Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Michael R. Kareken
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
February 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Kareken will create a series of drawings and paintings depicting auto salvage yards imagery. The work will be exhibited at both the Burnet Gallery and the Groveland Gallery with associated public programs.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Zoe Adler: Gallery director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking; Robert Dorlac: Painter and printmaker; instructor, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall; Aaron Dysart: Sculptor; instructor, Anoka Ramsey Community College; Keya Ganguly: Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture at University of Minnesota; Daniel Mondloch: Painter, muralist, and art teacher; Kelli Sinner: Associate professor of ceramics, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Joy Spika: Mixed media artist focused on illustration and installation
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The expansion of my artistic ability through experimentation with new media, techniques and formal issues in my work. Completion of new series of work; application of techniques learned from works-on-paper to oil paintings. 2: The exhibition of new work in Minneapolis. Completion of exhibition; attendance records for exhibition and related programming.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The artist completed of 40-50 collages, drawings, and oil paintings. The artist experimented with new media, new techniques and new formal approaches. 2: A joint exhibition of the artist's completed grant work was held at the Groveland Gallery and the Burnet Gallery in Minneapolis, including receptions and an artist talk.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Michael
Last Name
Kareken
Organization Name
Michael R. Kareken
State
MN
Phone
(612) 250-0411
Email
michaelkareken@me.com
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