Awards and Comments
Some of Susan Harrison's Awards:
Music City Song Festival Honorable Mention
Upjohn Community Arts Grant 1995
Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant 1999
Pharmacia/Upjohn Community Artist Grants 1997 and 1999
TRW Challenge Award 1997
Wolf Trap Silver Medallion Awards 1997
Philo Farnsworth Finalist Award Video
Art Fund of Greater Kalamazoo Grants 1999, 2002, 2004
Kalamazoo Arts Outreach Award 2005
Hospice and the Arts Partnership Grant 2005, 2006, 2007
Michigan Touring Arts Artist
Worked as designing artist for a Lilly Foundation grant 2005;
designing eight character puppets, four life-sized and four
classroom puppets for a Character Education Program.
2006 designed dragon puppets for the Kalamazoo Civic
Youth Theatre; one a Chinese parade dragon and
one a life-sized marionette.
Comments From a School Audience
“I liked the first sound of her voice.” Bernard Rutaremara
“She played guitar...and it was fun. I want to be a guitar player like her when I grow up.” Ciera Robinson
“The guitar music and her voice were fun!” Ra'nya Rolland
“The music kept my class moving and dancing. It can take a lot to get them going!” Ms. Rice
“Her songs sound fantastic!” Jocelyn Williams
“I liked when the boys from our class were on stage.” Natalya Norris
“I got to pretend I was a jazz musician.” Mikey Wiley
“I like how she used puppets when she sang in front of the students.”
Mrs. Tomlinson
“Susan Harrison was a great singer.” Shaquan Polk
“Cool guitar! I want to learn to play it!” Vagas Pratt
