Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Chris R. Schlichting
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Anoka
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Schlichting will create an interdisciplinary work to explore the intersection of movement, design, and music to strengthen the overall impact of the work. Workshops and open rehearsals that the public can attend will be held at several Minneapolis locatio

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

Penelope Freeh: Dancer, choreographer, teacher, and writer; Emily Gastineau: Independent artist in dance, performance, and criticism; Blake Nellis: Dancer; Artist Initiative grantee; Melissa Rolnick: Associate professor of dance, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter; Abdo Sayegh Rodriguez: Dancer, choreographer, teacher and administrator; Linda Shapiro: Founder and former artistic codirector of New Dance Ensemble, director of New Dance Laboratory, and faculty member, department of theatre and dance, University of Minnesota; freelance writer

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$16,000
Direct expenses
$26,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Artists will collaborate with artists from a variety of disciplines through workshops, rehearsals, and showings. Participants will share feedback throughout the process, including opportunities for conversational or written feedback. Feedback will be gathered, documented and shared with subsequent events leading up to performance. 2: To attract and engage a crowd of artists and audience from different communities in Minnesota. Workshops, rehearsals, and showings are forums for input from artists and audiences. Participation and ticket sales, and surveys of our audiences as well as dialogue between artists will be gathered, documented and applied as lessons.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Developed relationships with artists and community that will help inform my work and activism moving forward. I have saved written materials as a source for building upon our research methods and best practices. The work we did continues to inform the direction of my current work and serve as a source of inspiration.  2: Worked with artists to address and be in conversation about concerns around issues of equity and diversity in the dance community. Dialogue with participants about their experience in the process. Engaging in dialogue with our audience and welcoming written or spoken feedback about their experience. Providing opportunities for participants at every step of the process to provide feedback about what was working and what could be improved.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Schlichting
Organization Name
Chris R. Schlichting
State
MN
Phone
(612) 874-7598
Email
schli019@umn.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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