
- Charles Ketter (Worcester)
- Christian Bachez (Worcester)
- Claude Eshun (Worcester)
- Cyrille Vincent (Worcester)
- Derek “YDD” Craig (Fitchburg)
- Jayme Hibbard (Sutton)
- Jim Scott (Worcester)
- Kate Egnaczak (Worcester)
- Khalil Guzman-Jerry (Worcester)
- Ronald Burgess, Jr. (Worcester)
- Savonne Pickett (Worcester)
- Sharinna Travieso (Worcester)
- Sharon Amuguni (Worcester)
- Yasmine Ameli (Shrewsbury)
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