Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Erik A. Farseth
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
February 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Farseth will create original collage animations, sound collages, and zines to be shared with the community at a multimedia pop-up museum at a local gallery/theater space, and compiled as artist books.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kjellgren Alkire: Artist and researcher; executive director, Oakstreet Projects; Guillermo Cuellar: Potter and teacher from Venezuela; John Fleischer: Artist; Arts Board grantee; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Mathew Ollig: Oil painter, Arts Board grantee; Juliane Shibata: Installation artist; arts instructor; Arts Board grantee

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,461
Direct expenses
$11,461
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Farseth will engage the community through public art projects accessible to all. At a community-based multimedia pop-up event, the artist will invite guests to provide email addresses for future artist events and follow up with a Survey Monkey questionnaire to collect voluntary audience feedback and demographic information. 2: Farseth will acquire new skills across media, from book arts to animation. He will develop beyond his comfort zone to create new multimedia works. The artist's acquisition of new skills to be measured through his ability to incorporate this expanded range of techniques into subsequent creative works, from collage animations to advanced book arts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist hosted a pop-up event at the Black Forest that was attended by 72 people, followed by a public art exhibit at A-Mill. Audience members were invited to provide feedback and demographic information through an online survey (Google Forms), and the artist took attendance at all public events. To make these events as accessible as possible, admission was donation-based. 2: The artist learned new skills in video editing, digital animation, and letterpress printing, and incorporated new materials and techniques in his work. After completing four workshops at FilmNorth and Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the artist began to incorporate digital media in his work. The artist completed a major book arts project, and created video projections.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Erik
Last Name
Farseth
Organization Name
Erik A. Farseth
State
MN
Phone
(612) 760-4409x c
Email
efarseth@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
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