Artist Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Recipient
Melanie Lieb
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
February 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Access

Project Details

?Dwell? A conceptual jewelry collection based on ideas of emotion through alchemy and mysticism.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Nik Allen: Author, Photographer, Arts Supporter; Khayman Goodsky: Filmmaker; Janie Heitz: Director of Arts Museum; Peggy Kelly: Community Arts organizer; Veronica Veaux: Indigenous Bead Worker

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Chip Borkenhagen: Visual Arts; Serenity Crego: Visual Arts, Music, Media Arts; Winter Watson: Ceramics, Visual Arts, Arts Administrator; Lexy Land: Music, Arts Supporter; Joanne Kronstedt: Visual Arts, Arts Supporter

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$1,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My hope is to create high end and heirloom jewelry (wearable art) that will be collected and passed down through generations. Moving away from costume jewelry and into quality over quantity. A successful exhibition and positive feedback would also be the ultimate goal in the success of this project. Having the confidence to approach new galleries knowing that I have pushed myself to produce a high end body of work is also a huge part of the equation for me. My hope is that this collection will evolve my current work and aesthetic to a place that will open up new opportunities within the higher art world. The completion of this collection of work would be the first milestone of many. Another important indicator that i have succeeded would be having opportunities to exhibit and introduce this new body of work to the public eye. Finally having collectors invest in my work is always a rewarding reminder that i have created something that moves people.

Project Manager
First Name
Melanie
Last Name
Lieb
Organization Name
Melanie Lieb
State
MN
Email
Mlieb1975@gmail.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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Location

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
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