Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jay L. Wittenberg
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2013
End Date
April 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Project Overview
Artist Initiative
Project Details
Wittenberg will create 15 new portrait woodcuts of women writers he admires, frame the new works, and install them for a public exhibit. He will also learn how to create and maintain his own Web site to promote his work.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Frank Byrns: Sculptor, Duluth; Eric Crosby: Assistant curator of Visual Arts, Walker Art Center; David Glenn: Executive director, The Minnesota Project. Arts administrator, artist, and arts advocate.; Kelley Meister: Multimedia artist and educator; Ernest Miller: Ceramic artist; Satoko Muratake: Artist and landscape designer; John Sterner: Sculptor, painter, arts educator; Nicole Volk: Art educator, Waterville School District
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$9,800
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With this public exhibit of new work, many more Minnesotans will have seen my work. Success will be based on feedback from, and interaction with the public. I will also learn how large my audience was, and engage at the event. 2: Learn how to build and maintain my own web site, and be more technologically advanced and digitally competitive. When I have my website and can maintain it as a promotional tool. And when I can use this tool to undertake new opportunities to advance my career.

Measurable Outcome(s)

I was able to expand and further develop my artistic abilities through intensified hours and focus upon my work, and through experimentation that otherwise could not have taken place. I created 25 new portrait woodcuts, and framed the new works. In all, I had three public events over the course of this project, and many Minnesotans were able to see this work. I evaluated this by the numbers that were counted at these events, and from the direct feedback I received. I was also able to gauge my success by direct interaction with the public at these events. 2: This outcome was achieved as I learned web site building skills from CTIB Design. Through these learning opportunities I can now manage my own web site and through updated software, applications, and equipment, I am more technologically advanced and digitally competitive. My web site is now a promotional tool, which I can undertake to pursue new opportunities to advance my career.

Description of Funds
Project Manager
First Name
Jay
Last Name
Wittenberg
Organization Name
Jay L. Wittenberg
State
MN
Phone
(651) 776-8865
Email
jaywittenberg@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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