"Ritual" 1994		Bette Bates Visual Artist "The fellowship has made it possible for me to make my basement studio space more functional and safer for artwork. I purchased storage shelves, a large drafting table and clamp light, a lightbox, Artograph projector and a tool box/tabouret. In the fall I made a trip to New York City and visited museums and approximately eighty galleries. This trip gave me a sense of current gallery spaces and the kind of work they are showing, as well as the chance to experience the wonderful tactile reality of work which I usually see only through photographs. Receiving the North Carolina Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship is a life-long encouragement and its impact on my work will be felt for years to come." Bette Bates has an M.F.A. from East Carolina University and a B.F.A. from Stephens College. She lives in Black Mountain, NC. Return to the NC Artist Grant Award Recipients for 1996-97
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