Ucross Foundation
Beginning with the Fourth Annual Lebenbom Memorial Award,
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce a new partnership with
the Ucross Foundation. The award winner will receive a one-month residency at
the Ucross Foundation, an internationally known artist's retreat located on the
High Plains in northern Wyoming.
Sharon Dynak, President of the Ucross Foundation, says,
"We are honored to have this opportunity to collaborate with the DSO
and to provide further support to the winner of the Elaine Lebenbom
Award. In recent years Ucross has increased its support to composers
and we are excited about the possibilities of this award. Ucross offers
composers, artists and writers a rare gift in today's world -- uninterrupted
time to focus on the creation of new work, in a nurturing community of other
artists. The vast open space and natural beauty of Wyoming provide an inspiring setting in
which to create and dream."
Located on a 20,000-acre working cattle ranch on the High
Plains in northeastern Wyoming, the Ucross
Foundation was founded in 1981 by Raymond Plank and has awarded Fellowships to
over 1,400 writers, composers and artists in all disciplines from around
the United States
and the world. The Residency Program recognizes excellence in the visual arts,
music and literature by supporting the work of individuals who have
demonstrated exceptional achievement or potential for making a significant
contribution to their field of inquiry and to society. Through the Foundation’s
creative retreat and private studio space, public art gallery, cattle ranch,
abundant wildlife, and commitment to its natural resources, Ucross is a true
living laboratory in which the diverse interests of conservation, the arts and
the natural environment work together on mutually compatible goals. Part of the
mission of the Ucross Foundation is to cast a reflection into the future from
the cultural mirror of our lives and times. For more information visit www.ucrossfoundation.org