Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,764
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Eun-Kyung Suh
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
November 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Suh will create new work to investigate the experiences of Korean adoptees in Minnesota, focusing on their transracial adoption experiences to examine the complex issues related to race, ethnicity, and culture. Exhibitions and public programs are being scheduled for Metropolitan State University and Saint Catherine University in 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
David Andree: Artist utilizing painting, drawing, sculpture and sound, painting and drawing instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; Jan Elftmann: Visual artist, educator for the Science Museum of Minnesota, coordinator of art at 801 Gallery, director, ArtCar ArtBike Parade.; Shannon Estlund: Visual artist, adjunct instructor, Minneapolis College of Art and Design; William Gorcica: Professor of art, Saint Cloud State University; Ursula Hargens: Co-collaborator and program head for Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education; Peter Pestalozzi: Furniture designer/craftsman, Ely, Board member, Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; Brian Stewart: Plein air painter and instructor; Christine Willcox: Visual artist, professor, art and art history department, Macalester College
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
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
$9,764
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,764
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
I will create two largescale installation works by exploring the emotional resonance of the adoptees’ diaspora experiences. New installation works will be exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The show receptions, artist talk, and lecture provided an opportunity that raises public awareness about international adoptees’ sufferings and dilemmas. Eun-Kyung Suh's new installation works were exhibited at the solo shows at the Gordon Parks Gallery and Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, Saint Paul, Minnesota respectively in 2015.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Eun-Kyung
Last Name
Suh
Organization Name
Eun-Kyung Suh
State
MN
Phone
(218) 591-5868
Email
suh1021@hotmail.com
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