Emergency Working Artist Project Grant
Emergency Working Artist Project Grant
Art Fair Relief Proposal: I make a majority of my livelihood selling my work at art festivals and, half of my art festivals for 2020 have been canceled. This grant will help defray the costs of continuing to produce artwork during this time.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; 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.
Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kendra Carlson: writing and theater instructor, University of Minnesota Duluth; Carla Hamilton-Eisele: visual and multimedia artist; Karen Savage Blue: visual artist; Moira Villiard: visual artist.
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952
ACHF Arts Access
This funding will help ensure I can continue to produce work (and not seek other employment) to position myself to be better prepared for the rest of my career as a full-time artist. I am a firm believer in a quote I was told by another entrepreneur many years ago; "You can't know failure. It is not an option." I believe that my success as a self-employed entrepreneur and artist in Duluth is a testament to that.By October, 1st, I will have two "sets" of my contemporary marbles made (~$40,000 worth of marbles/set.). This will allow me to leave one "set" on display in my gallery and take the other "set" to display at art festivals. I currently do not have even one full "set." A "set" consists of specific quantities of each size and style of marble that I make eg. 8-1.25", 8-1.5", 4-2", 2-2.5", 1-3", 1-3.5", 1-4", 1-5", 1-6" Galaxy Vortex Marbles. The Galaxy Vortex is one of eight marble series that I produce.
While I was not able to completely finish my goal, I was able to complete one full set of my marbles. This has allowed me to continue to keep a full set of the marbles in stock for sale at Lake Superior Art Glass. This has helped me solidify my position to be better prepared to continue to be a full time artist while being present as a father and husband.
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