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Puget Island resident Ruby Murray is one of 16 artists selected for the 2010 EDGE Professional Development Program for Writers coordinated by Artist Trust, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines.
Murray writes about culture, loss, and resilience. Her work has appeared in Oregon Humanities Magazine as well as various magazines and anthologies. Her essay, Beyond Chance, was read on Oregon Public Radio.
Murray is a social worker working with elders and disabled adults.
"I have published both creative nonfiction and fiction," she told The Eagle. "I won a prize for poetry in Clatskanie’s Raymond Carver Festival last year which was really exciting. I write contemporary fiction, and am working on a novel set in Indian Territory in the early-1800's.
"I have always loved to read, starting with Grimm’s fairy tales as a young girl. Part of my desire to write is an impulse to give others the joy I’ve gotten as a reader. I also want to reflect the cultures around me."
The EDGE Program offers artists a comprehensive survey of professional practices through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, as well as specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments. EDGE aims to provide artists with the relevant and necessary entrepreneurial skills to achieve their personal career goals and with the opportunity to develop peer support and exchange. Since 2003 the program has served 398 filmmakers, visual artists and writers.
For the 2010 EDGE Program a panel consisting of four arts professionals reviewed the applications and selected 16 writers to participate.
At the end of the program, the participating artists will present their work with a reception to follow.
In addition to the EDGE Program, Artist Trust administers three grant programs, the Artist Trust Fellowship Program, the Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program, and the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
Murray writes about culture, loss, and resilience. Her work has appeared in Oregon Humanities Magazine as well as various magazines and anthologies. Her essay, Beyond Chance, was read on Oregon Public Radio.
Murray is a social worker working with elders and disabled adults.
"I have published both creative nonfiction and fiction," she told The Eagle. "I won a prize for poetry in Clatskanie’s Raymond Carver Festival last year which was really exciting. I write contemporary fiction, and am working on a novel set in Indian Territory in the early-1800's.
"I have always loved to read, starting with Grimm’s fairy tales as a young girl. Part of my desire to write is an impulse to give others the joy I’ve gotten as a reader. I also want to reflect the cultures around me."
The EDGE Program offers artists a comprehensive survey of professional practices through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, as well as specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments. EDGE aims to provide artists with the relevant and necessary entrepreneurial skills to achieve their personal career goals and with the opportunity to develop peer support and exchange. Since 2003 the program has served 398 filmmakers, visual artists and writers.
For the 2010 EDGE Program a panel consisting of four arts professionals reviewed the applications and selected 16 writers to participate.
At the end of the program, the participating artists will present their work with a reception to follow.
In addition to the EDGE Program, Artist Trust administers three grant programs, the Artist Trust Fellowship Program, the Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program, and the Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
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