Americans for the Arts Honors Dance Artists Charya Burt and Christopher ‘Mad Dog’ Thomas with Annual Johnson Fellowship
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Americans for the Arts today announced two extraordinary dance artists as recipients of the 2022 Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities: Charya Burt of Windsor, California, and Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas of Chicago. The Johnson Fellowship honors an individual artist who demonstrates a sustained commitment to civic participation through their work, and who has made a positive and meaningful difference to inspire, inform, engage, challenge, animate, and celebrate communities through arts and culture. Each is recognized with a $35,000 award.