Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Letter of Commendation for Pottenger and the cast of Forest City Times from the Portland Police Department

Art At Work's PORTLAND WORKS selected by Mayor Mavodones as city's nomination for Mayors' Institute of Design 25th Anniversary

Art At Work / AEI nominated for a National League of Cities "Best Project Award" / 2009

Heroine Award from the Portland Police Department for the Courage to combine Poetry and Police Officers

United States Artist Nomination / 2007

New York Foundation for the Arts Advisory Board / 2003 - present

American Festival Project Board Chair / 2001 - 2004

Art & Democracy Conference Appalshop / 2004

CLAL The National Jewish Center for Learning & Leadership "Future of Social Change" Roundtable / 2002

The Fund for Women Artists - Abundance / 2000 - 2002

New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship - DIRT, CWT#3, Abundance / 1992, 1994, 1999

Alpert Award Nominee Theater / 1997 + 1998

Headlands Center for the Arts Bridge Residency / 1998

OBIE Village Voice City Water Tunnel #3 / 1996

NPN Residences: On The Boards, Seattle 2004, The Flynn Center, Vermont '04, '03, '02; Diverseworks Houston '04, Painted Bride Philadelphia PA '04, Legionarts, Iowa 2000; Rhode Island / 2004, 1998