Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
Udvig will increase her skill in the creation of public art by taking metal art classes and creating new work that will be on temporary display at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; John Larson: Ceramic artist; Andrew Maus: Director and CEO of Plains Art Museum in Fargo; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Katherine Mommsen: Ceramic artist; Arts Board grantee; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Ryuta Nakajima: Contemporary artist, curator, product designer; associate professort of art, University of Minnesota Duluth; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist
ACHF Arts Access
The artist will gain new skills in metal sculpture fabrication simultaneously increasing earning potential. Completing classes at CAFAC will aid the artist in creating new work. The artist will ask public exhibition attendees to fill-out critique style comment cards to evaluate success of outcome. 2: Artist's community and potential commissioners will become more accepting of, and confident in, the artist as a capable public artist. Artist experiences increased opportunity as a public artist capable of creating mural and sculptural public art. Project evaluation will come from application acceptance rates within the timeline.
Outcome met, Artist gained new skills in metal sculpture to develop artistic practice. Sculpture and concept feedback was positive, and has already led to a potential new collaboration with a local writer. 2: Outcome met, Artist receives increased business opportunity. Artist received $200,000 work of public art projects through Partnership Art between 2017-2018 this is a 60% increase from past years.