Quick Start Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$530
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kathryn E. Peckham AKA Kathryn Lenz
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
February 2018
End Date
February 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Quick Start Grants

Project Details

Audio recordings of dramatic readings from John Milton's "Paradise Lost" for April art show.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

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; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$530
Other Funds Leveraged
$645
Direct expenses
$1,175
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of this project is to commission professional sound recordings of dramatic readings of selected passages from Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" to be combined with images of my Milton's Origin Story paintings, along with plates from early editions of Paradise Lost and Renaissance European art available in the public domain in a 15 minute movie telling Milton's origin story for Sin, Death and Hell. A professional videographer will record a tenor-voice reading the narrator lines, a dramatic soprano reading the character Sin, and a bass voice reading Satan's lines. The goal will be met when I have received mp3 files of the requested readings, shared them with my collaborator Prof. Karmen Lenz and we are both satisfied with the sound quality and dramatic interpretations of the voice actors.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Professional sound recordings of dramatic readings of selected passages from Books 1 and 2 of John Milton's “Paradise Lost” were made and then combined with images of my Milton's Origin Story paintings, along with plates from early editions of Paradise Lost and Renaissance European art available in the public domain in a 20 minute video telling Milton's origin story for Sin, Death and Hell. A professional videographer recorded a tenor-voice reading the narrator lines, a dramatic soprano reading the character Sin, and a bass voice reading Satan's and Death's lines. Kathryn Lenz and Karmen Lenz advised, reviewed and provided critique to the voice actors and recording engineer concerning retakes of recordings and selecting/editing final versions for the video. The video was shown on a large screen to audiences on April 3, 8, 18, and 20 and was available for desk-top viewing during museum hours at Karpeles April 10 - 29.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes.
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Kathryn
Last Name
Peckham
Organization Name
Kathryn E. Peckham AKA Kathryn Lenz
State
MN
Phone
(218) 626-7886
Email
kelenzp@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
Email the Agency