Lisa Marie Sipe, a Phoenix-based painter, has received a Professional Development Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which provides funding support for participation in artistic development and skills building activities or opportunities that contribute to the professional growth and career development of the artist. The grant was awarded to Sipe so she could attend the Fifth International Encaustic Conference and post-conference workshops in Provincetown, Massachusetts from June 3-10, 2011. “The encaustic conference is ...