Artist Initiative
Artist Initiative
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.
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.
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
ACHF Arts Access
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.
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.