Quick Start Grants
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$349
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Danielle Sosin
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Project Overview
Quick Start Grants
Project Details
To cover home costs while working as a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director - KUMD.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$349
Other Funds Leveraged
$491
Direct expenses
$840
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To finish a draft of my novel in progress readying it to be sent to selected readers and my editor for critical feedback. Reaching my goal will involve 15-25 new pages of writing, plus revision of text.
Measurable Outcome(s)
While in residency at The Virginia Canter for the Creative Arts, I revised a draft of my novel in progress. This work included 250 pages of revision and 25 new pages.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Danielle
Last Name
Sosin
Organization Name
Danielle Sosin
State
MN
Phone
(218) 260-0459
Email
dsosin@q.com
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