Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2016
End Date
February 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Washington will complete a narrative short film, Clear, about a mother who has been separated from her adolescent daughter due to a wrongful conviction. A screening will take place in the Twin Cities.
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
Layla Dowlatshahi: Playwright and Arts Board grantee; writing instructor at Normandale Community College; Denise Fick: Artist Initiative grantee; illustrator/animator/graphic designer; Dain Ingebretson: Freelance teaching artist, writer, producer; Peter Nelson: Assistant professor of new media art at Saint Olaf; Kevin Obsatz: Filmmaker and video artist; Arts Board grantee; Frank Sander: Filmmaker and multimedia artist
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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,500
Direct expenses
$13,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Production of a narrative short film. Completion of production/post-production, self-reflection on personal artistic growth, feedback from the public, and employing Minnesota artists. 2: Present a public screening of the short film project in Minnesota. Progress will be evaluated by achieving attendance of at least 100 people at a screening of the film (either as a stand-alone screening with a Q and A panel discussion, or programmed with the work of other Minnesota Filmmakers).

Measurable Outcome(s)

A short film was produced as a result of this grant. A public component provided feedback and community interaction. Both qualitative and quantitative methods based on execution of the proposed project and feedback from the public at the screening as well as feedback from cast and crew who worked on the film. 2: Approximately 60 Minnesotans were able to engage in or with the work of Minnesota artists through making the film and/or attending the screening. Attendance was the primary method of evaluation. While over 30 individual artists worked on the project in some way, shape, or form, our attendance at the event was approximately 30 people. Our invitation list was close to 100. We did not achieve the attendance goal of at least 100 people, however we will continue to screen the film throughout Minnesota and hopefully world-wide through the festival circuit and will likely exceed that initial goal of 100 people within the next twelve months.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Maya
Last Name
Washington
Organization Name
Maya T. Washington AKA Maya Washington
State
MN
Phone
(213) 435-8406
Email
mayawashington@outlook.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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