Artist Access Grant
Artist Access Grant
Regional Event Tour. Organize events to perform and show work in three different places.
Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison
Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Margo Gray: experience designer and theater maker; Rachel Klesser: visual artist; Susanna Gaunt: visual artist and photographer
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
I want to reach a wider audience with my work I want to present my work in its ideal form I want to create the kind of event I would like to attend I want to contribute to a healthy and exciting art atmosphere in the region I want to make poetry accessible to people who might not otherwise enjoy it I want to celebrate queer and neurodiverse perspective as well as local and regional experience I want to create opportunity for other local artists as well as local businesses I will know I have been successful if my social media engagements increase, I make sales, I find more opportunities to perform, I form meaningful connections in my community and other communities at or as a result of the events, I see that I am performing for a happy and engaged audience, or I get positive feedback from anyone involved with the events. I will also be looking to the impact on guest artists, whose event-related success would also reflect the success of the event as a whole.