Selected Awards, Fellowships, Presentations and Commissions

  • 2020, The Undeniable Power of Music To Heal, Featured Artist Talk, GWU/Corcoran School of Art and Design, DC

  • 2015-present, Arts and End of Life presentations,
    New Mexico/Colorado/DC/Ireland

  • 2017-present, Firerock presentations on arts, climate justice and spirituality,
    New Mexico/Colorado/DC

  • 2016-present, Sandhill, a new composition commission, created with field recordings of Sandhill Cranes that migrate through New Mexico

  • 2015/2016, Firerock, climate justice workshops and readings,
    Institute for American Indian Arts, New Mexico

  • 2013-present, Firerock foundation awards:  Tyler Riggs Foundation,
    New World Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation and many more

  • 2013-2015, National Cultural Creative Invitational Learning-Exchange, 
    Rockwood Leadership Institute

  • 2014, Firerock University Residency on Climate Change, Arts and Community Engagement, 
    University of North Carolina. Greensboro

  • 2014, National Creativity Leader and Faculty with Winona LaDuke and Luis Urrea on Storytelling for Transformation,
    Island Institute, Alaska        

  • 2013, National Advisor for Leadership Institute in Creative Engagement, 
    Rockwood Leadership Institute

  • 2012, Pinon Award Recipient, Littleglobe, Courageous Innovation,
    Santa Fe Community Foundation

  • 2012,  Sturges featured in book, Santa Fe Legends, by Ana Pacheco 

  • 2012, TEDx Talk, Creativity and Collective Courage,
    Sitka, Alaska

  • 2012, Artist/Facilitator/National Thought Leader on Resilient Communities,
    Island Institute, Sitka, Alaska

  • 2012, Leadership Fellow,

    Center for Whole Communities. VT 

  • 2011, Artist Fellow, Invitational - Artists Working on Climate Change,
    Chorus Foundation,  NYC

  • 2011,  Artist Fellow,
    Opportunity Agenda/Sundance Arts and Activism Gathering, Sundance

  • 2010, National Writing Fellowship Award,
    The Community Art Research and Convening Project

  • 2010, Blackrock Arts Award for RUTA, a bus opera for active bus lines of Santa Fe 

  • 2008/09, Between Here and There,Dance City/Stockton International Festival, UK and European Tours

  • 2009, Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Award Grant for RUTA, a bus opera for active bus lines of Santa Fe,             

  • 2009, Salve, music commission with returning women veterans,
    National Hispanic Cultural Center

  • 2007/10, 3 year arts-in-community commission, rural NM,
    NM Arts and Social Justice Committee

  • 2008, SITE Santa Fe Biennial Featured Composer/Conductor with John Kennedy and Chris Jonas,
    Site Santa Fe, Immersive Musical Composition

  • 2008, United States Artist Simon Fellow in Music, National music award

  • 2007, Memorylines, Voces de Nuestras Jornada: A Contemporary Opera, Commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera and The Lensic Performing Arts Center

  • 2005, Moment, Commission from The European Union Festival of Culture,
    Cork, Ireland