Established Artist
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$650
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
James W. Armstrong
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Winona
Project Overview
Established Artist
Project Details
This Old Guitar
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John Becker: art business owner; Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Winona State University; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Words Players; Julie Fakler: education coordinator at Paradise Center for the Arts; Drue Fergison: linguist, writer; Paula Michel: Harmony Arts Board member; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Judy Saye-Willis: fiber artist; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Kathy Peterson: playwright; Kathy Rush: thespian; Mary Ruth: artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator; Joan Sween: playwright; Sandy Thompson: arts administrator; Gary Tollers: arts administrator.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Robin Pearson (507) 281-4848
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
$650
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,950
Direct expenses
$3,600
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
This project will (I hope) make poetry more appealing to a broader audience by reconnecting it with song. My performance will provide a way for people who are already disposed enjoy "roots" or "Americana" music in performance to connect it to the styles and forms of contemporary poetry. I will collect data on attendance and will have onsite surveys. I will also provide a narrative of my own process, detailing the manner in which I perceive my arts process to have changed.
Measurable Outcome(s)
I wrote 11 songs and performed them publically to an audience of 80.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
James
Last Name
Armstrong
Organization Name
James W. Armstrong
State
MN
Phone
(507) 454-1759
Email
jarmstrong@winona.edu
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