Quick Start Opportunity Grants

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Brent W. Kustermann

Recipient Type

Individual

Status

Completed

Start Date

May 2015

End Date

June 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

St. Louis

Project Overview

Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details

I am seeking funds to help mitigate the cost of materials for an unexpected up coming exhibit.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth, Shannon Sweeney: stage manager for Duluth Playhouse and former production manager for the Minnesota Ballet; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.

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 ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$193

Other Funds Leveraged

$807

Direct expenses

$1,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal with this project is to bring fresh and new artwork to the general public of St Louis county and to create new contacts among the artist community in Duluth and the greater area. I will be having an opening reception to engage the public and collect insights from the viewer’s perspective and that opportunity will be two-fold having the potential to meet gallery owners, other local artists who may want to work collaboratively in the future, and potentially business owners in the area that may be interested in exhibiting my work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

After finishing my project I had the opportunity to network by meeting some local artists. From this opportunity I have been in communication with a fellow artist about exhibiting at Minneapolis Art Institute for a collaborative effort. I also had the pleasure of meeting with Anne Dugan, curator Duluth Art Institute to discuss a solo exhibit at Duluth Art Institute next year.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager

Brent

Kustermann

Brent W. Kustermann

(218) 591-3054

bkustermann@gmail.com

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