Artist Fellowship

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,857
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Aaron C. Squadroni
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
March 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Artist Fellowship

Project Details

Iron Range Landscapes: I will create a new series of metalpoint drawings based on landscapes of the Mesabi Iron Range.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Keiko Williams: musician, grants administrator; Kristen Anderson: fiber artist, educator; Karissa Isaacs: Associate Curator at the Tweed Museum; Robert Repinski: printmaker, Professor of Fine Art at University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,857
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,143
Direct expenses
$7,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I will create a new body of work that expands my understanding of metalpoint drawing and yields insights about the landscape of northern Minnesota. The drawing series will engage the public, inviting people to see Minnesota's mining landscape in a new way. I am excited about my current work and believe that continuing to explore the relationship between mining and the landscape in northern Minnesota will lead to a very dynamic series. To judge whether I have achieved my goals, I will look to the success of my solo exhibit, both in terms of the quality of work and of the quality of feedback. I will also consider whether the new series builds upon and evolves from my previous mining artwork. Getting additional exposure through another exhibit and through website traffic would be a positive indicator as well.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Aaron
Last Name
Squadroni
Organization Name
Aaron C. Squadroni
State
MN
Phone
(612) 423-0718
Email
aaronsquadroni@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


332 West Superior Street, Suite 204
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
(218) 722-0952
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