Artist Initiative
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,323
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jennifer A. Nevitt
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Nevitt will make a new body of work that combines sculpture, drawing, and painting. Ten new pieces will be made that explore ideas of permanence and transformation related to the human body. An exhibition in Minneapolis 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kimble Bromley: Professor of art at North Dakota State University; nationally and internationally exhibited artist; Nathaniel Burbeck: Visual artist and painter; Patricia Canelake: Artist; Sarah Erickson: Director of the art department and assistant professor, College of St. Scholastica; Katelyn Johnson: Professional artist; Sarah Johnson: Director, Groveland Gallery
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,323
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,323
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
I will add to my creative skills and make new artworks that create a sensory environment for an audience. The outcome will be measured by the completion of these new works and an exhibition.
Measurable Outcome(s)
I made ten new pieces which were a mix of sculptures and paintings, then I had an exhibition. Completion of ten pieces and an exhibition were the methods used to determine that the project achieved the proposed outcome.
Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Nevitt
Organization Name
Jennifer A. Nevitt
State
MN
Phone
(612) 280-2237
Email
jnevs66@gmail.com
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