Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Christopher M. Smiar
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2014
End Date
November 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Smiar will complete a photographic inquiry into the historical echoes and fleeting human manifestations found in the transitional landscape along the eleven-mile Green Line light rail corridor under construction in the Twin Cities. An exhibit along the Green Line is planned.
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
Gina Dabrowski: Visual Artist and Art Faculty, photography and video; Michael Dvorak: Professional photographer; Michael Nordin: Photographer, Duluth; Karl Raschke: Full-time sabbatical replacement in photography at Inver Hills Community College; Stephanie Rogers: Gallery Director, the Third Place Gallery and Wing Young Huie Photography
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
The completion of a hand-printed, locally bound book produced with the aim of expanding my ability to market the work as a whole to local and out-state galleries. Outcome will be gauged by the reception and subsequent exhibition opportunities afforded by the aforementioned hand-made book. 2: The public distribution of a serialized, digitally printed version of the hand-printed, locally bound, book. Outcome will be gauged by the attendance and receipt of the freely distributed, serialized version of the locally bound, hand printed book.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The completed book resulted in securing an exhibition which was mounted in Minneapolis during the grant year.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Smiar
Organization Name
Christopher M. Smiar
State
MN
Phone
(612) 716-9021
Email
chris.smiar@earthlink.net
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