Quick Start Grants
Quick Start Grants
I'm seeking support to purchase a new computer.
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, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
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I'm seeking support to purchase a new MacBook Air computer so that I'm able to participate fully as an artist in the digital world. The goal for this project is to obtain a computer capable of receiving updates and running current versions of the operating systems and web based applications that my artistic practice and career rely upon. My current computer is 6 years old and no longer able to receive updates to run current versions of basic functions such as email, research, bookkeeping, creating presentations, website updates and backing up important data to the cloud. By updating my computer, I will be able participate fully in the digital world and my work and career will benefit from the support that the digital world has to offer. My online presence and communication is essential to my career as an artist and as technology changes, it is necessary to stay up to date in order to stay relevant. This project will be measurable by my updated digital capabilities. I am currently unable to complete a majority of the following list of digital tasks due to my computer being outdated and unable to run current updates. I will be able to use this following list of questions with 'yes' answers to measure the outcomes of my project. Can I create and edit current promotional materials? Can I update my website to be mobile-friendly? Can I browse the internet to research and gather the information needed for my artistic pursuits? Can I back up documentation of my work and related files to the cloud? Can I communicate through email? Can I access artistic opportunities? Can I create presentations relating to my work? Can I keep my book keeping current? Can my mobile device communicate with my computer?
I was able to create and launch an updated website. I'm able to use current technology to seek opportunities, promote classes and my work, back up my files to the cloud, research and communicate with others.
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