Artist Fellowship

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,857
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Daniel J. Anderson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Artist Fellowship

Project Details

Dan Anderson Film Fellowship. I will participate in a 5-month artist residency for filmmaking in and surrounding Karlsruhe, Germany.

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
$8,093
Direct expenses
$10,950
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My overall goal is to devote a minimum of five months solely to filmmaking and artistic processes. This will include (1) completing at least one unfinished movie on 16mm, (2) filming at least one new project, (3) focusing time towards new written materials and (4) researching new media practices and strategies for the exhibition of my work. The execution of these four concrete goals will determine if this project proposal is successful. These goals are structured around a five-month residency opportunity at Kunstverein Letschebach in Karlsruhe, Germany. While there, I will do research at ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, work on my film projects at BURSTSCRATCH in Strasbourg, and create new projects in the German Black Forest. These goals are intended for me to diversify the scope of my Fellowship, so that I am encouraged to seek out different activities and adjust my routine and practices. While they should be reasonable and attainable, I also expect to excel in one area. Perhaps, work begun with the idea of a short film could lead to a feature film, or work begun as a poem could lead to a novel or series, as examples. While I won't be disappointed if I "only" accomplish the set goals of this project, I am somewhat expecting and hoping for something bigger to come out of it. Beyond all else, I hope to become inspired by a particular project, and reach above and beyond one area of my goal sets, or perhaps even begin a new, unrelated project all together.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I traveled extensively in Southern Germany and Western Europe, developing strong connections with other filmmakers and curators. During that time, I exhibited work during the Global Forest Festival in St. Georgen, Germany (ongoing July-December 2017), RecRock Music Festival in Buxworth, England (Sept. 8-9, 2017), Cube Cinema in Bristol, England (Sept. 13, 2017) and my final exhibition at Kunstverein Letschebach in Karlsruhe, Germany (Sept. 23, 2017). During my travels, I shot (12) rolls of Super8mm film, which have so far been edited into three short films documenting the Global Forest project. I also have a good volume of material for additional films that will be ongoing. Some of this footage was hand-developed at BURSTSCRATCH film lab in Strasbourg, France. Gallery visits included ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, Germany, Tate Modern in London, EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam and Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Daniel
Last Name
Anderson
Organization Name
Daniel J. Anderson
State
MN
Phone
(218) 360-5546
Email
bcfilmfest@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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