Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Kimber L. Olson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

To support the expansion of her ecology focused practice into the public art realm, Olson will create and present Reed, Root and Rhizome, a large-scale wool and steel sculpture that depicts a wetland buffer zone.

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
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kimber Olson will develop skills that expand her practice into the public art realm The artist will produce and present a large-scale wool and steel sculpture that depicts a wetland buffer in more than one public location where audiences will learn about earth science through visual art. 2: Kimber Olson will learn how to integrate steel-fabricated armatures into large-scale wool sculptures. The design, coordination and production oversight of a plasma cut/welded framework has been aesthetically integrated to support and enhance a large-scale wool sculpture presented to public audiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kimber Olson developed skills expanding her practice into the public art realm. Olson produced and presented a large-scale sculpture depicting a wetland buffer in a public exhibition where audiences could learn about earth science through visual art. 2: Kimber Olson learned how to integrate steel-fabricated frames into large-scale sculptural work. Olson collaborated with a steel fabricator on design and production of a welded frame that supported and enhanced a large-scale wool sculpture that was presented in a public exhibition.

Project Manager
First Name
Kimber
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
Kimber L. Olson
State
MN
Phone
(612) 508-0478
Email
kimberolson@yahoo.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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