Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Erica S. Rasmussen
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Washington
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Rasmussen will purchase a portable Oracle Hollander beater, harvest Minnesota plants, and teach six free ecologically friendly papermaking and book binding workshops for children in the northeast suburbs of Saint Paul.
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
Marion Angelica: Ceramic artist, former director of Metropolitan Regional Arts Council; Brian Frink: Visual artist, professor of painting and drawing, chair, art department, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Maren Kloppmann: Ceramic sculptor; Qian Liu: Ceramics and sculpture artist; Stephen Shaskan: Author, illustrator and Loft Literary Center teaching artist; Don Sherman: Artist, educator, photographer, mentors program coordinator, Southwest Minnesota State University College
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
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
$6,300
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$6,300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Purchase a Hollander beater to increase the production of my artwork. Photographs and a quantitative report will be submitted regarding artist’s new work. 2: Engage Minnesota youth in papermaking/book binding experiences and introduce responsible stewardship of our state’s natural resources. Written responses regarding the success of the workshops will be provided from the educational coordinators at all three venues.

Measurable Outcome(s)

On average the artist produces three to five works in a year. The use of the Hollander in her own work space has increased the artist's works to six pieces in the course of the year. The artist said she would provide photographs of new artworks and a quantitative report. Images will be sent separately to the program manager. 2: Over fifty children participated in the workshops. Coordinators’ comments include: Many people commented on how much they liked combining nature with art and that this aspect appealed to their children. Monica Stratton, Maplewood Library. The programs were a wonderful opportunity for the youth in Mahtomedi to learn valuable information about art and the natural world at the Library. Sarah Lo Pinto, Wildwood Library. The students were totally engaged and enthusiastic about the projects. Danielle Cezanne, White Bear Center for the Arts.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Erica
Last Name
Rasmussen
Organization Name
Erica S. Rasmussen
State
MN
Phone
(651) 429-4029
Email
erica.rasmussen@metrostate.edu
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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