John Feodorov - Man & Fish

911 Media Arts Center is pleased to announce three new artists selected to participate in their 2004 Media Artist in Residence program: Wendy Jo Carlton, John Feodorov, and David Russo.

911's Media Artist in Residence program nurtures local emerging and established artists using digital media as an art form. The program supports both digital filmmakers as well as media installation artists. While in residence at 911, artists have dedicated access to production equipment, post-production facilities, and technical support. Each artist receives a project budget of up to $4,000, in addition to a $1,000 artist honorarium. At the residency's culmination, artists are supported in exhibiting their work to the public, either in a screening venue or exhibition environment.

David Russo

An open call for project ideas was broadcast locally in Fall 2003, resulting in over 20 applications from a myriad of talented artists and filmmakers. A peer review panel convened in late December and selected this year's Media Artists in Residence:

Wendy Jo Carlton is a queer filmmaker and screenwriter who has been active in the Seattle film community for many years. Her films have been shown internationally, including: The American Film Institute, PBS, Seattle International Film Festival, Outfest Los Angeles, and the San Francisco, Vancouver, London, and Chicago Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Wendy Jo's films Bumps and My Dinner at Dan's are listed in Jenni Olson's comprehensive Best of Queer Film Anthology. She will complete an experimental digital video project titled Flock during her residency at 911.

For the past 10 years, John Feodorov has worked primarily as an installation artist, often incorporating video and digital media with other elements. In 2001, he was featured in the PBS television series Art for the 21st Century as well as in the companion book published by Abrams Press. His work has been exhibited throughout the country, most recently in Whiteness: a Wayward Construction at the Laguna Art Museum. He is represented by Howard House gallery in Seattle. The 911 residency will allow John to complete a digital video installation he has imagined for many years, focusing on landscape and ritual.

David Russo is an award winning filmmaker and artist based in Seattle. He was recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film" and was a runner-up in the Stranger's 2003 First Annual Genius Awards. His most recent films Pan With Us (2003) and Populi (2002) premiered in back to back years at the Sundance Film Festival and have appeared in dozens of festivals around the world, garnering numerous awards. Populi, commissioned by Paul Allen, is on permanent display at the Seahawks Stadium in Seattle. During his residency at 911, David will workshop key sections of his new feature screenplay, #2, and will complete a short personal artwork/digital film called A Cow and I.

Wendy Jo Carlton The Boys in the Bean

911 Media Arts Center's Media Artist in Residence program is made possible through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and Seattle's Allen Foundation for the Arts. 911 receives additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

911 Media Arts Center is Washington State's non-profit organization supporting the creative use of new media. 911 offers: affordable access to equipment, workshops in all aspects of media production, screenings of independent films and videos, youth programs in media literacy and production, and artistic programs in the exhibition of new media.