Art Project Grant
Art Project Grant
X Factors: Exhibition and Programming.
Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, cultural programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
Tara Makinen: executive director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner; Christina Nohre: writer and arts advocate.
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X Factors is an exhibition that will focus on the visual, linguistic, and cultural currency of the “X” as a potent symbol of intersectionality and social change. This exhibition and complementary programming seek to create a visual and textual dialogue about the many ways that artists explore and employ the “X” in their creative expressions and as a part of their individual identities. This project addresses an ongoing need to increase the presence of traditionally marginalized groups, such as womxn, Latinx individuals, African American artists, trans and genderqueer artists, etc. In order to measure success, we monitor attendance at all events, receptions, and daily visitors to the gallery. Through exhibition, reception, and programming attendance, we aim to bring in 500 visitors. We aim to include at least 50% new artists. Since we are engaging local community members and leaders in our programming, we will be consulting with them during and after the exhibition to discuss the outcome and results of the project and impact on the community. Our panel discussion will include the topic of art's ability to affect social change.
Our goal was to hold an an exhibition that would focus on the visual, linguistic, and cultural currency of the ?X" as a potent symbol of intersectionality and social change. This exhibition and complementary programming seeks to create a visual and textual dialogue about the many ways that artists explore and employ the ?X" in their creative expressions and as a part of their individual identities. This project addresses an ongoing need to increase the presence of traditionally marginalized groups, such as womxn, Latinx individuals, African American artists, trans & genderqueer artists, etc.
Other,local or private