Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pa N. Lor
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Lor will produce, “My Grandmother, the Shaman.” This animated short will chronicle a spirit calling ceremony through hand drawings, paint on glass animation, and Hmong folk song. It will be shown at the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent (CHAT) and include a panel discussion with the filmmaker and her collaborators.
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Allison Bolah: A visual artist, creating photographs, multimedia and paper-based work; David Kang: Independent creative consultant, director, and producer, founder and CEO, Hana Media and Development, creator and executive director, The DIAL Group; Fredrika McManus: Founder and director, Upper Minnesota Film Office; Patrick Moore: Communications director, Pioneer Public TV; Matthew Sewell: Chair, English department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah Wallwork: Independent filmmaker and artist, editor and director, Red Eye Video; Maya Washington: Filmmaker, writer, performer, and arts educator
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,000
Direct expenses
$11,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The artist will present a new animated film at a showing that will be open to the public. The outcome will be a successful public showing of the animated film measured by guest list. 2: The artist will collaborate with Hmong folksinger, student artist assistants, and audiences who may not have ability to due to barriers. The outcome will be measured by the Hiring interviews and exit interviews of collaborators, surveys for audience participants through open discussions at public showing.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The two public showings enabled 247 Minnesotans to be engaged in the artwork of Pa Na Lor. The livefeed enabled an additional 199 Minnesotans and outside to be engaged in her work. In the two public showing, the methods were measured by a guest list. In the live feed of the ImpactHub show, views were measured by the Facebook view counts 2: This project impacted four artists (Pa Na Lor, two artist assistants and a folksinger.) It enabled a cross gender and cross generational collaboration. Hiring and exit Interviews were used to determine the impact this project was for artist collaborators. Two open discussion was recorded to determine the impact of this project for audiences.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Pa
Last Name
Lor
Organization Name
Pa N. Lor
State
MN
Phone
(715) 212-6947
Email
pa.na.lor.20@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
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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