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Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Amy B. Rice AKA Amy Rice
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2014
End Date
January 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Dakota
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Rice will create a new body of work based on the tradition of The Cake Walk. These large pieces, illustrated in her mixed media style, will be shown in exhibitions and open studio events.
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
Richard Abraham: Professional Oil Painter and Art Instructor; Leann Johnson: Graphic designer, illustrator and ceramic tile artist; Mia Lopez: Curatorial Fellow for Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; Contemporary art; Marisa Martinez de Silva: Artist and Teacher of Marisa Martinez/ Meztiza Designs (mixed media art and jewelry); Anders Nilsen: Award-winning author and artist of graphic novels; Janet Olney: Executive director, Willmar Area Arts Council; career fiber artist and instructor; Terra Rathai: Artist and photographer; historian of 19th and 20th century western art and popular culture; Andrew Wykes: Associate professor of painting at Hamline University, St Paul
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

For each dress and plate I will design a pattern. In addition to use in the art pieces, I will add the designs to my surface design portfolio. Opportunities to license my art, coupled with being recruited to write a how-to book by a publishing company has convinced me to document the patterns I make for art and pursue licensing for them. A pattern portfolio would be a positive outcome. 2: By hiring live models for the cake walk paintings, I will take a new and needed step in my career as a working studio artist. My work is full of people; people doing things. I cannot draw people from my head. I need a model or a photo. I have utilized friends and found photos for many years. Funding would help me to know if hiring models is a wise financial investment.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Rice has added fourteen new patterns to her surface design portfolio that directly resulted from this project. 2: Amy Rice took over 1,000 photographs that day. She was able to produce a large body of new artwork based entirely on these photographs.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Rice
Organization Name
Amy B. Rice AKA Amy Rice
State
MN
Phone
(612) 839-4212
Email
amyr@amyrice.com
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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