Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,700
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Julie A. O'Baoighill AKA Julie Jao
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Jao will create a series of paintings that evoke primitive drawings but address contemporary themes. She will also teach a two-session public workshop at which she will demonstrate paint mixing techniques, layering, and surface treatment.
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
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
$4,700
Other Funds Leveraged
$275
Direct expenses
$4,975
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Julie Jao will develop her egg tempera `scratchboard` technique and discover new ways of working with the medium. Julie Jao will meet with at least two arts professionals to get feedback on the technique as well as the images themselves. 2: Julie Jao will come up with a plan to market her series of non-traditional egg tempera paintings. Julie Jao will keep track of sales and sales inquiries to evaluate whether her plan is working. She will also judge by her mailing list, shows scheduled and where she has work available online.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Julie JAO developed her innovative egg tempera technique, completed a body of work and held open studio events to share the work and teach others. The evaluation method was to meet with two arts professionals and get feedback on the work. I was not able to secure meetings with professionals in high-level institutions such as well-known commercial galleries and museums, however I did connect with other artists, art lovers, art storeowners, and the director of one art center. All of these people loved the ideas, the innovative egg tempera technique and the work itself. 2: Julie JAO developed a plan to market her egg tempera paintings. She sold a number of works and contacted organizations that may exhibit the paintings. The evaluation method was to look at sales and inquires, the availability of work in physical spaces as well as online and the increase in my mailing list. I kept a list of people who attended my open studio events. I kept track of sales and made lists of spaces where I may be able to show in the future.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
O'Baoighill
Organization Name
Julie A. O'Baoighill AKA Julie Jao
State
MN
Phone
(612) 703-7606
Email
juliejaoart@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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