Artist Access Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Sydney N. Carlino Johnson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
January 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Access Grants

Project Details

Support needed for small business branding photographer to take artistic career to the next level.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center. Ron Piercy: jeweler, gallery owner.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$1,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I plan to achieve the following goals and outcomes in the time period of this activity: -Enroll in workshops -Create a professional and exceptional portfolio -Increase social platform activity by 15% -Increase project efficiency with software -Solicit feedback from two mentor photographers. I will evaluate the successful achievement of these outcomes by: -Complete Posing and Photographer Guide workshops, and apply methods to all new clients -Create three personal campaigns demonstrating artistic range for portfolio purposes -Track number of increase in followers and views -Track current base project timeline against future project timelines with the addition of new software -Meet with mentors at least twice for professional feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

My artistic goals for this project were to: -Enroll in workshops -Create a professional and exceptional portfolio -Increase social platform activity by 15% -Increase project efficiency with software -Solicit feedback from two mentor photographers I achieved these goals by the following outcomes: -Both workshops were completed and applied methods to all new clients -I created three concept shoots that I used to portray artistic range for portfolio purposes. All of the shoots can be seen on my website and instagram page. (fuelyourfocus.myportfolio.com) -Views on posted photos went from 91 to 464, followers on page went from 120 to 251 -Uploading and culling images went from 1.5 hrs or more to 30-45 minutes depending on the project. -Met with two mentors via online and in person, gained written feedback from them via google docs to use for tracking progress.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved Proposed Outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sydney
Last Name
Carlino Johnson
Organization Name
Sydney N. Carlino Johnson
State
MN
Phone
(218) 390-1294
Email
fuelyourfocusphoto@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
Email the Agency
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency