On April 11, 2024, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced their appointment of both Ohio State Dance Post MFA Scholar Ryan Johnson and Associate Professor Abby Zbikowski as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows. Out of seven choreographers selected, it is an extraordinary achievement and honor for two of them to be from the same esteemed dance program. Please join us in congratulating both of these distinguished artists and come see their amazing works in our HATCH Spring Concert.  

From the Guggenheim Press Release: 

(New York, NY–April 11, 2024) — The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced today their appointment of 188 Guggenheim Fellowships to a distinguished and diverse group of culture-creators working across 52 disciplines. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants, the Class of 2024 Guggenheim Fellows was tapped on the basis of prior career achievement and exceptional promise. As established in 1925 by founder Senator Simon Guggenheim, each fellow receives a monetary stipend to pursue independent work at the highest level under “the freest possible conditions.”

To see the full list of new Fellows, please visit www.gf.org.