Grantee Grant/Fellowship Year Awarded Location
Cheryl P Derricotte Creative West Artist Fund 2025 San Francisco, California
Cheryl Derricotte

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Cheryl Derricotte is a visual artist whose favorite medium is glass. She also creates work on paper and textiles. Her art has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Derricotte is currently working on public art projects in the Midwest and the West. She was recently named a 2024 Emerging Public Artist at the international CODAworx Summit. In 2021, she was awarded a commission to develop a monument to Harriet Tubman at the transit-oriented Gateway at Millbrae Station. The piece is the first sculptural tribute to the abolitionist made in glass.

In 2024 and 2025, she served as a visiting artist at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, alongside her participation in the groundbreaking exhibition “A Two Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists.” Prior to her work at the Museum of Glass, Cheryl was the Spring 2024 Marva and John Warnock Artist-in-Residence at the University of Utah’s Department of Art and Art History.

Church of Clown TourWest 2025 San Francisco, California

Church of Clown

Circo Zero TourWest 2025 San Francisco, California

Circo Zero

City of Henderson Parks TourWest 2025 Henderson, Nevada

City of Henderson Parks

City of Kent Arts Commission TourWest 2025 Kent, Washington

City of Kent Arts Commission

City of Lakewood TourWest 2025 Lakewood, Colorado

City of Lakewood

City of Las Vegas/Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs TourWest 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada

City of Las Vegas/Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

City of Lone Tree dba Lone Tree Arts Center TourWest 2025 Lone Tree, Colorado

City of Lone Tree dba Lone Tree Arts Center

City of Peoria (AZ) – Arts, Culture & Library Services TourWest 2025 Peoria, Arizona

City of Peoria (AZ) - Arts, Culture & Library Services

City of Rexburg TourWest 2025 Rexburg, Idaho

City of Rexburg

claire barrera Creative West Artist Fund 2025 Portland, Oregon
claire barrera

claire barrera is an artist based in Portland, Oregon. Their dance career extends 34 years, and they are extensively trained in ballet, modern and postmodern technique. They have created and produced their work since 2010, and have received multiple grants and residencies, most recently via Regional Arts and Cultural Council, Caldera Arts and Chapel Theater. They have performed in the work of many artists, including Allie Hankins, Linda Austin and Sam Hamilton. 

barrera’s work is multi-disciplinary and includes voice and writing. They’ve been involved in DIY punk art and social justice since they were an angry 12 year old in D.C. They co-edit the zine When Language Runs Dry: A Zine for People with Chronic Pain and Their Allies, which was anthologized by Mend My Dress Press (2020). Other writings include their zine el lenguaje nos gusta y nos confunde and an essay in Cindy Milstein’s anthology Constellations of Care  (Pluto Press, 2024).

Clarion West TourWest 2025 Seattle, Washington

Clarion West

Clark Community College District 14 Foundation TourWest 2025 Vancouver, Washington

Clark Community College District 14 Foundation

Clovis Community College TourWest 2025 Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis Community College

Colorado Dulcimer Festival TourWest 2025 Fort Collins, Colorado

Colorado Dulcimer Festival

Colorado Tints Inc. TourWest 2025 Salida, Colorado

Colorado Tints Inc.

Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts TourWest 2025 Longview, Washington

Columbia Theatre Association for the Performing Arts

Commonwealth Council for Arts & Culture TourWest 2025 Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Commonwealth Council for Arts & Culture

Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College TourWest 2025 Durango, Colorado

Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

Community Concerts of Treasure Valley TourWest 2025 Ontario, Oregon

Community Concerts of Treasure Valley

Corrales Cultural Arts Council TourWest 2025 Corrales, New Mexico

Corrales Cultural Arts Council

Courtney Ozaki Creative West Artist Fund 2025 Lakewood, Colorado
Courtney Ozaki

Courtney Ozaki-Durgin is the founder of the Japanese Arts Network, a national resource dedicated to uplifting and advancing the work of Japanese artists and culture in America while amplifying marginalized voices and narratives. She is also the creative producer for Off-Center, the immersive theater arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and works as an independent creative producer.

Ozaki-Durgin holds an MFA in performing arts management from Brooklyn College and has produced new and touring works with The Joyce Theater in New York City. She is a board member of the Western Arts Alliance, where she co-founded Hyphen+Asian, a collective and community space for the AAPINH artists and administrators in the field.

Currently serving on the advisory board for the Creative Independent Producers Alliance, Ozaki-Durgin was also the recipient of the 2024 JEDI Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture. She is passionate about integrating ideas and fostering interdependence across arts sectors.

Craft Lake City TourWest 2025 Salt Lake City, Utah

Craft Lake City

Craterian Performances Company TourWest 2025 Medford, Oregon

Craterian Performances Company