A.S.S Cultural grants 2010

The American Scandinavian Society presented this year’s cultural grants to six talented Scandinavians (or, in two cases, Americans with strong ties to Scandinavia). 

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  The talented artists who were awarded the American Scandinavian Society's Cultural Grant 2010. From left to right: Writer Camilla C. Webster (Sweden/USA), artist/curator Hanne Mugaas (Norway), composer Evan Fein (USA), dancer/choreographer Sari Nordman (Finland), and singer Ann-Mary Kay (Denmark). Thorvaldur David Kristjansson, an actor and lyricist from Iceland, was traveling and could not attend.

• The recipients were Ann-Mary Kay, a jazz singer from Denmark, dancer/choreographer Sari Nordman from Finland, Thorvaldur David Kristjansson, an actor and lyricist from Iceland, artist/curator Hanne Mugaas from Norway, Camilla C. Webster, a Swedish-American writer, and American composer Evan Fein. Camilla C. Webster was born in Camp Hill, PA and was raised in her Swedish grandmother’s home listening to Evert Taube and stories.
  “My mormor encouraged me to write,” said Webster in her speech. “My work is very personal and private, and sometimes I feel like I’m always sitting in a room by myself. This grant will help me travel.”
  The ceremony took place at the Old Parish House at Brick Church in New York City.
  For more info: www.americanscandinavian.org