Quick Start Grant
Quick Start Grant
Support to participate in two National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts related exhibitions and attend the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference.
Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; 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 Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
My goals in attending the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Minneapolis and showing my work in two exhibitions involved in the conference are to gain visibility and recognition as an artist, investigate new materials, processes and ideas in the ceramic’s world, and connect to the ceramic’s community of Minnesota. The outcome of this participation will be coming away from the conference with a new technique or inspiration to work with in my ceramic studio and establishing a relationship with the organization, Minnesota Women's Ceramics Association, the host of the shows. To measure my desired outcomes, I will bring a piece I've creating using a new technique or inspiration from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference to my critique group which meets monthly at the Duluth Art Institute and discuss the success or areas for improvement with the participating artists. I will evaluate my goal of connecting with the ceramics community of Minnesota by exploring if any opportunities or relationships developed through my participation in the Minnesota Women's Ceramics Association's NCECA exhibits, and if so, I will foster that relationship/opportunity.
By attending the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Minneapolis and showing my work in two exhibitions involved in the conference I wanted to gain visibility and recognition as an artist, investigate new materials, processes and ideas in the ceramics world, and connect to the ceramics community of Minnesota. The measurable outcomes of my participation included: coming away from the conference with new tools and inspiration to work with in my ceramic studio, and establishing several relationships with collectors and members of the Minnesota Women's Ceramics Association.