Artist Access Grant
Artist Access Grant
To pursue further training in indigo dyeing techniques, specifically resist-dyeing with printmaking.
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; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Kathy Neff: musician, director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
My goal is to take a class on block printing with natural dyes and apply the techniques I learn there to work with indigo and various dye-resists in my home studio. The grant would pay for my class tuition, as well as supplies needed to create and maintain several indigo dye vats. It would also allow me to purchase several kinds of raw fabric and materials to create rice paste dye-resist. The outcome of receiving the grant money would be that I am able to pursue education that broadens my knowledge and technique of fabric printing, working with dye-resist, and using indigo and other natural dyes. Another outcome is that I have indigo resist dyed fabric samples that I can use in mixed media art and other sewing projects. Attend a two-day workshop on fabric printing and natural dyes -Create an indigo dye vat at home. -Produce resist-dyed fabric using indigo and fabric printing techniques. -Use fabrics to make mixed media art. -Contribute fabric collages to existing body of mixed media work to be displayed in art show.