Technology/Equipment Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,017
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Michael M. Jasper
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2017
End Date
April 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Technology/Equipment Grant

Project Details

Professional Upgrades for a Pottery Studio: web presence and spray booth

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD; Moira Villiard: visual artist, student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, former Children's Theatre employee.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,017
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,253
Direct expenses
$2,270
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The project's goals are to complete and launch a professional website for MMJ Pottery and to install a functional spray booth in my pottery studio. Both of these improvements will enhance my career as an artist in northern Minnesota. The website will expand the audience for my work and provide a platform for both sharing my creations and reaching potential buyers. The spray booth will provide the equipment needed to explore new creative directions in my ceramics glazing. Upon completion the project will be evaluated by the existence of a website for MMJ Pottery and a working spray booth. Increases in studio sales, online inquiries, and exhibition opportunities entered will be tracked to evaluate the impact on my professional career.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Jasper
Organization Name
Michael M. Jasper
State
MN
Phone
(218) 256-8591
Email
mmjpottery@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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