Alice Sheppard wins Neilsen prize, plans fund for disabled artists

 

Alice Sheppard (photo: Beverlie Lord)

Congratulations to dance artist Alice Sheppard who has just won the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation's 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize!

Sheppard will direct 100% of the prize money--$1 million--towards support for other disabled artists. This fund will address disabled artists' need for equipment, access, care, travel and other resources related to training, development, and creation.

Sheppard, artistic director of world-renowned Kinetic Light, expressed gratitude to the Neilson Foundation: "Through this honor, they emphasize the fact that disability is not a deficit; it is a powerful creative and cultural force....I dedicate these funds to disabled artists. We do not move alone. We are interdependent, collective, and communal.”

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